Elza Niego affair

The 1927 murder in Turkey of a 20 year-old Jewish woman named Elza Niego by a Turkish official sparked an anti-government demonstration at her funeral that authorities regarded as criminal. The Turkish government alleged that the slogans used in the manifestations were against Turkishness. Following the demonstration, either nine or ten Jewish protestors were detained. They were released after thirty days.

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