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In the Byzantine period, Jewish communities coming from Genoa, Venice and Ancona used to live in Istanbul.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day was commemorated in Ankara on January 24, 2019.

“Visions of the Holocaust” Exhibition featuring black and white photographs of Holocaust colorized by Yusuf Tolga Unker to never forget, t...

On December 19th, 2018, veteran photographer Izzet Keribar was presented the 2018 Presidential Culture and Art Grand Award in Art/Photography category by the President of Turkey Mr. Tayyip Erdogan himself. Keribar has received numerous awards throughout his 65 years of career in photography. We talked with him about many things including this great honor, the digital transformation in photography, the time he served in Korea and his advices to his colleagues.

This year, Kadikoy Municipality has organized National Theater Play Contest for the second time. The objective of the contest is to encourage the writing of new theater plays and enrich Turkish theater play repertoire. The winners of the contest have been recently announced.

On Sunday morning, December the 23rd, Charity for the Impoverished (FKD) organized a breakfast seminar at Or Ahayim Hospital’s Nesim Albala Hall...

The recipients of 38th Istanbul Film Festival Cinema Awards have been announced. The Cinema Awards are given every year to distinguished individuals f...

Hanukkah was celebrated by Turkish Jewish Community on Sunday evening, December 9th, at Macka Sanat Park Nisantasi hosted by Sisli Municipality. ...

Mishne Torah, also known as Charity for Students has a new board and a new president for its women’s council: Rozi Levi. We talked with Rozi Levi about the new board, its missions and plans for the future.

“Different Cultures Look at Each Other” series of events organized by Sisli Municipality to promote different cultures residing in Sisli district kicked off last week with activities promoting Armenian culture.

Italy’s Consul General in Turkey Elena Sgarbi, Italy’s Consul in Turkey Gabriele Ingrosso, Co-President of Turkish Jewish Community Erol K...

The British music band Oi Va Voi which means ‘Oh my God!’ in Yiddish, performs in Istanbul almost every year. This year the band’s p...

On the evening of Sunday, October 28th, 2018 members of Turkish Jewish Community filled the seats of Neve Salom Synagogue to say Hineni/ We are here and commemorate those who have lost their lives in simultaneous terror attacks targeting our synagogues, on November 15, 2003.

The second International Israeli and Jewish Studies Conference was held on October 27-28, 2018, at Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University Campus. The first ...

As part of its “Basic Human Rights and Democratic Values Education Through the Life Story of Anne Frank” project which was launched in 201...

Portuguese Synagogue, located at İzmir’s historic Kemeralti Bazaar which had been renovated by Izmir Jewish Community in cooperation with EGIAD ...

European Day of Jewish Culture, an annual cultural event organized in 35 countries throughout Europe including Turkey, was held this year on October 14th at Neve Salom Synagogue and the Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews with a massive turnout. The event’s theme this year was ‘storytelling’. The culture and traditions of Jews living in Turkey were told through tales and stories.

Renan Koen Ensemble led by Turkish pianist, composer, music therapist, and soprano Renan Koen attended the Sephardic Music Festival in USA.The ensembl...

Human Rights Organization SEHAK in collaboration with Anne Frank House Amsterdam will launch a series of workshops, panels and educational seminars ab...

European Day of Jewish Culture which has been organized annually since 2001, will be hosted once again by The Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews this year, on Sunday, October 14th, between 10.30-18.00. The events will take place at Neve Salom Synagogue and the Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews.