Tag #125782 - Interview #97938 (Moiz Isman)

My father wasn’t alive when the Wealth Tax Law [see Wealth Tax] was passed. I was a high ranking white-collar laborer.  They wanted 750 liras from me. I was able to afford it. But on the other hand, they wanted 350.000 liras from my boss. That was a great fortune. He sold his house, and all of his belongings, but he wasn’t able to gather this amount of money.  The officers came, and he was sent to Askale. [work camp in Eastern Anatolia]. He stayed there for 5 or 6 months.