Voices-Silence of Istanbul Jews in The Col- lective Traumatic Memory

This study explores the intergenerational transmission of traumatic collective memory among Istanbul Jews and examines why certain memories are suppressed or silenced, and analyzes the strategies used in the intergenerational transmission of this collective memory. It is based on 60 in-depth oral historical interviews with members of the Istanbul Jewish community from different generations, socio-economic profiles and gender. Relevant literature, on collective memory, postmemory, intergenerational transmission of memory have been utilized as analytical tools to analyze the qualitative dat