Myth Busted: Turkey’s Jewish Policy during the Second World War (Unpublished)

Unpublished Review: Ahmet Özcan, “Myth Busted: Turkey’s Jewish Policy during the Second World War”, 2015. An extraordinary series of conferences on “Memory Policies” that concentrates on wounded memories of various countries have been held since 2014 under the directorship of Nora Şeni, a professor from the University of Paris 8, in collaboration with the French … More Myth Busted: Turkey’s Jewish Policy during the Second World War (Unpublished)

Let’s Vomit It: Disgust, Purity, and Hate

I found in a rare book, written by my uncle Mehmet Koç in 1964, a striking quotation of a public statement on a train wreck by an “unknown” state official in Turkey: Citizens, regrettably, our nighty three citizens passed away in the deplorable train wreck last night. Our sorrow is overwhelming. Our only consolation is … More Let’s Vomit It: Disgust, Purity, and Hate