"Turkish Passport" at New York University

The documentary "Turkish Passport," filmed with the support and advisorship of the Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Communication and which made a great impact on the public after its release, was presented to audiences in New York following its screening at Harvard University.

The film, which tells the story of a journey of hope, had its second screening in the United States at New York University's (NYU) Steinhardt School. The documentary film "Turkish Passport," which tells the story of Turkish diplomats who struggled for peace during World War II, putting their own lives and careers at risk, received full marks from the audience at its New York University screening.

Many Turkish and American guests attended the screening, including Bahçeşehir University Chair of the Board of Trustees Enver Yücel, Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Ertuğrul Apakan, the film's producer Güneş Çelikcan, Bahçeşehir University Project Director Yael Habif and University Youth Solidarity Platform Chair İbrahim Artukarslan.

In her opening speech, New York University Steinhardt School Dean Mary Brabeck said that a story never before brought to the screen would be shown, and thanked everyone who contributed to the making of the film. Dean Brabeck said: "We are very happy to show at our university the unknown story of how Turkish ambassadors, consuls and diplomats helped Jews during World War II and the genocide carried out by the Nazis." Brabeck also emphasized that differences in culture, language and religion enrich people's lives, and that because the film highlights this, they valued its screening at NYU in cooperation with Bahçeşehir University.

In his speech, Bahçeşehir University Chair of the Board of Trustees Enver Yücel focused on the importance of university leaders encouraging a culture of coexistence. Yücel said: " Turkish Passport tells of the efforts made by Turkish diplomats to save Jews living in Europe during one of the most shameful periods in human history, choosing not to remain indifferent to the atrocities without discrimination of religion, language or race. I believe this documentary film is a document to be watched as a lesson, especially in recent years when Holocaust denial has been rising." Stating that he believes the memory of the Holocaust, which the human mind struggles to comprehend, must be kept alive and commemorated every year so that it is never repeated, Yücel said that as Bahçeşehir University they were very pleased to be part of this documentary.

Images from the Turkish Passport Documentary