The Dönme. Jewish Converts, Muslim Revolutionaries, and Secular Turks

Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xix

Introduction:
Following the Jewish Messiah Turned Muslim, 1666 – 1862 1

part i: ottoman salonika

1 Keeping It Within the Family, 1862 – 1908 25

2 Religious and Moral Education:
Schools and Their Effects 44

3 Traveling and Trading 65

part ii: between empire and nation-state

4 Making a Revolution, 1908 83

5 Choosing Between Greek Thessaloníki and
Ottoman Istanbul, 1912 – 1923 111

part iii: istanbul

6 Losing a Homeland, 1923 – 1924 141

7 Loyal Turks or Fake Muslims?
Debating Dönme in Istanbul, 1923 – 1939 155