The Dönme: Jewish Converts, Muslim Revolutionaries, and Secular Turks
A historical study of the Dönme, Jewish converts to Islam whose influence shaped Ottoman and modern Turkish society through politics, culture, and secular reform.
About This Book
This book examines the complex history of the Dönme, a group of Jewish converts to Islam in the Ottoman Empire.
It traces their role as both insiders and outsiders in Turkish society across centuries of political change.
The narrative highlights their contributions to modernization, secularism, and revolutionary movements.
Readers gain insight into identity, conversion, and cultural transformation in the late Ottoman and early Republican periods.
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