Unique Turkish Diplomats
during the Holocaust - Shoa
1933 - 1945

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To bear in remembrance all  unique Turkish Diplomats. Our thanks to those alive, or dead. May they all rest in peace and in haven.

During the Holocaust, Shoa 1933-1945 and World War II. the unique Turkish diplomats whose role was crucial to spare, a countless number of Turkish Citizens, former Turkish citizens, Turkish descent Jews&Turks and European Jews  and Jewish descent and how to save all their lives in Europe and to their unique rescue stories

A true story how  the Turkish Diplomats saved lives of  Turkish citizens,  former Turkish citizens, Turkish descent Jews&Turks and all other European Jews and Jewish descent from Nazi-Germany, Nazi-allied countries and Nazi-occupied European countries during the Holocaust - Shoa 1933-1945 and World War II.

To those unique Turkish Diplomats and the Diplomatic Corps with their known and unknown names who are alive or dead, our thanks. Forever you belong to the Righteous among the Nations, may you all rest in peace, in Gods mercy and Grace.
 

„It was the voice of my conscience

Excellancy

Selahattin Ülkümen
1'st  Consul
Rhodos - Greece
1939-1945





Picture: Yad Vashem/Israel

Their unique, human response and human behaivour at the deepest level as an example for all human kind.
 

The 500 YIL VAKFI
Istanbul/Turkey
    Curator Mr. Hary Ojalvo    
&.
The World Quincentennial Foundation

It was their voice of conscience


 

 

 





THE PRESIDENT OF
TURKEY

MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATÜRK

1932 - 1938

Istanbul/Turkey


Ankara/Turkey





FOREIGN MINISTER &. AMBASSADOR

Excellency

NUMAN MENEMENCİOĞLU

1938 - 1945

Ankara/Turkey



AMBASSADOR

Excellency

BEHİÇ ERKİN

1938 - 1945

Vichy/France





AMBASSADOR

Excellency

SAFFET ARIKAN

1938 - 1945

Berlin/Germany


 

AMBASSADOR

Excellency

ŞEVKET FUAT KEÇECİ

1937 - 1946

Budapest/Hungary

Unique Turkish Diplomat Ambassador Şevket Fuat Keçeci during the Holocaust and Shoah 1933-1945 and WW II. The Turkish Ambassador saved and rescued lives of countles Hungarian Jews, jewish descent, christians, their families and children - from concentration camp, ghetto and the deportation to “death camp Auschwitz

AGAINST NEGLECT

Note: March 19, 1944 only the unique Turkish Diplomat and Ambassador Şevket Fuat Keçeci and the Republic of Turkey saved and rescued, although the life of  The Hungarian Prime Minister Dr. Mikloş Kalay and his Family from certain death, concentration camp, ghetto and the deportation to death camp Auschwitz„-

The Republic of Hungary and the Academy of science the authorities and - his son; - Hon. Dr. Kristof Kalay.

 

 

AMBASSADOR

Excellency

NİZAMETTİN AYAŞLI

1943 - 1946

Stockholm/Sweden
 

 

 

AMBASSADOR

Excellency

TEVFİK  K. KOPERLER

1934 - 1939

Madrid/Spain

Unique Turkish Diplomat Ambassador “Tevfik  K.  Koperler„ - he rescued and saved lives between October 1936 and May 1937 in Madrid/Spain during the Holocaust and Shoah 1933-1945, Spanish Civil War and WW II.

Spaniards about 294 woman, 340 men; - additional 78 other Nationalities; - plus Miniorities, 712 adults and just as much youth, children, small children and babies, the Turkish Ambassador rescued and saved lives from certain death and deportation.

Madrid/Spain 1936-1937

Madrid/Spain 1936-1937

AGAINST NEGLECT
Excellency Ambassador “Tevfik  K.  Koperler„
Madrid/Spain 1936-1937

The Turkish Ambassador “Tevfik  K.  Koperler gave to the victims as new citizens Republic of Turkey new Passport and ID cards afterwards he drove with them from Madrid with countless autobus, decorated each bus with Turkish flags to the city of Valencia.

After arrival in Valencia at the harbour he sent them with the Turkish ship (Karadeniz)  from the port of Valencia/Spain via Sicily to Istanbul/Turkey.

My luck said yes. Autobiographic evocation of War and Peace. Editorial San Martín, Madrid 1987.



Honorable  Senor MANUEL
IGLESIAS-SARRIA Y PUGA AND HIS BROTHER
The World Wide Famous
Julio Iglesias Family

AGAINST NEGLECT

The unique Ambassador Excellency Tevfik K. Koperler noted: the above (picture) with the world wide famous person are the few, from the many, from those days between 1936 and May 1937 which we have saved their lives from certain death in Madrid/Spain.

There are many other famous and unknown Spaniards and 78 other Nationalities plus Miniorities around the world; - they did not forget who saved their lives, they teached and told all of them to their children; - to never forget and to teach their children too; - his relative Mr. Mehmet Ali Yıldız Bavaria/Munich.


 



1 ST
HONORARY CONSUL

Excellency

MEHMET ALI YILDIZ

1939 - 1945

Göteborg/Sweden

Unique Turkish Diplomat “Mehmet Ali Yıldız during the Holocaust and Shoa 1933-1945 and WW II. he saved lives and he spent money from his own pocket 14.645.05.- Swedish Crones for countless Jews (150), male, female and just as much children and babys as victims in 1943 Göteborg/Sweden.

He spent the money for the liberated victims from the KZ-Concentration Camp (Death Camp) to buy them shoes, cloth, dress, suit, jacket, shirt, underwear, socks, winter-coat, medicine, food and pocket money for every one.

The Turkish Diplomat gave to the Jewish victims as new citizens Republic of Turkey new Passport and ID cards afterwards he sent them with the ship
(Drottningholm)  from Göteborg/Sweden via Lisbon/Portugal to Istanbul/ Turkey.

AGAINST NEGLECT

His Excellency MEHMET ALI YILDIZ
1 ST
HONORARY CONSUL 1939 - 1945 Göteborg/Sweden

The Book published 1991 Munich/Bavaria
By Mr. W. R. Benz

 

 

1 ST CONSUL

Excellency

I.  CEMAL ÖZKAYA

1939 - 1945

Athens/Greece



1ST CONSUL

Excellency

BURHAN IŞIN

1940 - 1946

Varna/Bulgaria


 

AMBASSADOR

Excellency

NECDET KENT

1937 - 1945

Marseille/France

 

 

5TH CONSUL

Excellency

HASAN ESAT IŞIK

1941 - 1949

Paris/France
(Head of the citizenship, passport, registry office at the Turkish consulate in Paris)

AGAINST NEGLECT

Unique Turkish Diplomat Hasan Esat Işık during the Holocaust and Shoah and WW II. 1941-1945 in Paris he saved countless lives by outgiving Turkish Passport and Identity for 5 years to the displaced victims;- familys with children, babys, woman, men and elderly Turks, Christians and European Jews.

Additionally he was activ in northern France, Paris, Compiegne, Vittel and Grenoble (Concentration camps), there he saved lives again of Turks, European Jews and Christians by declaring that the displaced victims were Turkish citizens; - his relative Mrs. Gülsen Yıldız Stuttgart/Germany.

 

1ST CONSUL

Excellency

İRFAN SABİT AKÇA

1936 - 1944

Prag/Czech Republic
(Former Chechoslovakya)

 





1ST CONSUL

Excellency

PERTEV ŞEVKİ KANTİMİR

1937 - 1942

Budapest/Hungary

 



1ST CONSUL

Excellency

ABDÜLHALAT BİRDEN

1939 - 1944

Budapest/Hungary
 



1ST CONSUL

Excellency

FUAT AKTAN

1936 - 1942

Constanca/Romania

 

 

1ST CONSUL

Excellency

RAGIP RAUF ARMAN

1940 - 1945

Constanca /Romania

 

 

 

1ST CONSUL

Excellency

KUDRET ERBEY

1937 /1942

Hamburg/Germany

 


1ST CONSUL

Excellency

GALİP EVREN

1939 - 1944

Hamburg/Germany

 

 

1ST CONSUL

Excellency

CEVDET DÜLGER

1937 - 1942

Paris/France


 

1ST CONSUL

Excellency

FİKRET ŞEFİK ÖZDOĞANCI

1939 - 1945

Paris/France

 

 

1ST CONSUL

Excellency

NAMIK KEMAL YONGA

1939 - 1945

Paris/France

 

 



1ST CONSUL

Excellency

BEDRİ ARBEL

1937 - 1945

Paris/France

 

 

1ST CONSUL

Excellency

MEHMET FUAT ÇARIM

1939 - 1945

Paris/France

 



1ST CONSUL

Excellency

FİRUZAN SELÇUK

1937 - 1941

Belgrade/Serbia

(Former Yugoslavia)

 

 

 

AMBASSADOR

Excellency

METIN YILDIZ

1937 - 1946

Moscow/Russia
(Former Soviet Union)

 

 

AMBASSADOR

Excellency

SELAHATTİN ÜLKÜMEN

1939 - 1945

Rhodos/Greece

Photo: The unique Diplomat Selahattin Ülkümen, 1933-1945 during the Holocaust - Shoah and World War II. helped and rescued countless innocent and helpless Jews and Jewish descent, woman, children, men, elderly and sick ones the victims of the Holocaust and  Shoah in Rhodes/Greece.

The Gestapo, SS, Nazi-Wehrmacht and local Greek grasper, collaborators murdered his pregnant wife (9th month) and 2 Turkish Diplomats, additionally they bombed the building of the Turkish Consulate in Rhodes/ Greece.

AGAINST NEGLECT





Photo: Cairo/Egypt

DIPLOMATIC CORP

Excellency

TURGUT MENEMENCİOĞLU

1939 - 1945

Ankara/Turkey


 

AGAINST NEGLECT

The official Statement; from the countless Holocaust and Shoa surviver mainly from Jews around the world.

During the Holocaust and Shoa years in 1933 until 1945 and the II. World War in Europe;

The other Diplomats; - all those from the western countrys, by seeing us (Jews with the Yellow Star) they turned all their head and face away;-

Unique Turkish Diplomats; - Diplomatic
Corp and the Republic of Turkey, did not.
 


 

If I don't do; - anything else in my life,
I am proud of this work, family member
from
The Unique Turkish Diplomats


 

The Republic of Turkey since founded in 1923, has always saved people and lives until today.

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The Ottoman Empire since founded in 12'th century has always saved lives and people over the centuries until 19'th century.


 

AGAINST  NEGLECT

The Republic of Turkey,
Turkish Border Police, Turkish Customs, Turkish Coast Guard, Turkish Red Crescent and Turkish Armed Forces

Their unique humanitarian help and aid, - saving lives for 12 years during the Holocaust, Shoa 1933-1945 and WW II. the countless refugees, from Europe, Greece Thrace border, Greece Agean-Sea border and coast, Bulgaria Thrace border and Romania Black Sea border, - Jews and Jewish descent, - children, familys, woman, men, elderly and Christians they found all a save haven, food, medical help and free entrance in the Republic of Turkey

AGAINST NEGLECT

Picture: The customs Kapıkule Turkey 1933-1945

The Escape from Greece to Turkey; - Thracia-frontier length to escape 300-350 km. -  Customs; - Kapıkule, İpsala, Uzunköprü, Enez, Yenice, Yeni karpuzlu, etc.

The Escape from Greece to Turkey; - Agean Sea-frontier length to escape 700-750 km - and the islands of Crete, Korfu, Rhodes, Kos, Lesbos, Limnos, 12 islands, Mykonos, etc. Customs; - Izmir, Bodrum, Marmaris, etc.

The Escape from Bulgaria to Turkey; - Thracia-frontier length to escape 400-450 km. - Customs; - Hamzabeyli, Kalkansöğüt,  Malkoçlar, Ahatlı, Çağlayık, Dereköy, Karacadağ, Şükrüpaşa, Yiğitbaşı, Beğendik, etc.

The Escape from the Romanian coast to Turkey; - for 12 years, - with all kind of boats through the Black Sea between 1933-1945.

 

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