Cultural identity, minority position and immigration: Turkey's Jewish minority vs. Turkish-Jewish immigrants in Israel

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Middle Eastern Studies, cilt.44, ss.511-525, 2008 (SSCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00263200802021657
  • Dergi Adı: Middle Eastern Studies
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.511-525
  • Polis Akademisi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The foundation of the state of Israel attracted masses of Jewish immigrants from all over the world. Turkey’s Jews joined in these waves of migration and there remained only a small minority community in today’s Turkey. The migratory flow of Jews from Turkey to Israel resulted in the formation of a distinct immigrant community in Israel – namely the Turkish Jews – who has maintained their cultural ties with the home country