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29th edition of Akbank Jazz Festival, that brings music-lovers together with magical sounds of jazz, is being organised on October 17th till 27th.

Izmir Jewish Center, that will unite all the society buildings in one, opened its synagogue for prayer in Rosh Hashanah holiday.

Sukkot is celebrated in the Ankara Synagogue.

In the context of Sunday events of the Quincentenial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews, Boğaziçi University Graduates Choir will perform the concert "Poetic Ways of Human" in Ulus Jewish School, on October 20th.

XIIth edition of Florence Biennale is starting on October 18th. Henri Kandiyoti who is representing our country in photography, in the biennale, is also one of the nominees for the ´Lorenzo Il Magnifico´ award.

Due to his great contributions in medicine, both in Turkey and in the world, Prof. Dr. Marsel Meşulam, is awarded 2019 Dr. Nejat F. Eczacıbaşı Medicine Honor Awardş

The Turkish Jewish Community wished great success to our army in their twitter account saying:"We wish great success to our government and our gloriou...

You can feel the rich and vivid Jewish life that used to be lived in Istanbul once upon a time, through the Ladino ads that were published in various newspapers of the time. While the ads reflect the colorful Jewish life of that time, they also make us ponder giving us the chance to compare today with the past and the glimpse of a time soon to be forgotten.

Armenian composer and musicologist Gomidas, has been commemorated in 150th anniversary of his birthday, in Istanbul, with a special concert participated by many artists from Turkey and around the world.

"The Road to Happiness", Aymy Emel Benbasat´s photography exhibition, is opened in the Cultural Foundation of Greek Orthodox Society.

The 2019 edition of the “Monitoring Hate Speech in the Media” research, covering the months of January-February-March-April, prepared by Hrant Dink Foundation is announced. Where Armenians are the largest group of hate speech items against them, Jews come the second.

Anne Frank “A History for Today” exhibition is opened in the Grand Synagogue of Edirne on September 29th, Sunday.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoğlu sent greetings for the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah, which marks the first and second days of the Jewish year.

You can feel the rich and vivid Jewish life that used to be lived in Istanbul once upon a time, through the Ladino ads that were published in various newspapers of the time. While the ads reflect the colorful Jewish life of that time, they also make us ponder giving us the chance to compare today with the past and the glimpse of a time soon to be forgotten.

The Quincentenial Museum of Turkish Jews is organizing a nostalgic tour to Galata, an old and beautiful district of Istanbul.

World famous Turkish pianist Fazıl Say, performed a concert together with Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO), directed by the greatest conductor alive, Maestro Zubin Mehta, on September 14th, in Munich.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, met with representatives of Jewish institutions, in New York.

Applications for ‘Memory Walk Education’ in the context of ‘Basic Human Rights and Democratic Values Education through Anne Frank’s Life Story’ is open.

Season’s first exhibition in Schneidertempel Art Center, ‘Secret (Giz)’ by Ardan Ergüven, will be opened on September 18th.

14th edition of Contemporary Istanbul, the leading art fair of the region, is taking place between September 12-15, 2019, in Istanbul, the meeting point of Europe and Asia.