‘Mein Kampf’ becomes a bestseller in Turkey

THE JERUSALEM POST
March 18, 2005

New paperback versions of Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” have suddenly
become bestsellers in Turkey, raising questions about whether the sales
reflect growing anti-Semitism and anti-American sentiment in this Muslim
country, or if it’s just curiosity and a cheap read.

The books were printed without the permission of the Finance Ministry of
the German state of Bavaria, which handles the book’s copyright. The
ministry said Friday that it had asked Germany’s federal Foreign
Ministry to instruct diplomats in Turkey to investigate possible
lawsuits in an attempt to prevent the continued publication of the books.

Hitler wrote “Mein Kampf”, or “My Struggle,” in the 1920s, filling it
with anti-Semitic diatribes and his strategy for world domination.

Tens of thousands of copies of the book have sold in Turkey in recent
months since at least two cheap paperback versions were released.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress