The Day Turkey Stood Still: Merve Kavakci's Walk Into the Turkish Parliament

By Richard Peres

Book Overview

On May 2, 1999, Merve Kavakci walked into the Turkish Grand National Assembly to take her oath of office as a member of Turkish Parliament, while wearing her Islamic headscarf (hijab) which is banned... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0863724264
• ISBN13: 9780863724268
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Ithaca Press (GB)
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"