THE ESCAPE TO TURKEY. WAYS AND METHODS OF ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSINGS INTO TURKEY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SSI DOCUMENTS (1945-1948)
THE ESCAPE TO TURKEY. WAYS AND METHODS OF ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSINGS INTO TURKEY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SSI DOCUMENTS (1945-1948)

Summary/Abstract: The Escape to Turkey. Ways and Methods of Illegal Border Crossings into Turkey from the perspective of SSI documents (1945-1948). Romania`s first years after the communist regime took political power in Romania, concurrent with the onset of the Cold War, meant a reshuffle of the state institutions at first and later a dramatic impact on people`s lives. The political and institutional purges were the first signal that soon repression and terror will follow, thus prompting numerous Romanian citizens to leave the country. Yet, due to the strict surveillance of the Secret Police Services which did not easily allow traveling to Western countries, the only way to escape was through illicit border crossings. One of the most common destinations was Turkey, with documents issued between 1945 and 1948 by the Secret police services revealing an impressive number of such cases.

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