Osmanlı Devleti’nde Yahudilik: Ebüzziya Tevfik’in Millet-i İsrailiye Kitabı
The Judaism in the Ottoman State: “Millet-i Israiliye” By Ebüzziya Tevfik

Summary/Abstract: In this paper “Antisemitism.” which is a different dimension of European influence on Ottoman thought, has been discussed. First, the emergence of Antisemitism in the Ottoman State and its general progress were emphasized. Then the work titled “Millet-i İsrailiye” written by Ebüzziya Tevfik, a prominent Ottoman thinker and journalist, is examined as the unique sample text, as it was the first work that carried the traces of anti-Semitic discourse towards the Jewish people in the Ottomans. At first the concept of Anti-Semitism is examined and in the context of the emergence and foundations of anti-Semitism, information about the European period of Jews is offered. Secondly, religious-based anti-Semitism in the Ottoman State has been handled as a separate title in the context of our study. The third chapter is devoted to Ebüzziya Tevfik, his views and his work “Millet-i İsrailiye” which is analyzed within the scope of our subject.The purpose of this paper is to explain the emergence of anti-Semitism in the Jewish history and its European-based manifestations in the Ottoman State. It is also intended to distinguish the attitude towards the Jewish people both before and after the emergence of anti-Semitic discourses with reference to the history of the Ottoman State and European Jewish history. The work of Ebüzziya Tevfik “Millet-i İsrailiye” offers us important information being the first work that carried the traces of anti-Semitic discourse towards the Jewish people in the Ottomans within the context of the European origins of anti-Semitism in Ottoman thought.

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