Turkey is a country with many contradictions and paradoxes. With the Erdogan regime, it has started to resemble an autocracy. Dissidents are imprisoned and protests are suppressed. Although it is formally a secular state, the influence of religious conservatism has increased significantly with the ruling Justice and Development Party. Turkey, always in an uncomfortable position between the secular West and the Islamic East, has been involved in and continues to be affected by the conflicts of neighboring countries, the Arab Spring, the civil war in Syria, and the rise of the Islamic State. In her narrative, Ece Temelkuran captures the turmoil of an entire nation and describes the multifaceted crisis that plagues modern Turkish society. She highlights a long tradition of oppression and authoritarianism that characterizes Turkish history, from the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the subsequent denial of the Armenian genocide. A fascinating, complex look at the political uncertainty of the neighboring country, which experiences both internal and external tremors, within a constantly changing international environment.