Books by Meyda Yegenoglu
Colonial Fantasies
by Meyda Yegenoglu
Yegenoglu’s critical, post-feminist approach explores the western fascination with the veil and the veiled women of the east. It is not a book on contemporary politics, but I believe it helps us to understand how we can and cannot talk about the veil, which is an important and often controversial subject in Turkish, as well as the western, media.
Interviews where books by Meyda Yegenoglu were recommended
The best books on Turkey, recommended by Elif Shafak
Turkey’s most read author, Elif Shafak, describes Istanbul as ‘a she-city with a female personality’. She chooses five books on Turkey, including a biography of the she-city in all its vibrant energy and intensity.
