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Non-Muslim minorities protest wealth tax, expect apology
Many well-known families in Turkey are among the victims. One such victim is the prominent Turkish Jewish businessman Hayim Alaton, the father of Alarko Holding’s executive board chairman İshak Alaton. Hayim Alaton was sent to Aşkale in the province of Erzurum to perform manual labor because he had failed to pay two separate taxes imposed on him.
Within the scope of wealth tax payment requirements, 1,229 non-Muslims were sent to Aşkale via the Haydarpaşa railroad station in İstanbul to perform the jobs assigned to them.
İshak Alaton and a group of his friends have stated that they will visit the Haydarpaşa railroad station on Nov. 11 in order to keep the memories of this tragic incident alive. He will be accompanied by lawyer Cem Murat Sofuoğlu, Professor Serap Yazıcı, Professor Ergun Özbudun and others.
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