Reply #61: Turkish jewish relations go far back [View All]

[Orrin_73]

it begins with the Turkish tribe of the khazars converting to judaism somewhere in the 9th century in southern Russia. It was one of the most powerful nations of its time. When the jews were banished from spain during the inquisition the Turkish sultan gave them refuge and many jews fleeing from europe were welcome in the Ottoman empire. Many jews in the US and Israel have Turkish names and are Turkish descended (khazar background). In 1933 many Jewish scientist took refuge in Turkey as you said but Turkey was not a backwater in 1933 its education was still good or better then many european nations of its time. To me the Turkish Jewsh relationship is not unholy but a natural one.