Gülbadi Alan, AMERİKAN BOARD’IN MERZİFON’DAKİ FAALİYETLERİ VE ANADOLU KOLEJİ, Türk Tarih Kurumu, Ankara 2008, 650 sayfa, ISBN978-975-16-2093-4

Alan, who is a professor at the History department at the Faculty of letters in Erciyes University has carried out several studies on the missionary activities that gained a different momentum in the Ottoman lands in the early years of the 19th century owing to some military, political, social and economic changes through which the Ottoman Empire went. Along with a foreword, theabreviations and the introduction and the closing, bibliography, index and the supplements included in the book, the book is mainly made up of four parts. What makes the book valuable andinteresting for the readers is that it specifically focuses on the missionary activities ranging from religious, educational services to health and relief services provided by the American Boardand its activities within the franework of the Anatolian College in Merzifon.