Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Crime, mystery and spy novels: Thrillers set in Turkey - Daily Sabah

Crime, mystery and spy novels: Thrillers set in Turkey
LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL

Turkey has long been a destination of intrigue and inspiration for writers, especially for those writing crime, mystery, spy and detective novels

Istanbul's position, straddling two continents where east meets west along with its history of being the capital of one of the most powerful empires in the world, has made the city and the country of Turkey the perfect setting for novels dabbling in intrigue, espionage, mysteries and thrillers. The following is a history of novels in the crime, espionage, murder mystery and thriller genres for which Turkey and Turkish characters play the muse.

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