Book review: Turkish-German Relations in Literary History from the Fifteenth Through the Twenty-First Century

The scholarly volume Turkish-German Relations in Literary History From the Fifteenth Through the Twenty-First Century - Deutsch-Türkische Beziehungen in der Literaturgeschichte vom 15. bis zum 21. Jahrhundert, which has been published in cooperation by Assoc. Prof. İrem Atasoy, Assist. Prof. Barış Konukman and Prof. Albrecht Classen, is an academic and a comprehensive work that aims to examine the relations between Turkey and Germany. Through the collection of articles from experienced and competent academics, the volume provides a broad perspective to the reader about bilateral relations of Turkey and Germany. In each articles, the relationships are explored in political, economic, literary, linguistic, semiotic, cultural, and various other aspects, offering the reader a comprehensive insight into an extensive time span, from Middle Ages to modern times. In this way, the reader can observe that the connections between these countries are not limited to a single theme but can be viewed from different perspectives. Published by Istanbul University Press in 2023, this volume consists of seven chapters, each containing an article in German or English. This extensive and comprehensive scholarly volume aims not only to unveil relations of Turkey and Germany from different perspectives but also paves the way for the future studies about these two countries.