A Turkish Jew who visited Israel last month was arrested, fired from his job at Turkish Airlines, and banned from flying abroad pending a trial, JNS reported.
Umut Ataseven, 29, visited Israel as a tourist from April 6-12. During his visit, he posted a photo of himself next to an Israeli flag on a Tel Aviv beach.
Someone then posted a screenshot of the photo on X and made false claims that Ataseven was dual citizen who was participating in the “genocide” in Gaza as an IDF soldier.
Siyonist Avraham Levi/Umut Ataseven, Gazze’deki soykırımda asker olarak bulunduktan sonra çifte vatandaşlık hakkından elini kolunu sallayarak Türkiye’ye özgürce gelip gezdi.
ABD’de Türk vatandaşı Rümeysa Öztürk sadece Filistin’e yönelik akademik çalışmasından dolayı gözaltı… pic.twitter.com/T9GZFX47ce
— Odak TV (@OdakTV1) April 15, 2025
After returning to Turkey, Ataseven found out he was fired, and four hours later, he was arrested. After being interrogated, he was released on the condition that he report to his local police station twice a week and was banned from leaving the country.
Ataseven, who has received death threats, is now awaiting trial and is determined to fight his case.
There are about 15,000 Jews living in Turkey, with the majority, 95%, living in Istanbul, and the rest in Izmir, Antakya, and Iskenderun.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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6 Responses
Given that he flew back on April 12th:- This was שבת ערב פסח:-
והמבין יבין
Such barbarians.
147:
What a sick comment to make.
Check your Yichus…. because a real Yid doesn’t speak this way, Neturei Karta do.
Sadly, many of the comments on this site are highly questionable.
That was stupid of him.
HE SHOULD have. ….. stayed in ISRAEL!!!!! It’s. Our home
What are 150.000 Jews looking for In this antisemite muslim country ???
Turkey is a favorable country for Israeli tourists for some reason despite it being so anti Israel.