ABSTRACT
Many sources generally portray Jews as easily acclimating themselves into the society in which they lived. They absorbed the respective society’s culture without having acculturation difficulties. Jews from eastern Turkey were a small minority, thus their life and culture became intertwined in many ways with the local society. Their cuisine and their way of dress were similar to those of native people. The main findings of this study consist of cultural elements. This chapter reviews the culture of Jewish communities once they lived in the east of Turkey. It examines their food, dress, family life, marriage customs, holidays, education, economic conditions, religion and their relationships with Muslims.
