Mohammad Reza Pahlavi – The White Revolution 1968 HC Turkish Book Iran Persia Middle East

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi – The White Revolution (Ak Devrim) – Apa Ofset Turkish Edition (1968)

Description:

This Turkish edition of The White Revolution (Ak Devrim) by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was printed in Istanbul by Apa Ofset in 1968. Published in Turkish, the book is one of the primary firsthand political documents explaining the Shah’s modernization vision for Iran during the Pahlavi era. Issued as a hardcover edition with its original dust jacket, the volume was distributed in Turkey through the Iranian Embassy as part of the cultural and political promotion efforts of the Iranian state.

The book presents the manifesto and ideological foundation of the “White Revolution” (Enqelab-e Sefid), the ambitious reform movement launched by the Shah in 1963 with the aim of transforming Iran into a modern, industrialized, and secular nation without violent revolution. Written directly by the Shah himself, the work outlines the political, economic, educational, and social reforms that reshaped Iran during the 1960s.

Central subjects include land reform and the dismantling of the feudal landownership system, women’s voting rights and legal equality reforms, literacy campaigns through the “Literacy Corps,” industrial modernization, workers’ participation in company profits, and the national development policies supported by expanding oil revenues. The volume also reflects the regime’s efforts to present Iran as a modern regional power closely aligned with Western political and economic models.

Historically, the book is also notable for bearing the stamp “İran Sefareti Kültür Müsteşarlığı’nın Hediyesidir” on the first page, indicating that it was officially gifted and circulated by the Iranian Embassy in Turkey as part of the Shah regime’s international cultural diplomacy and propaganda activities before the Iranian Revolution of 1979.

Key Features:

• Author: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

• Original Title: The White Revolution

• Turkish Title: Ak Devrim

• Publisher: Apa Ofset

• Publication Date: 1968

• Printed In: Istanbul, Turkey

• Language: Turkish

• Format: Hardcover with original dust jacket

• Genre: Political History; Middle Eastern Studies; Political Manifesto

• Subject: The Shah’s White Revolution modernization reforms in Iran

• Literary Content: Land reform; Women’s rights; Literacy campaigns; Industrial modernization

• Themes: Modernization; Secularism; National development; Social reform; State ideology

• Historical Focus: Pahlavi Dynasty and the White Revolution reforms of 1963 onward

• Political Perspective: Firsthand pro-regime presentation of the Shah’s modernization vision

• Special Marking: First page bears the stamp “İran Sefareti Kültür Müsteşarlığı’nın Hediyesidir”

• Historical Importance: Official cultural diplomacy and propaganda publication distributed by the Iranian Embassy in Turkey

• Collector Appeal: Rare hardcover Turkish edition related to the Pahlavi modernization era and Iranian political history