In his book “One Hundred Years of Apartheid”, Taner Akçam criticizes the one hundred-year history of the Republic of Turkey and emphasizes its structural problems and the absence of democratic values. He poses the question of why it was not possible to create a republic based on equality, shows that the official history of the country’s founding is distorted and serves the existing regime. The author notes that the Turkish state structure is based on discrimination, violence and oppression, which is reminiscent of the workings of the “apartheid” system. The book is based on the analysis of historical facts, the Armenian Genocide, the oppression of the Kurds and other national and religious minorities are studied. Akçam proposes to rewrite history from a new perspective, getting rid of state propaganda. The scientist calls for accepting the mistakes of the past so that Turkey can build a freer and more just society.