Rising anti-Semitism in Turkey filling Jews with fear
There are currently 17,000 Jews living in Turkey. Most of them live in Istanbul and Ankara, with smaller concentrations in Izmir, Adana, Bursa, and a number other smaller cities.
The Marmara raid, which prompted many Turks to take to the streets, did not leave the Jews many options. “The situation has not calmed down, but has only gotten worse. The Jews feel isolated,” one participant expressed a sentiment shared by many Jews in the community.
The Jewish Agency and the Israeli government have tried for decades to convince the Jews of Turkey to move to Israel. However, they felt safe in Turkey and few immigrated. Ever since the flotilla incident and the anti-Israeli statements made by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, however, the situation has changed.
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In America some American members of Congress have turned on the Turks because of Israel’s attack on the Turkish humanitarian boat going to Gaza to bring aid.So I guess the Jewish population in Turkey needs to hope that the Turkish people don’t act like the American Congress.I hope that Turkish people don’t blame all Jews for Israel’s murdering 9 unarmed citizens of Turkey. I wish Americans will stop blaming all Muslims for what 19 Islamic heretics did on 911.