Modern Turkish state

Title

Modern Turkish state

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:02:15

Description

Interview with Eyeshen(?) Guvener(?), the wife of the First Counsellor at the Turkish embassy in London, on the importance of the army to the Turkish people and on the background to the modern Turkish state as formed by soldier Kamal Ataturk, detailing reforms he brought in. Female interviewer not identified. Sound is in mono.

Contributors

Eyeshen(?) Guvener(?)

Keywords

Armed forces; Religion; Political systems; Women; Equal opportunity; Civil and political rights; Turkey; Army; Soldiers; Political leaders; Clothing; Educational reform; Modern history; Kama Ataturk

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