Ecocriticism and Turkey

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Situated between Europe and Asia, and surrounded by three seasthe Aegean to the west, the Mediterranean to the south and the Black Sea to the northTurkey comprises a diverse environmental and cultural tapestry. Ecocriticism and Turkey is the first in-depth study to explore Turkish literary and cultural engagements with its environments. From internationally celebrated writers such as Orhan Pamuk and Elif Shafak to a new generation of writers, the book moves through a full range of environmental issues, from coastal economies and ecotourism, to migration, environmental degradation and human-animal relations.

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Meliz Ergin is Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature at Ko University, Turkey. She is the author of The Ecopoetics of Engtanglement in Contemporary Turkish and American Literature (2017).