lˈeɪlə nˈeɪzi pɹədˈuːst ɐ nˈoʊɾəbəl sˈɪɹiz ʌv stˈʌdiz bˈeɪst ɔnðə dˈaɪɚɹiz ʌv jˈæʃɑːɹ pˈeɪkɚ, hˌuː ˈɪʃuːd fɹʌmðə tˈaɪni dʒˈuːɪʃ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ʌv ˈɜːli twˈɛntiəθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi ˈæŋkɑːɹɹə, ænd hˌuː wʌz twˈaɪs ɛnɹˈoʊld ɪnðə lˈeɪbɚ bɐtˈæliənz ɪn tˈɜːki, ðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɡɹˈiːkoʊtˈɜːkɪʃ wˈɔːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn dˈæʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː ænd ðə sˈɛkənd tˈaɪm dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɪnwˌɪtʃ tˈɜːki dɪdnˌɑːt tˈeɪk pˈɑːɹt.
Leyla Neyzi produced a notable series of studies based on the diaries of Yaşar Paker, who issued from the tiny Jewish community of early 20th century Ankara, and who was twice enrolled in the labor battalions in Turkey, the first time during the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922) and the second time during the Second World War (in which Turkey did not take part).