The German Scholars of Jewish Origins in Turkey (1933-1939)

This research provides an introduction to the conditions of Jews in the Ottoman Empire and afterthe declaration of the Turkish Republic in 1923 AD. It also discusses their condition in Germany up until theascendance of the Adolf Hitler-led Nazi Party in 1933, which enacted many laws that stripped Jewishscholars in Germany of their jobs. These measures against the Jewish scholars in Germany coincided with theUniversity revolution spearheaded by Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk), which led the Turkish government to inviteJewish Professor Albert Malche to study the educational system in Turkey and prepare a reportrecommending the necessary changes. According to the Malche report, many German Jewish scholarsimmigrated to Turkey. This research also discusses the reasons behind Turkey's use of Jewish scholars, itsmeasures to organize their presence in it, and the message from famous scientist Albert Einstein to the PrimeMinister of Turkey, Mustafa İsmet (İnönü), dated September 17, 1933, imploring him to employ 40 Jewishscholars and doctors. The research also discusses the emergence of anti-Semitism in Turkey, its causes andimpact on the Jewish scholars in Turkey, the position taken by the Turkish government, and Turkishregulations and laws that prohibited Jews from entering and staying in Turkey.

Türkiye'deki Yahudi Kökenli Alman Bilim Adamları (1933-1939)

Bu araştırma, Yahudilerin Osmanlı İmparatorluğunda ve miladi 1923 de Cumhuriyetin ilanından sonra içinde bulundukları koşulları giriş mahiyetinde ele almaktadır. Araştırma aynı zamanda Yahudi bilim adamlarının görevlerine son veren kanunları yürürlüğe koyan, liderliğini Adolf Hitler’in yaptığı Nazi partisinin 1933 de iktidara gelişine kadar Yahudilerin Almanya’daki durumlarını da incelemektedir. Yahudi bilim adamlarının Almanya’da maruz kaldıkları yaptırımlar Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk’ün) yürüttüğü üniversite reformuyla çakışmış bunun üzerine Türk hükümeti Yahudi profesör Albert Malche’ı Türkiye’deki eğitim sistemini incelemek ve gerekli değişiklik önerilerini içeren bir rapor hazırlamak üzere davet etmiştir. Malche’ın raporuna göre bir çok Alman Yahudi bilim adamı Türkiye’ye göç etmiştir. Araştırma Türkiye’nin Yahudi bilim adamları istihdam etmesinin sebepleri ve arka planını tartışmakta ve bu yerleştirme sürecinin nasıl organize edildiğine değinmektedir. Meşhur bilim adamı Albert Einstein’ın 17 Eylül 1933 de Başbakan Mustafa İsmet (İnönü)’ye gönderdiği 40 Yahudi bilim adamı ve doktora iş imkanı sağlanmasını talep eden mektup, Türkiye’de Antisemitizm’in ortaya çıkışı, sebepleri, Yahudi bilim adamlarının mevcudiyeti üzerindeki etkisi ve Türk hükümetinin buna karşı tavrının yanısıra Yahudilerin Türkiye’ye girişlerini ve ikamet etmelerini engelleyen kanun ve düzenlemeler de araştırmanın tartıştığı başlıklardır.

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