Journalist & Radio Producer in London + Istanbul In print, my first book, The Endless Country, out 27th June In audio, now on Today in Focus for @guardian
Joined April 2012
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The great Today In Focus team of @helenpidd @samikent and Alex Atack made an episode about Max and did him proud. You can listen to it here:
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This week the UK agreed to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. So it’s a good time listen back to this journey of a 2022 Today in Focus ep made w/ @safimichael @SamiKent @philippesands @phil_maynard about the history of this long-running legal battle: theguardian.com/news/audio/2…
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Out now! Literary Review’s August issue, featuring
John Adamson and @TedVallance on the Cromwells
@AMcMillanPoet on Thom Gunn
Peter Davidson on Caspar David Friedrich
@misbehavingmonk on James Baldwin
@rosalyster on Ursula Parrott
And much, much more: literaryreview.co.uk
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As someone always fascinated by Turkiye, this book was one of the most pleasant reads ever. The storytelling, the context given, and most of all, how Sami connected events, places, historic turnpoints, trends and stories of people & their lives...just fantastic!
Recommended!
To condense a dream into a tweet: my book, The Endless Country, is out in June 2024. A personal history of Turkey’s first 100 years - you can pre-order it now. Yikes.
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an episode of Today in Focus from southern Lebanon, where war doesn't feel like it's coming - it's already here
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'This is surely how history should be told – human, fun, alive' Telegraph
The reviews are in for @SamiKent's intimate portrait of modern Turkey, that combines memoir, politics and history, and they are deservedly brilliant! ⭐
Get your copy today: buff.ly/3ztkLi4
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📚New episode📚
Sami Kent (@SamiKent) on stories from Turkey’s first hundred years
🎧👇
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New episode will be published tomorrow 👇👇
Sami Kent (@SamiKent) on “The Endless Country: A Personal Journey Through Turkey’s First Hundred Years” (@picadorbooks)
Stay tuned ⏰⏰
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Started reading The Endless Country by my excellent Today in Focus colleague @SamiKent. I can already tell it will be one of the best things I read this year. Out this week and getting great reviews. theguardian.com/books/articl…
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"This is surely how history should be told - human, fun, alive."
"A resoundingly successful attempt to tell Turkey's history."
@SamiKent's brilliant debut, THE ENDLESS COUNTRY, is out now with @picadorbooks.
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Really looking forward to reading Endless Country by @samikent - a "resoundingly successful" attempt to tell Turkey’s history through Sami's own story of coming back to the land of his father. theguardian.com/books/articl…
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This beautiful book, in which @SamiKent weaves together the fascinating story of his family and the dramatic history of Turkey, publishes today. It is not just insightful, it is funny, warm, moving and smart.
Go click this link & read!!
panmacmillan.com/authors/sam…
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Congratulations and happy publication day to @SamiKent - off to a flyer!
"Enthralling...The Endless Country is a resoundingly successful attempt to tell Turkey’s history"
@elcinpoyrazlar's review in @GuardianBooks - what an amazing way to start publication day
theguardian.com/books/articl…
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I've been lucky enough to work with this fine storyteller. And what an important story to tell...
"Enthralling...The Endless Country is a resoundingly successful attempt to tell Turkey’s history"
@elcinpoyrazlar's review in @GuardianBooks - what an amazing way to start publication day
theguardian.com/books/articl…
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Journalist Sami Kent’s “spellbinding” new book on Turkiye, The Endless Country, to be launched at the Stoke Newington Bookshop
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Earlier today, back at @StokeyLitFest & in the lovely room at the top of the beautifully restored @NGMeetingHouse where @SamiKent explored the Turkish Republic's first 100 years, his own identity & heritage & the contested present of this 'Endless Country'. The conversation defo led to a need for Gözleme & lentil soup.
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We're excited to be at @stokeylitfest this Sunday, talking to @SamiKent about his exciting new history of Turkey.
Remember - festivalgoers can get an annual subscription to the magazine for just £21 with code SNLF2024 newhumanist.org.uk/subscribe
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I remember interviewing one of the Post Office scandals’ many victims @Janetsk20073533 some years ago and I think nothing has ever stuck with me as much as this. If you have time do listen- here is part 1 theguardian.com/news/audio/2…
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As #LabourConference2023 kicks off today, the first episode in our two-part series on the last time Labour were poised to take power. @kiranstacey speaks to those closest to Blair on their recollections of the crucial 12 months prior to the ‘97 election
theguardian.com/news/audio/2…
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Who gets to decide the future of Channel 4?
Tune in for my love letter to the best of British broadcasting … stay for @jimwaterson’s sharp and useful analysis
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