African Studies in Turkey

Abstract

This article aims at providing an analysis of African studies as a recently emerging field of study in Turkish academia. For many years African issues had low priority in both policy and academic circles. The article argues that the recent scholarly interest in African issues is largely a product of the increasing political interest towards the continent. Although the existing literature mostly concentrates on Turkish-African relations and the study of particular African issues remain limited in number African studies in Turkey has made progress and is still evolving with an expanding and diversifying literature.