{"product_id":"erdo-287-an-a-graphic-biography-the-rise-of-turkeys-modern-autocrat-paperback","title":"Erdo\u0026#287;an: A Graphic Biography: The Rise of Turkey's Modern Autocrat - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCan D?dar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnwar\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eL. L. Kreider\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, 2022 Atomium Comic Strip Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA comprehensive graphic biography of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the authoritarian president of \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTurkey.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the world's most divisive and controversial leaders, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has ruled over Turkey as either prime minister or president since 2003. This graphic biography sheds light on the origins of Turkey's most powerful man, from his youth as a budding soccer player to his years spent navigating Turkey's political landscape, including the founding of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2001. Author Can D?dar, a Turkish journalist and contributor to the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e now living in exile in Germany, spent several years researching this book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSituated at the crossroads between Europe and Asia with a population of 84 million, Turkey is a growing economic powerhouse with a geopolitically strategic location. As its leader, the Islamic, conservative Erdoğan has had a polarizing effect on the country's populace; some applaud his economic and political reforms, while others decry his autocratic, iron-fisted rule which has included the jailing of opponents, the crushing of free speech and the rights of LGBTQ+ people and others, and an ongoing war waged against the country's Kurdish minority.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing compelling illustrations by Egyptian-Sudanese comic artist Anwar, the book provides a critical and dramatic context for understanding Erdoğan's convictions and contradictions as a demagogue for whom democracy has been merely a means to power. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan D?dar\u003c\/b\u003e is a Turkish journalist and documentary filmmaker and the former editor-in-chief of the Istanbul newspaper \u003ci\u003eCumhuriyet\u003c\/i\u003e. He was arrested and imprisoned in 2015 on terrorism and espionage charges and in 2020 was sentenced in absentia to twenty-seven years in prison. One of the most prominent figures in Turkish media, D?dar is the 2016 recipient of the Committee to Protect Journalists' International Press Freedom Award in the US. He has been living in exile in Berlin since June 2016. \u003cb\u003eAnwar\u003c\/b\u003e is an Egyptian-Sudanese comic artist and political cartoonist. He was among the new wave of young political cartoonists who emerged in Egypt in the final years of former dictator Hosni Mubarak. The Egyptian revolution that broke out in 2011 was central to Anwar's development as an artist. His work defends the values of social justice, freedom of expression, and equality in Egyptian society; as a result, his cartoons have attracted international attention. After the retraction of political reforms in Egypt in 2011, Anwar was arrested in 2019 and deported. He now lives in Berlin. \u003cb\u003eL.L. Kreider\u003c\/b\u003e (translator) hails\u003cbr\u003efrom a village in the U.S.A. but has lived in other parts of the globe for over\u003cbr\u003etwo decades. She continues to hone her translation skills, wherever in the\u003cbr\u003eworld she may be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 9.45 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765059354912,"sku":"9781551529219","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0cd3dc2676d1e6fecd1d6677925a7cf1.webp?v=1780261407","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/erdo-287-an-a-graphic-biography-the-rise-of-turkeys-modern-autocrat-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}