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  The Lymond Chronicles: Book 3

  The Disorderly Knights

  by Dorothy Dunnett

  The third volume in The Lymond Chronicles , the highly renowned series of historical novels by Dorothy Dunnett, Disorderly Knights takes place in 1551, when Francis Crawford of Lymond is dispatched to embattled Malta, to assist the Knights of Hospitallers in defending the island against the Turks. But shortly the swordsman and scholar discovers that the greatest threat to the Knights lies within their own... (more)
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  Birds Without Wings

  by Louis de Bernières

  Louis de Bernières’s last novel, Corelli’s Mandolin , was met with the highest praise: “Behind every page,” said Richard Russo, “we sense its author’s intelligence, wit, heart, imagination, and wisdom. This is a great book.” A. S. Byatt placed the author in “the direct line that runs through Dickens and Evelyn Waugh.” Now, de Bernières gives us his long-awaited new novel. Huge, resonant, lyrical, filled with... (more)
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  The Forty Days of Musa Dagh

  by Franz Werfel

  This stirring, poignant novel, based on real historical events that made of actual people true heroes, unfolds the tragedy that befell the Armenian people in the dark year of 1915. The Great War is raging through Europe, and in the ancient, mountainous lands southwest of the Caspian Sea the Turks have begun systematically to exterminate their Christian subjects. Unable to deny his birthright or his people, ... (more)
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  The Jew of Malta

  by Christopher Marlowe

  One of the best-known works by the hugely influential English Renaissance dramatist Christopher Marlowe. The Introduction discusses the significance of this brilliant and major work, with detailed commentary provided for meanings of difficult words, lines, and references.
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  Constantinople

  by Roger Crowley

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  Forgotten Fire

  by Adam Bagdasarian

  In 1915 Vahan Kenderian is living a life of privilege as the youngest son of a wealthy Armenian family in Turkey. This secure world is shattered when some family members are whisked away while others are murdered before his eyes. Vahan loses his home and family, and is forced to live a life he would never have dreamed of in order to survive. Somehow Vahan’s incredible strength and spirit help him endure, even... (more)
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  Su Çilgin Türkler

  by Turgut Özakman

  recently the most popular book in Turkey!!!
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  Swords and Scimitars: The Crusades

  Field of Glory Wargaming Rules

  by Richard Bodley Scott

  Relive the epic conflict between the Christian west and Islamic east in this new Field of Glory Companion, Swords and Scimitars , which provides accessible, detailed army listings for the Crusades, covering conflicts such as Saladin's devastating victory at Hattin, the siege of Jerusalem and Richard the Lionheart's Third Crusade. With coverage of both the Christian and Muslim forces, this companion volume... (more)
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  Aimée Leduc Investigations: Book 8

  Murder in the Rue De Paradis

  by Cara Black

  Aimée is thrilled when her one-time lover, Yves, an investigative journalist, returns from his assignment in Egypt and proposes marriage. But after a single night of bliss, his body is discovered in a Paris doorway. His throat has been slit. Aimée is determined to avenge him. The trail leads to a sleeper jihadist and embroils her in Turkish and Kurdish politics.
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  Turkish Delight

  by Jan Wolkers

  The story of a tempestuous and sensual love affair, that could only be destroyed by death. A number one bestseller in Holland, with international success in England, France, and Scandinavia, it was made into a film called "Turks Fruit" in 1974.Originally published in Dutch as "Turks Fruit."
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  Templar: Book 2

  The Templar Magician

  by P. C. Doherty

  Murder and mayhem set at the time of the secretive Templar Order. The year is 1152, and Jerusalem is still in the hands of the Crusaders, although the lofty ideals of before have now been replaced by subtle power-play. Meanwhile, in England, King Stephen is waging bloody war against Henry Fitzempress. The Templar Order, now fifty years old, is a wealthy power, glittering with tempting riches. Against this... (more)
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  Küçük Aga

  by Tarik Bugra

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  Templar: Book 1

  The Templar

  by P. C. Doherty

  It’s 1095 and crusading fervor has swept Europe. Hugh de Payens and Godefroi of St. Omer, the soon-to-be founders of the Templar Order, and Hugh’s younger sister, Eleanor, leave the security of their homes in Burgundy, France, with a plan to join Count Raymond of Toulouse’s army, and march across the known world to Jerusalem.
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  Son İmparatorluk Osmanlı

  by İlber Ortaylı

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  The Gendarme

  by Mark T. Mustian

  A haunting, deeply moving novel-an old man comes face-to-face with his past and sets out to find the love of his life and beg her forgiveness. To those around him, Emmett Conn is a ninety-two-year-old man on the verge of senility. But what becomes frighteningly clear to Emmett is that the sudden, realistic dreams he is having are memories of events he, and many others, have denied or purposely forgotten. The... (more)
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  Rebel Land

  Unraveling the Riddle of History in a Turkish Town

  by Christopher de Bellaigue

  An esteemed journalist travels to Turkey to investigate the legacy of the Armenian genocide and the quest for Kurdish statehood. In 2001, Christopher de Bellaigue, then the Economist's correspondent in Istanbul, wrote a piece about the history of Turkey for The New York Review of Books . In it, he briefly discussed the killing and deportation of half a million Armenians in 1915. These massacres, he... (more)
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  Cumhuriyet 'Türk Mucizesi'

  by Turgut Özakman

  Turgut Ozakman'dan bir hizmet daha...
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  American Physician in Turkey: A Narrative of Adventures in Peace & War

  by Clarence D. Ussher

  This book, "An American Physician in Turkey: A Narrative of Adventures in Peace and War", by Clarence Douglas Ussher, is a replication. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible. This book was created using print-on-demand technology. Thank you for supporting classic literature.
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  Osmanli'nin Hayaleti

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  City of Fortune

  How Venice Ruled the Seas

  by Roger Crowley

  Published outside the USA as 'City of Fortune: How Venice Won and Lost a Naval Empire'The rise and fall of the Venetian empire stands unrivaled for drama, intrigue, and sheer opulent majesty. In City of Fortune, Roger Crowley, acclaimed historian and New York Times bestselling author of Empires of the Sea, applies his narrative skill to chronicling the astounding five-hundred-year voyage of Venice to... (more)