Do Jews and Turkish people get along?

Answer 1

Assuming that the question refers to Non-Jewish Turks (which comprise over 99.9% of Turks) and Non-Turkish Jews (which comprise over 98% of Jews), we can discuss this topic. In order for two groups of people to get along, both groups have to behave amicably towards one another. If one group behaves amicably and the other does not, then there are problems. On an individual basis, Jews and Turks generally have no issues. However, if the discussion turns to politics, religion, or history, the feelings on both sides are less than amiable, especially where Israel is concerned.

The irony, of course, with all of this is that the Jews were among the strongest supporters of Ottomanism during the decay of the Ottoman Empire, more often aligning with the pluralistic Ottoman State than the ethnoreligiously "pure" Christian States declaring independence in the Balkans.

On the Turkish Side, Turkish culture has always had latent Anti-Semitism, which means that while hard forms of discrimination (such as restrictive dress styles, living areas, unique taxes) were abolished in the mid-1800s for Jews in the Ottoman Empire, there was still the prevalent view that Jews were somehow inferior and/or cancerous to Muslim Turkish Society. Conspiracy theories are common in Turkey and a significant number of them hinge on Jews having some sort of role in undermining Turkish values. For example, there are conspiracies that Ataturk was a secret Jew and took power in Turkey in order to erase Islam for "Jewish benefits". Erdogan and the AKP have stoked these feelings, especially in their portrayal of Israel, often crossing the line from legitimate criticism to Anti-Semitic motifs and conspiracies about Jews.

On the Jewish Side, Jews have generally had a positive view of Turkey given the actions of various Ottoman Sultans (like Sultan Bayezid II) to protect and accommodate Jews from other countries. However, latent Anti-Semitism remained, resulting in an almost immediate relocation of the entire Turkish Jewish community to Israel when the latter state was founded. Until the late 2000s, Turkey and Israel enjoyed a powerful military-strategic cooperation, and many Jews, accordingly held a positive view of Turkey and Turkish people. With the current Anti-Israel policies of the Erdogan AKP administration and increasing numbers of Turks making Anti-Israel and Anti-Semitic statements, Jews' opinions of Turks have taken a downturn.

Answer 2

Several thousand Turkish people are Jewish.