Jews of Turkey have been applying for restitution of citizenship from Spain and Portugal through processes formalized in 2015 Using
twenty-nine interviews, this study analyzes applicant motivations and finds that cultural connections play a minor role in applicant decisions. Unlike
Sephardic Jews in other contexts, the citizenship application process did not lead to self-questioning of identity. The more important motivators were
Jewish fears about the future of Turkey, the pra ...