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This paper provides a critical insight in the uncommon history of the Turkish Jews in the Republican age: called to be testimonials of Turkish tolerance, they have been experiencing more troubles than in Ottoman age and look skeptical and... more
This chapter focuses on how the memory of Jews in Turkey is being constructed through the refurbishing of synagogues in areas of Turkey where Jews no longer exist. Some of these projects are carried out by agencies of the central state,... more
Geçtiğimiz yıllarda Türkiye' de, Soner Yalçın'ın Efendi: Beyaz Türklerin Büyük Sırrı veEfendi: Beyaz Müslümanların Büyük Sırrı adlı iki kitabının yüz binlerce kopyası satıldı. Kitapların ilki, yüzyılı aşkın süredir ülkenin gidişatına yön... more
The attitude of the Turkish intellectuals towards and in the WWI as sampled by three prominent nationalist authors: the probably partly Kurdish Ziya Gökalp, the Tatar Yusuf Akçura and the Jew Munis Tekinalp.
Wherever Jews live, they have been organized into a community structure. As we have discussed here, Jews have a very long history in Anatolia. The structure of the said congregation has gone towards institutionalization over time. The... more
Trakya Yahudileri 1934 Haziran ayının sonundan itibaren ilk olarak Çanakkale'den başlayıp sonra-sında Tekirdağ, Edirne ve Kırklareli' de Trakya Bölgesi'nde yaşayan Türk halkı ile yaşadıkları sorun-lar sonucunda kitleler halinde ilk olarak... more
Die erste Generation türkischer Migranten in Westeuropa war mehrheitlich jüdisch. 20 bis 30.000 Juden türkischer Herkunft lebten während der Zwischenkriegszeit in verschiedenen europäischen Ländern, wo sie eigene sephardische Gemeinden... more
The so-called dönmes were (are?) Jews who followed (follows?) the messianic call of Sebbatai (or Shabbatai) Zevi, formally following Sunni Islam; in Turkey they, even more than "normal" Jews, have been classical objects of conspiracy... more
A group of eleven members of the Jewish community of Seattle, took a two-week individualized guided tour of Turkey in September, 2005. Of these, eight were members of Congregation Sephardic Bikur Holim (SBH) who were therefore... more
This chapter focuses on how the citizenship experiences and daily life practices of Turkish Jewish individuals have changed in the last decade. I argue that Turkish Jews' feelings of insecurity have considerably intensified during the... more
CULTURAL IDENTITY, MINORITY POSITION AND IMMIGRATION: TURKEY’S JEWISH MINORITY VS. TURKISH-JEWISH IMMIGRANTS IN ISRAEL Abstract The foundation of the state of Israel attracted masses of Jewish immigrants from all over the world.... more
"Türk Yurdu", Eylül 2011, cilt.31, sayı.289, s.299-308
The Jewish community in Turkey today is very diverse with extremely different views as to whether Jews are reluctant or enthusiastic about living in Turkey. Many see themselves primarily as Turks and only then as Jews, while some believe... more
Conference on Ottoman-Turkish Jewry's culture
Zum Buch Die erste Generation türkischer Migranten in Westeuropa war mehrheitlich jüdisch. 20 bis 30.000 Juden türkischer Herkunft lebten während der Zwischenkriegszeit in verschiedenen europäischen Ländern, wo sie eigene sephardische... more
Bar-Ilan University The Aharon and Rachel Dahan Center for Culture, Society and Education in the Sephardic Heritage Call for Papers You are cordially invited to participate in a Dahan Center International Conference: “Between Coffee and... more
The chapter offers a wide array of cultural phenomena to include Ladino, Turkish, and aspects of early modernization. Yet the main concern here is with the influence of Ottoman Turkish musicians and theatrical performers on Izmir's Jewry... more
Soldiers on Crystal Horses (historical fiction) takes place in Edirne, Turkey in 1934. It is the story of a Jewish family whose peaceful existence is disrupted when an anti-semitic pogrom causes hundreds of families to flee the city.
Dolğun, Murat Can; Milaslı Gad Franko'nun Hukuki Bilgiler Mecmuası (Eski Harfli Sayıların Makale Fihristi ve Yazar Dizini, Eylül 1926-Kasım 1928) THTA Türk Hukuk Tarihi Araştırmaları, 29, 2020.
Biografie der aus Odessa stammenden türkischen Jüdin Malka Dingenthal und ihres Schicksals während der Schoah