^{#smrgKİTABEVİ} The Attempted Pogrom Against Turkish Jews of Thrace June - July 1934 -

In the 1930's various cities of Eastern Thrace in Turkey, such as Edirne, Kırklareli, Çanakkale, were cities.where important Jewish Communities lived and thrived in businesses. In late June and early July 1934, during ten days, these peaceful Jewish settlements were suddenly attacked, houses and businesses were pillaged.

This book gives a short analysis of this quasi pogrom together with first hand testimonies of eyewitnesses, Jewish Telegraphic Agency's news and reports from the American Ambasador of Istanbul.

İÇİNDEKİLER
ABBREVIATIONS
INTRODUCTION
PART I
THE ATTEMPTED POGROM AGAINST THE JEWS OF THRACE, JUNE-JULY 1934
What were the so-called "Thrace Incidents" of 1934?
The Situation in Thrace Leading Before the Incidents
The First Decade of the Republic (1923-1933)
The Establishment of the Inspectorate-General for Thrace - Inspector İbrahim Talî's Tour & Inspection
The Straits and Thrace are Recognized as a Military Area
The Passing of the Resettlement Law No. 2510
Factors Bringing Events to Head
The Effect of Nihal Atsız and Cevat Rıfat Atilhan
The Army High Command's Decision to Remove "Unreliable Elements" from Thrace
The Role of the National Union of Turkish Students (MTTB) and the Peoples' Houses
The Policy of Resettling Refugees in Thrace
The Role of İbrahim Talî, Inspector General for Thrace
The Problem of "Turkifying" the Jews
RPP Secretary General Recep Peker's Communique to the Provinces
Toward an Analysis
PART II
THE 1934 THRACE EVENTS: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE WITHIN TURKISH STATE POLICIES REGARDING NON-MUSLIM MINORITIES AN INTERVIEW WITH RIFAT BALİ
PART III
TESTIMONIES
Victor Benaroya (1927-2021) -"My recollection of the 1934 Trakya Events"
Erol Haker, "The 1934 Eastern Thrace Anti-Jewish Riots as they Occurred in Kirklareli"
Introduction
The Adato Experience
Relatives
Distant Relatives
Dan Bayer (1926-2013)
FERİDE PENSO's (1922-2013) STORY AS NARRATED BY HIS SON
PART IV
CHRONOLOGY OF THE EVENTS FROM THE DESPATCHES OF THE JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY
PART V
REPORTS OF THE AMERICAN EMBASSY IN ISTANBUL TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT
PART VI
ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN THE NEAR EAST AND INDIA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX