The Jews And Prostitution In Constantinople 18541922 1st Edition Rfat N Bali by Rıfat N. Bali 9789754283518, 9754283516 instant download after payment.

In Rıfat N. Balis words Until the first years of the Turkish Republic there were a consierable number of nonMuslims Greeks Armenians and Jews active in all aspects of Istanbuls sex trade whether as brothel owners procurers or prostitutes In regard to the disproportionate minority representation in this trade the few existing sources all agree and this reality has also been reflected in a number of Turkish novels dealing with Beyoğlu According to a study of Turkish novels set in Beyoğlu of the 34 nonMuslim protagonists found in these novels thirteen were brothel owners while another three were prostitutes Nevertheless one fact that seems to have escaped all researchers and historians is that those controlling the white slavery business in İstanbul in the alte 19th and 20th centuries were foreign Jews living in İstanbul This phenomenon will be the subject of this study.