Türkiye - Cycling Through a Country’s First Century (Hardcover)

By a winner of the Stanford Dolman Award for Travel Writing "Sayarer is a precise and passionate writer . . . We need writers who will go all the way for a story, and tell it with fire. Sayarer is a marvellous example" HORATIO CLARE On the eve of its centenary year and elections that will shape the coming generations, Julian Emre Sayarer sets out to cycle across Türkiye, from the Aegean coast to the Armenian border. Meeting Turkish farmers and workers, Syrian refugees and Russians avoiding conscription, the journey brings to life a living, breathing, cultural tapestry of the place where Asia, Africa and Europe converge. The result is a love letter to a country and its neighbours - one that offers a clear-eyed view of Türkiye and its place in a changing world. Yet the route is also marked by tragedy, as Sayarer cycles along a major fault line just months before one of the most devastating earthquakes in the region's modern history. Always engaged with the big historical and political questions that inform so much of his writing, Sayarer uses his bicycle and the roadside encounters it allows to bring everything back to the human level. At the end of his journey we are left with a deeper understanding of the country, as well as the essential and universal nature of political power, both in Türkiye and closer to home.

General

Imprint:	Arcadia Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2023
Authors:	Julian Sayarer
Dimensions:	240 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-1-5294-2995-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Cycling, skateboarding, rollerblading > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > General Books > History > General Books > Travel > Travel writing > General
LSN:	1-5294-2995-1
Barcode:	9781529429954

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