Gareth Winrow is a writer, researcher and public speaker. Previously a recognised authority on Turkish foreign policy, Gareth has also worked as a consultant and as a tutor in the Department for Continuing Education at Oxford University.
Born in Bolton, Gareth was awarded a scholarship to study for a degree in Modern History at Keble College, Oxford University. He then received an MA in International Relations and Strategic Studies from Lancaster University before gaining a doctorate from Manchester University. He lived and worked in Turkey for twenty years and became a professor in the Department of International Relations at Istanbul Bilgi University.
More recently, Gareth has focused on local, social and family history. He is the author of ‘Whispers Across Continents: In Search of the Robinson’ (Amberley, 2019). A later book, ‘The Butcher, The Tailor, The Picture-Frame Maker…Stories of Middle Way’ (The Book Guild, 2023), explores the lives of people who once occupied the property where Gareth now lives. Gareth is also a co-editor of the book, ‘Suburban Evolution of Summertown: Living in the Shadow of Oxford (Oxford Publishing Services, 2025). His latest book, ‘Past Lives, Forgotten Stories: Cobbled Patchworks of History’ (The Book Guild, 2026), explores the history of his own family.
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New book:
Past Lives, Forgotten Stories: Cobbled Patchworks of History’
To be published in January 2026 (The Book Guild). A local, social and family history. Full of fascinating stories of the intriguing lives of some of the author’s own ancestors who shaped and were shaped by the communities around them.
Available from The Book Guild in January 2026