Die Türkei und der Holocaust .Ihre Rolle während der Judenverfolgung und heutige Geschichtspolitik
Turkey and the Holocaust. Its Role During the Persecution of Jews and Today’s Politics of History

Summary/Abstract: Turkey did not participate in World War II. It remained neutral and was thus a potential entry and transit country for Jews fleeing Europe. In practice, in the first years of the war Jews from European states with anti-Semitic legislation were prohibited from entering or transiting Turkey by a decree from August 1938. Under the impression of ship disasters in Turkish waters and pressure from the Western Allies, Ankara eased its transit restrictions for Jewish refugees from 1941 onwards. Entry visas, on the other hand, were only granted to Jewish exile professors and Jews of Turkish origin from France. Turkish politicians often refer to this when commemorating the Holocaust. The myth of Turkey as a savior nation dominates in their politics of history

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