Kelsey, Tim. Dervish: The Invention of Modern Turkey. London, Penguin, 1996.
An in-depth and insightful study of modern Turkey by an English journalist who once worked for the Turkish Daily News.

Pamuk, Orhan. Guneli Gun, translator. The New Life. Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 1997.
A novel about an engineering student in Istanbul who finds a book that changes his life. Although the story includes elements of fantasy, it is strongly rooted in Turkish culture.

Seal, Jeremy. A Fez of the Heart. London, Picador, 1995.
The author of this book worked for a number of years as a teacher in Turkey. He tells of revisiting Turkey and travelling through the country, meeting people and learning about Turkey's history.

Web sites

http://www.turknet.com
http://www.columbia.edu/~ssi31/Turkiye/
http://www.dominet.com.tr/turkey/turkeyhome.html
http://www.turkey.org/