This concise history tells the story of turkey a country caught between the ideologies of east and west feroz ahmad provides a full survey of turkeys checkered past from its beginnings as a. Turkey the quest for identity this concise history tells the story of turkey a country caught between the ideologies of east and west feroz ahmad provides a full survey of turkeys chequered history from its beginnings as a disparate group of tribes to its status as the first secular republic in the islamic world. Feroz ahmads turkey the quest for identity is a good choice as a 2nd book to get different perspectives and outfilling information for the english speaking reader who wants an introduction to turkish history it is several reasons why it is not a good only choice. Main turkey the quest for identity turkey the quest for identity feroz ahmad this insightful history of turkey tells the story of a country caught between the ideologies of east and west categories other social sciences year 2003 publisher oneworld publications language english pages 241 isbn 10. Study of turkey the quest for identity it is artful to fit the ottoman empire history of 623 years in 250 pages feroz ahmad showed this art in his book turkey the quest for identity to be honest our historiography is not old and rich as our history