Turkey : geographic and social perspectives / edited by Peter Benedict, Erol Tümertekin, Fatma Mansur.

Modified version of the Turkish edition published in 1971 under title: Türkiye: coğrafî ve sosyal araştırmalar.

Includes bibliographies.

The development of human geography in Turkey / Erol Tümertek{MARC-8 Generic 231}in -- The influence of social structure on land division and settlement in inner Anatolia / Wolf-Dieter Hütteroth -- Types of rural settlement and their characteristics / Necdet Tunçdịlek -- Land ownership in rural settlements / Adnan G ür{MARC-8 Generic 231}iz -- Shepherd becomes farmer : a study of sedentarization and social change in Southeastern Turkey / Daniel Bates -- The changing order of socio-economic life : state-induced change / Leyla Sayar Elbruz -- Indices of modernization : Erenköy, a case of local initiative / Ahmet Tugaç -- Social change in Çukurova : a comparison of four villages / Mübeccel B. Kiray -- Systems of change in Turkish village agriculture / John Kolars.

The changing role of provincial towns : a case study from Southwestern Turkey / Peter Benedict -- The demographic determinants of urbanization in Turkey, 1935-1970 / Frederic C. Shorter and Belg{MARC-8 Generic 231}in Tekçe -- Urbanization in Turkey and some examples / Tuğrul Akçura -- Squatter settlement (Gecekondu) problems in Istanbul / Nephan Saran -- Turkish external migration and social mobility / Nerm{MARC-8 Generic 231}in Abadan-Unat -- Super Westernization in urban life in the Ottoman Empire in the last quarter of the nineteenth century / Şer{MARC-8 Generic 231}if Mard{MARC-8 Generic 231}inches.