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A European Feminist Decries Sex Trafficking in the Ottoman Empire
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Constantinople [Istanbul], April 8, 1911 Dear Mrs. N., I hear unanimously and consistently that the market [for prostitution—Eds.] in Constantinople is ninety percent Jewish women, that almost all…

Contributor:

Bertha Pappenheim

Places:

Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)

Date:

1911

Subjects:

Sexual violence, Prostitution, Women, Human rights, Sephardi, Letters, Politics

Categories:

Political Culture, Letters, Firsthand accounts
An Attempt to Open a School for Jewish Girls in Ottoman Istanbul
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Today in every district of Istanbul and neighboring areas we can see Muslim, community, and foreign schools that disseminate instruction and enlighten the people. [For my part] I work as a teacher at…

Contributor:

Victoria Danon

Places:

Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (Istanbul, Türkiye)

Date:

1895

Subjects:

Education, Women, Muslim-Jewish relations, Islam, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters