According to Rifat Bali , Turkish authorities bear some responsibility for the Struma disaster , killing about 781 Jewish refugees and 10 crew , due to their refusal to allow the Jewish refugees on board to disembark in Turkey . William Rubinstein goes further , citing British pressure on Turkey not to let '' Struma '' s passengers disembark , in accordance with Britain 's White Paper of 1939 to prevent further Jewish immigration to Palestine
Struma disaster
Struma disaster
History of the Jews in Turkey