{"id":774734,"date":"2022-12-06T22:37:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T19:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/?p=774734"},"modified":"2022-12-06T22:37:07","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T19:37:07","slug":"how-turkey-helped-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2022\/12\/06\/how-turkey-helped-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"How Turkey helped the world"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/a>What achievement has Turkey accomplished that has helped the world and it can be proud of?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Although we are dealing with problems that I am not very proud of today; as a Turkish citizen, there is something about my country that I am very proud of. The following photo was taken at the Turkish Embassy in Washington in the 40s:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After this photo was taken, a diplomatic crisis occurred for the first time between the Republic of Turkey and the USA. At that time, discriminatory legal doctrines such as “separate but equal<\/em>” were active in the United States, and certain “barriers” in public institutions were required by Jim Crow Laws<\/em> between African Americans and White Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the Turkish ambassador of the period, M\u00fcnir Erteg\u00fcn<\/em><\/strong>, was constantly organizing invited proms for Black Jazz artists at the Turkish embassy in the capital, and he was trying to wage a political struggle against black racism at these invitations with the support of American Jewish Committee. The repeated meeting of Whites and Blacks in the same place eventually resulted in a “warning letter” sent to the Turkish Ambassador by the Senate of one of the Southern States:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am complaining about you letting Black Individuals into the Turkish Embassy through the front door. I would like to remind you that this is against the Jim Crow Laws.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Ambassador Erteg\u00fcn responded to this warning with a short letter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn my country, our friends enter our house through the front door. But if you wish, we can let you in through the back door.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ambassador Erteg\u00fcn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Freedom is the supreme good for the human spirit, and its just application is a symbol of dignity for civilized man. Therefore, this struggle of a Turkish bureaucrat is the most important achievement that Turkey has officially brought to the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Erteg\u00fcn Family later established a record label called Atlantic Records<\/em> and produced the albums of many Black Jazz artists:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/item\/gottlieb.02641\/<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • https:\/\/www.voaturkce.com\/a\/tarihi-washington-buyukelcilik-konutu-gorenleri-buyuluyor\/4341856.html<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantic_Records<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Helin D.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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