Minority Policies of Turkey and Wealth Tax of 1942

Kaya, Furkan (2014): Minority Policies of Turkey and Wealth Tax of 1942.

Abstract

This paper focuses on minorities in Turkey and influences of Second World War period which caused internal discomforts and inequalities upon Turkish minorities. First i review the position of minorities and contribute the framework for understanding the place of non-Muslim groups in Turkey, their challenges and dissapointments as well. Then try to enlighten effects of Second World War period on Turkish minorities and responses in Turkish society. Basically, Jewish people who escaped from Holocaust, the recruitment process of minorities and economic Turkification period, such as; Welath Tax of 1942 are handled in this article.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Minorities, Wealth Tax, Turkey, Jews,
• Subjects: B - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches > B0 - General > B00 - General; H - Public Economics > H2 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue

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