BLOOD LIBEL IN OTTOMAN LANDS: VICTIMS, PERPETRATORS AND THE ATTITUDE OF THE RULERS
Journal: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi
Year: 2024

From the twelfth to the twentieth centuries, Jews were frequently subjected to blood libel—a baseless and deeply ingrained myth accusing them of abducting and murdering Christians for use in religious rituals. While the most notorious instances of these accusations occurred in Italy, Germany, and England, similar incidents were reported across the Mediterranean, including in the Ottoman Empire. Blood libel emerged in Ottoman territories in the fifteenth century and persisted sporadically. Accusa