This book is the extended and updated version of the PhD research I pursued at King’s College London. I would like to thank Bill Park for his guidance and support during and after my PhD, and Professor Tim Jacoby for his rigorous comments on my research.
I have met a large number of remarkable scholars and colleagues, whose works I admire and respect greatly, in London, Ankara, Osmaniye, Lancaster, and other cities across the globe. I would like to thank all of these wonderful people with whom my path has coincided. I would like to thank Professor Şebnem Oğuz, whose works have greatly informed my research, for her encouragement; I would like to express gratitude to Dr. David Fasenfest for his help and support; and I would also like to thank Dr. Akif Avcı, who encouraged me to submit my book proposal to Brill, for our conversations.
I express my sincerest gratitude to my Turkish and British families, Canan, Orhan, Ayşe, Ece, Les, and Andy, for their unyielding support and encouragement. I am particularly grateful to my life partner, Dan, for his support, encouragement, and intellectual enthusiasm.