Turkey, the Jews, and the Holocaust

This book analyses the minority politics of the Turkish republic and the country's ambivalent policies regarding Jewish refugees and Turkish Jews living abroad.

List of contents

Preface; Introduction: historical background; Part I. Turkey during the National Socialist Era (1933-45): 1. Turkey's foreign policy; 2. Nationalistic and repressive domestic policy - the regime of the Milli ¿ef; 3. The Jews in Turkey, 1933-45; 4. Turkey - a country for exiles?; 5. Turkey as a transit country on the way to Palestine; Part II. Turkish Jews and the Holocaust: 6. The bureaucracy of genocide and the role of the foreign office; 7. The fate of Turkish Jews in Germany and Austria; 8. France; 9. Belgium and the Netherlands; 10. Italy; 11. Southeastern Europe and the Aegean Islands; 12. The exchange of Turkish Jews from concentration camps; 13. Summary: rescue denied; Epilogue.

About the author

Corry Guttstadt is a lecturer in the Department of Turkish Studies at the Universität Hamburg and an independent researcher with a focus on Turkey.

Summary

This book analyzes the minority politics of the Turkish republic and the country's ambivalent policies regarding Jewish refugees and Turkish Jews living abroad. By examining the fates of the Jews who lived in Turkey before the war, this study shows that Turkey was far from welcoming toward Jews during the Holocaust era.

Product details

• Authors: Corry Guttstadt
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9781316639139
• ISBN: 978-1-316-63913-9
• No. of pages: 373
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Turkey, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Second World War, The Holocaust, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / Eastern Front