The first synagogue in Istanbul was built in 318 during the Byzantine period. It was constructed in the Halkopratia district, which was inhabited by many Jews. Although this synagogue...
The vast majority of the Jewish community in Turkey (currently estimated at around 26.000 people) lives in Istanbul. This is only a fraction of the 500.000 Jews that once...
The Jewish religion has a four-thousand year history, but is also an accumulation of culture, mores, traditions, and symbols. The Jewish religion is an eclectic concept that might at...
The History of Turkish Jewish by Naim Avigdor GÜLERYÜZ The History of Turkish Jewish by Naim Avigdor GÜLERYÜZ Foreword On the midnight of August 2nd 1492, when Columbus embarked...
TIMELINE — Articles by Louis Fisman Early Settlement From 4th Century BCE Archaelogical findings indicate Jewish settlement in the Aegean region of Anatolia. From 220 BCE There are Jewish...