THE ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF TURKIFICATION POLICIES IN THE EARLY REPUBLICAN PERIOD: WEALTH Tax (1942-1944)

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In the first years of the establishment of the Republic of Turkey, on behalf of establish a nation-state,Turkification policies were implemented in many areas. These applications focused mainly on non-Muslim and non-Turk groups who were living in Turkey. Turkification policies have affected the livesof individuals in political, social and economic fields. At this point, economically Turkificationpolicies were carried out with two main policies: Wealth Tax and Turkification of the economy. In thisstudy, the dimensions, sociological effects and results of the wealth tax applied to non-Muslim andnon-Turk groups were evaluated. In this context, the presence of social and economic disadvantages ofthe tax on the Republic of Turkey were discussed.