I've just finished reading a stunning novel about the impact that the fall of the Ottoman Empire, and its aftermath, had on ordinary Turkish people (Muslims, Christians, Armenians etc.). It's called 'Birds Without Wings' by Louis de Bernieres (author of 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin').

The novel covers many of the atrocious events from around that time - including the Armenian massacres, the Balkan Wars, The First World War and the Greco-Turkish War of the 1920s. Episodically, throughout the book, the perspective shifts from the every day lives, sufferings and tragedies of a small community near modern day Fethiye to the career of Mustafa Kemal ('Ataturk' - the founder of modern Turkey) - a prime-mover in many of these events.

I recommend this novel for its 'Tolstoyan' sweep and its perspective on historical events which are, perhaps, not as well known as they ought to be - but are certainly, as this thread indicates, becoming topical again.