Turkey Book Talk

Author: William Armstrong

Conversations with journalists, academics and writers on Turkey and its region. New episode every two weeks.
Be a guest on this podcast

Language: en

Genres: History, News

Contact email: Get it

Feed URL: Get it

iTunes ID: Get it

Get all podcast data

Listen Now...

Burcu Karahan on sexual freedom and women in late Ottoman fiction
Episode 237
Monday, 5 January, 2026

Burcu Karahan on her translation of “One Thousand and One Kisses: The Most Joyous and Flirtatious Stories” (Translation Attached). The book brings together 65 stories blending humour and eroticism, published anonymously in 1923-24. The stories are a fascinating time capsule of a vanished age, but much remains unknown about who was behind them. Please support Turkey Book Talk on Patreon or Substack. Supporters get a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ottoman History books published by IB Tauris/Bloomsbury, transcripts of every interview, and links to articles related to each episode.