Rıfat N. Bali (b. 1948, Istanbul) is a Turkish Jewish writer, historian and independent researcher. He is a researcher who works especially on the history of Turkish Jews. He founded the publishing house LIBRA Kitap in 2008.

His Life

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[edit | edit source] Born in Istanbul in 1948. After completing his high school education at Saint Benoit French High School, he worked as a manager in a private company between 1970-1995. He graduated from Sorbonne University, Department of Theology in 2001. Since 1996, he has been conducting research and publishing on non-Muslim minorities, primarily Jews, anti-Semitism, conspiracy theories, and cultural and social change in Turkish society. His articles have been published in various journals, primarily History and Society, Social History, Birikim and Virgül. He has contributed to many compilations and encyclopedias with his articles, and has prepared many books for publication.

He won the Yunus Nadi Awards - Social Sciences Research Award in 2005 with his book From Anatolia to the New World, and in 2008 with his book The Chief Dentist of the Palace and the Republic, Sami Günzberg.

He is married and has two children.

His books

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[edit | change source] He has written many books on Turkish Jews. Some of them are:

1. From Tarz-ı Hayat to Life Style: New Elites, New Places, New Lives

Rıfat N. Bali/İletişim Publications/Today's Books Series 376 pages, Paperback ISBN 975-05-0049-0

2. Children of Moses, Citizens of the Republic

Rıfat N. Bali/İletişim Publications/History-Politics Series 470 pages, Paperback ISBN 975-470-887-8

3. Bibliography of Books, Theses and Articles on Judaism Published in Turkey 1923-2003

Rıfat N. Bali/Turkuaz Publications/Bibliography 432 pages, 1st volume ISBN 975-92630-0-9

4. Turkish Jews in the Republican Years: A Turkification Adventure (1923-1945)

Rıfat N. Bali/İletişim Publications/History Series 612 pages, Paperback ISBN 975-470-763-4

5. Turkish Jews in the Republican Years Aliya: The Story of a Mass Migration (1946-1949)

Rıfat N. Bali/İletişim Publications/History Series 463 pages, 3RD DOUGH, PAPERBACK ISBN 975-05-0098-9

6. The Jews of the State and the "Other" Jew

Rıfat N. Bali/İletişim Publications/History Series 479 pages, 2nd Volume, Paperback. ISBN 975-05-0204-3

7. Life Stories of the First Turks to Migrate from Anatolia to the New World/America

Rıfat N. Bali/İletişim Publications/History Series 368 pages ISBN 975-05-0249-3

8. Once Upon a Time, Jews Lived in Kırklareli

Rıfat N. Bali, Erol Haker/İletişim Publications/Memoir Series Translated by Natali Medina, 344 pages, 2nd volume ISBN 975-05-0021-0

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www.netkitap.com

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