Title: Turkey, the Jews, and the Holocaust /
Authors: Guttstadt, Corry, 1955-
Year: 2013
Subjects: Jews Turkey History.; Jewish refugees Turkey.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); National socialism Turkey.; Jews, Turkish Europe.; Turkey Ethnic relations.
Abstract: Based on research in about fifty archives worldwide, Turkey, the Jews, and the Holocaust analyzes the minority politics of the Turkish republic and the country's ambivalent policies regarding Jewish refugees and Turkish Jews living abroad. Although Turkey stayed neutral during World War II, the country's policies proved crucial not only for the 75,000 Jews who lived in Turkey, but also to the 25,000 Turkish Jews living throughout Europe and the tens of thousands of Jews who desperately sought refuge in Turkey or transit to refuge elsewhere. Contrary to the official Turkish self-portrayal, this comprehensive study by Corry Guttstadt shows that Turkey was far from welcoming toward the Jews during the Holocaust era. Based on research in over fifty archives in eleven countries. Provides a new perspective on Turkey's policies during the Holocaust -- Shows that Turkey was not as tolerant toward the Jewish people as the country is often portrayed. -- Publisher's website.
Contents: Pt. I : Turkey during the National Socialist era (1933-1945). Turkey's foreign policy -- Nationalistic and repressive domestic policy : the regime of the Milli Sef -- The Jews in Turkey, 1933-1945 -- Turkey -- a country for exiles? -- Turkey as a transit country to Palestine -- Pt. II. Turkish Jews and the holocaust. The burearcrachy of genocide and the role of the Foreign Office -- The fate of the Turkish Jews in Germany and Austria -- France -- Belgium and the Netherlands -- Italy -- Southeastern Europe and the Aegean Islands -- The exchange of Turkish Jews in concentration camps -- Summary : rescue denied.