Aşkale is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey.

[4] In 1942, the Varlık Vergisi (Turkish: [vɑɾˈɫɯk ˈvæɾɟisi], "wealth tax" or "capital tax") was imposed on the minority non-Muslim citizens of Turkey (mainly Jews, Greeks, Armenians, and Levantines.

[5] Those unable to pay had to work off their debt in labor camps in Aşkale.

[6] The law was repealed on 15 March 1944,[7] and minority citizens who were at the labour camps were sent back to their homes.

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