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The Kamil Paşa Novels
These historical crime novel by Jenny White feature a magistrate in one
of the new Ottoman secular courts. Titles include
The Sultan's Seal
(2006),
The Abyssinian Proof
(2009) and
The Winter Thief
(2010).
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Island Crimes
Lawrence Goodman's series of comic mystery novels set on the Princes' Islands
includes
Sweet Confusion on the Princes' Islands
,
Sour Grapes on the Princes' Islands
,
A Grain of
Salt on the Princes' Islands
and
Something Bitter on the Princes' Islands
.
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The Hop-Çıkı-Yaya Novels
Mehmet Murat Somer's series of gay crime novels features a trans-
vestite amateur sleuth. Titles include
The Prophet Murders
(2008),
The Kiss Murders
(2009) and
The Gigolo Murders
(2009).
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The Kati Hirschel Murder Mysteries
Written in Turkish and (badly) translated into English,
these novels by Esmahan Aykol feature a German amateur sleuth who owns a bookshop in Galata.
Titles include
Hotel Bosphorus
(2011).
Travelogues
Constantinople
(Edmondo De Amici; 1878)
Constantinople in 1890
(Pierre Loti; 1892)
The Innocents Abroad
(Mark Twain; 1869)
The Turkish Embassy Letters
(Lady Mary Wortley
Montagu; 1837)