Ryan Gingeras on organised crime in Turkey's modern history

Ryan Gingeras, author of “Mafia: A Global History” (Simon & Schuster) and “Heroin, Organized Crime, and the Making of Modern Turkey” (Oxford University Press), on the influence of criminal organisations in Turkey's political and economic life over the decades. Please support Turkey Book Talk on Patreon or Substack . Supporters get a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ottoman History books published by Bloomsbury Academic, transcripts of every interview, and links to articles related to each episode.

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Ryan Gingeras on organised crime in Turkey's modern history is an episode from Turkey Book Talk by William Armstrong.

This episode is 38:40 long.

This episode was published on Mar 31, 2026.

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