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Last updated 1-10

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Suggested Keywords and Related Terms        Republic of Turkey   Balkans   Anatolian Peninsula   Asia Minor

Researching Turkey in Books and/or Media (DVDs, CDs, Videos, Audiotapes, etc.):

Search the College Library's holdings:

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Researching Turkey Using Electronic Resources:  

Databases

Global Issues in Context
 
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

NC LIVE:

• Articles in Gale Virtual Reference Library
• In EBSCOhost's Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier databases, there are hundreds of articles on Senegal (click "Choose an EBSCOhost database" and select these databases to search them simultaneously*), and there are resources under the country's name in EBSCO Business Researching Interface.

* Tip: At the results list page, in the "Narrow Results by" column at the left side of the screen, click the second green "Subject" bar; then click the subject SENEGAL to limit the search to only articles with Senegal as the subject. You can narrow your search further by clicking on other headings under "Subject," under one of the other limiting bars, or by using Advanced Search to add your own limiting terms.

Recommended Internet Sites for Researching Turkey:

      General information

• "Turkey." 2009. Travel & Cultures. National Geographic. 22 Sep. 2009. <http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/countries/country_turkey.html>.
• "A Country Study: Turkey." 7 May 2009. Library of Congress. 11 May 2009. <http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/trtoc.html>.
• "Turkey." n.d. Columbia University Libraries. Middle East and Islamic Studies. 11 May 2009. <http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/Turkey.html>.
• "Turkey." 4 May 2009. Law Library of Congress. Library of Congress. 11 May 2009. <http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/nations/turkey.php>.

      Business and Economy

• Business Source Premier. [search keyword: Turkey] 2009. EBSCOhost. 11 May 2009. <http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=207&iface=1>.

      Health

• "Turkey." 2008. World Health Organization. 14 Apr. 2009. <http://www.who.int/countries/tur/en/>.

      History

• Hacken, Richard."History of Turkey: Primary Documents." 4 May 2009. EuroDocs. 11 May 2009. <http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/index.php/History_of_Turkey:_Primary_Documents>.

      Human Rights

• "Turkey." 6 March 2006. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. 14 Apr. 2009. <http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2007/100589.htm>.

      Languages

• "Languages of Turkey." 2009. Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Sixteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online edition. 6 Aug. 2009. <http://www.ethnologue.com/>.

      Literature     

• "Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative." 2009. Southwest Collection / Special Collections Library. Texas Tech University. 11 May 2009. <http://aton.ttu.edu/>.
• Gibb, Elias J. W. 1907. A History of Ottoman Poetry. Luzac. From Google Book Search. 13 May 2009. <http://books.google.com/books?id=1ixkAAAAMAAJ>.
• Gibb, Elias J. W. 1901. Ottoman Literature: The poets and poetry of Turkey. M. W. Dunne. From Google Book Search. 11 May 2009. <http://books.google.com/books?id=SJJhAAAAMAAJ>.
• Wilson, Epiphanius. 1901. Turkish Literature: Comprising Fables, Belles-lettres, and Sacred Traditions. Colonial Press. From Google Book Search. 11 May 2009. <http://books.google.com/books?id=wJUpAAAAYAAJ>.

      Maps

• "Odden's Bookmarks: The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping." (n.d.) University of Utrecht.14 Apr. 2009. <http://oddens.geog.uu.nl/result.php?limit_result=0&zoek=&themecountry=225&category=0&submitButtonName=Search>.
• Turkey Maps. Perry Castañeda Library Map Collection. University of Texas at Austin. 14 Apr. 2009.  <http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/turkey.html>.
• "Turkey." 2006. Perry Castañeda Library Map Collection. University of Texas at Austin. 14 Apr. 2009.  <http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/turkey_rel_2006.jpg>. 

      Recipes

• "Turkish Cuisine." From: Sansai, Burak. All About Turkey. 1996-2009.  14 Apr. 2009. <http://www.allaboutturkey.com/mutfak.htm>.
• "Turkish Food and Recipes." 13 Apr. 2009. Hayriye. 14 Apr. 2009. <http://www.turkishfoodandrecipes.com/>.

      Statistics

•  Turkish Statistical Institute. n.d. 13 May 2009. <http://www.turkstat.gov.tr/jsp/duyuru/upload/vt_en/vt.htm>.
   [Note: This site is set up in an unusual way, and takes some playing with to figure out how to navigate. Be patient, and you will find useful information.]    

      Travel in Turkey

• "Turkey: Country Specific Information." 13 Feb. 2009. U.S. Department of State. 11 May 2009. <http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1046.html>.