Hamilton Books
Pages: 196
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978-0-7618-7008-1 • Hardback • February 2018 • $93.00 • (£72.00)
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Karel Valansi, born in Istanbul, completed her BA in Koç University. She wrote her MA thesis on Turkish-Israeli relations in Kadir Has University. She continues her Ph.D. studies in International Relations at the same university. In addition to her academic track, she has been writing for Şalom newspaper as foreign news editor and columnist. She also contributes to many newspapers and journals. She appears for commentary on various TV and radio programs. She specializes in Turkish-Israeli relations, Arab-Israeli conflict, and Turkish Jewish history. She contributed to Atilla Dorsay’s book about the disappearance of the old Istanbul symbolized with Emek movie theater; “Emek Yoksa Ben De Yokum!” (Kırmızı Kedi, 2014), to “Meçhul Yahudiler Ansiklopedisi” edited by Rıfat N. Bali (Libra, 2016) on the history of ordinary Turkish Jews, and to “Türkiye’de Yahudi Olmak, Bir Deneyim Sözlüğü” edited by Raşel Meseri and Aylin Kuryel (Iletişim, 2017) on the Jewish experience in Turkey. She is the winner of the 10thAltındağ Short Story Contest in March 2017.
Acknowledgements DedicationTable of Contents Introduction1 Introduction- Turkish Public Reaction
- Methodology
- Literature Review
- Turkish Press
- Two Critical Clarifications
- Palestine
- Zionism
2 The Road Toward the Establishment of the State of Israel- Pre-First World War Palestine
- Demography of Palestine
- Historical Homeland vs. Nature of Population:
Two People, Two Claims - The Yishuv
- First Aliyah and the Jewish Settlement
- The Establishment of Agricultural Settlements
- Ottoman Reaction to the Jewish Immigration to Palestine
- Struggle to Survive
- The Arab People of Palestine
- Second Aliyah and the First Jewish Defense Organizations
- Theodor Herzl and The Zionist Congress
- The Rise of Pan-Arabism
The First World War and the Dissolution of the Ottoman Empire - The Outbreak of the First World War
- The Role of the Palestinian Jews in the First World War
- The Balfour Declaration vs. Hussein-McMahon Correspondence
- Conflict Between the Arab and Jewish Population of Palestine
- The Third and Fourth Wave of Aliyah and 1920 Riots
- The Establishment of Haganah and the division among Zionists
- The Fifth Wave of Aliyah and 1929 Riots
- The Arab Revolt of 1936, the Introduction of
the White Paper in 1939 - The Mandate of Palestine During the Second World War
- HaShoah (Holocaust)
- The UN Partition Plan and the Creation of the State of Israel
- Palestine Issue in the Turkish Press During 1930s and 1940s
3 The Jews of Turkey - The Jewish Population of the Ottoman Empire
- The Millet System of the Ottomans
- A Revolutionary Change in Education;
The Alliance Israelite Schools - Nationalist Movements in the Ottoman Empire
- The Treaty of Lausanne
Turkish Republic, a New Beginning Full of Hope - The First Decade of the Republic
- The Ideal of Turkism
- From Nationalism to Racism
- Creating a Turkish-Muslim Middle Class
- Restoring the Effendi Class
- Turkish Language as a Unifying Element
- The Language of the Minorities
- Unification of the Education
- ‘Citizen, Speak Turkish!’ Campaign
- Steps for Dismantling the Community Structure
- Two Positive Steps on Turkification Process; the Law
on Headgear and Dress (Hat Revolution), and the Law of Surname - A Milestone in the History of the Jews of Turkey;
The Murder of Elza Niyego 4 Changing Balance in International System Affects Turkey - Rise of Fascism, Nazi Ideology
- Turkey during 1930s, under the Shadow of Nazism
- Press Freedom in Turkey During the First Four
Decades of the Republic - German Academics, 1933
The Settlement Law of 2510 and the Exodus of the Jews of Thrace - Turkey’s Foreign Policy during the Second World War
- Jewish Immigration to Palestine
- Discriminatory Policies Concerning the Minorities
During the Second World War - The Conscription of the Twenty Classes
(Yirmi Kur’a İhritiyat) 1941-1942 - The Capital Tax 1942-1944
- Republican Party and Minority Report
Survival Tactics: Kayadez 5 Turkish – Israeli Relations and Turkish Aliyah of 1948 5.1. Zionism in Turkey- The Idealist Pioneers
- The UN Partition Plan, 1947
- Urfa Massacre, 1947
- The Creation of the State of Israel and Turkey’s Position
- Aliyah Boosted with the Establishment of the State of Israel in 1948
- Reactions to the Immigration
- Turkish Jews in Israel
- The Recognition of Israel – 28 March 1949
- An Historical Date: The Opening of the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul
- Turkish Foreign Policy During the Cold War
- Turkish Aliyah Expanded
- Cultural and Economic Relations
- Life in Turkey for the Ones Who Stayed
6Conclusion Bibliography