Clement Dodd was born in Chester, England in 1926. After a year at London University, where he learned Turkish and Persian, he served in British military intelligence in the Far East and the Middle East,which made him realize that many more people have probably died from politics than from any known disease. Consequently he turned to the study of history and politics, as well as furthering his studies in Turkish. He later lectured in politics, becoming professor of politics in the University of Hull, and then professorial fellow in politics(with special reference to Turkey) in the School of Oriental and African Studies in London University,where he established a Modern Turkish Studies Programme, and revived the Turkish Area Study Group,of which he is a council member.He is a former president of the British Society of Middle Eastern Studies,and has been a visiting professor at the Middle East Technical University,and Bilkent University, both in Ankara, and at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul. He contributes regular updates on the Cyprus conflict to the Turkish Area Studies Review. His main interest in Turkish politics is in the problems of Turkish democracy. [http://www.amazon.co.uk/C.-H.-Dodd/e/...]