The History of Turkish-Jewish Relations

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The history of Turkish-Jewish relations is extensive. Many Jews emigrated to the Ottoman Empire during the Spanish Inquisition and many Sephardic Jews lived under the rule of the Ottoman Empire which ruled most of the Middle East.[1][2]

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[edit] Prominent Turkish Jewish Figures

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Various historians such as the late Rabbi Dr. Joachim Prinz have written that Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (the father of Modern Turkey) was of Spanish Jewish Ancestry whose ancestry fled Spain during the Spanish Inquisition. In the book Rabbi Dr. Joachim Prinz writes about the Jewish community of Thellosiki where Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was born. [3]

[edit] Modern Turkish-Israeli Political Relations

Turkey was the first Islamic country to recognize the State of Israel [4]. Turkey and Israel have had a unique relationship in the Middle East. Israel has been a major supplier of arms to Turkey .Israeli firms have been responsible for modernizing the F-4 Phantom fleet of the Turkish air force .The strong relationship between Turkey and Israel has angered the Arabs. Turkey has attempted to maintain an image of neutrality on the topic of various Arab issues such as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and Lebanon [5][6].The Israeli Mossad also played a role in arresting the PKK leader, Abdullah Ocalan[7].

[edit] Economic Cooperation between Turkey and Israel

On January 1st 2000, Turkey and Israel signed the Turkish Israeli free trade agreement making it the first Muslim country to sign such as an agreement with the Jewish state [8]. Turkey and Israel signed an agreement to construct a pipeline to bring oil, natural gas, water, and electricity to Israel from Turkey [9].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Haruth
  2. ^ Israel Science and Technology, Turkish-Jewish Friendship
  3. ^ Joachim Prinz Library
  4. ^ ``Formula for Stability: Turkey Plus Israel``, by Çevik Bir and Martin Sherman, Middle East Quarterly, Fall 2002
  5. ^ ``The new alliance: Turkey and Israel - Is it a course towards new division of the Middle East?`` By: Akram T. Hawas, Aalborg University
  6. ^ Asia Times, India wooing Turkey and Israel adds up, By K Gajendra Singh
  7. ^ Washington Report, Capture of Kurdish Rebel Leader Ocalan Recalls Mossad Collaboration With Both Turkey, Kurds, By Victor Ostrovsky
  8. ^ TURKEY-ISRAEL FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
  9. ^ Jerusalem Post, Mossad working closely with Turkey, Jerusalem Post , by-DOUGLAS DAVIS, Feb 25, 1999
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