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Israel 13th Anniversary (İsrail: Çölde Açan Gül / 13. Yıldönümü) – Israeli Embassy Press Office Turkish Edition (1961)

Description:

This Turkish edition of Israel 13th Anniversary (İsrail: Çölde Açan Gül / 13. Yıldönümü) was published in Ankara in 1961 by the Press Office of the Israeli Embassy. Printed in Turkish, the publication was prepared as an official commemorative and propaganda work celebrating the thirteenth anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel.

The book presents Israel’s transformation between 1948 and 1961, emphasizing the country’s rapid modernization and development in areas such as agriculture, industry, technology, urban planning, education, and culture. The phrase “Çölde Açan Gül” (“A Rose Blooming in the Desert”) symbolically reflects the official narrative of transforming difficult geographic conditions into a modern and productive state.

Themes such as nation-building, modernization, technological progress, agricultural development, immigration, and social organization appear throughout the volume. Through archival photographs and explanatory texts, the publication highlights infrastructure projects, collective farming systems, industrial growth, educational institutions, and urban expansion during Israel’s early statehood years.

Richly illustrated with both black-and-white and color period photographs, the work represents an important example of Cold War-era Israeli cultural diplomacy and public relations activity in Turkey during the early 1960s.

Key Features:

• Title: Israel 13th Anniversary

• Turkish Title: İsrail: Çölde Açan Gül / 13. Yıldönümü

• Publisher: Israeli Embassy Press Office

• Publication Date: 1961

• Printed In: Ankara, Turkey

• Language: Turkish

• Format: Paperback

• Genre: Political History; Propaganda Literature; Middle Eastern Studies

• Subject: The first thirteen years of the State of Israel

• Literary Content: National development; Agricultural modernization; Cultural and industrial progress

• Themes: Nation-building; Modernization; Technological progress; Urbanization; State identity

• Historical Focus: Israel between 1948 and 1961

• Visual Features: Contains numerous black-and-white and color archival photographs

• Political Perspective: Official Israeli diplomatic and promotional narrative

• Historical Importance: Early Cold War-era Israeli propaganda and cultural diplomacy publication in Turkey

• Collector Appeal: Rare Turkish-language Israeli commemorative and promotional publication

• Condition: Small missing part on cover (please see photos)