During 1923-1948 , approximately 7,300 Jews emigrated from Turkey to Palestine . After the 1934 Thrace pogroms following the 1934 Turkish Resettlement Law , immigration to Palestine increased ; it is estimated that 521 Jews left for Palestine from Turkey in 1934 and 1,445 left in 1935 . Immigration to Palestine was organized by the Jewish Agency and the Palestine Aliya Anoar Organization . The Varlık Vergisi , a capital tax established in 1942 , was also significant in encouraging emigration from Turkey to Palestine ; between 1943 and 1944 , 4,000 Jews emigrated . " The Jews of Turkey reacted very favorably to the creation of the State of Israel . Between 1948 and 1951 , 34,547 Jews immigrated to Israel , nearly 40 % of the Jewish population at the time . Immigration was stunted for several months in November 1948 , when Turkey suspended migration permits as a result of pressure from Arab countries
1934 Thrace pogroms
1934 Thrace pogroms
Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries