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This year, the Vehbi Koç Award which is given every year since 2002 in the fields of education, health, and culture respectively, is presented to the Distinguished Professor Dr. Ivet Bahar for her computational molecular and systems biology studies she has pioneered.

768 people who had lost their lives on the Struma ship on February 24, 1942, were commemorated on Thursday, February 24th, on the 80th anniversary of the disaster, with a ceremony organized on the coast of Sarayburnu, Istanbul.

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Tanju Bilgiç made a statement before the commemoration ceremony to be held on the anniversary of the Struma Disaster.

The Struma, which sailed from Constanza in Romania on December 12th, 1941, with 769 Jewish immigrants running away from the Nazis and 10 crew members, was heading for Palestine, today´s Israel.

The first Kosher food vending machine, under the supervision of the Chief Rabbinate of Turkey, at Istanbul Airport, has been opened.

Irvin Mandel, the artist of Şalom Newspaper´s ´Mozotros´ corner, and who has been drawing cartoons for the Şalom Magazine every month, is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the ´Mozotros Family [Mozotros Ailesi] Comic-Strip´ which he had started in 1992, with a new album and a special exhibition at the Schneidertempel Arts Center.

A first was lived in Edirne on January 22nd. The memories of approximately twenty thousand Jews, who had lived in Edirne a century ago, came alive in the Foundation Building right behind the Grand Synagogue of Edirne, at an exquisite dining table where their special cuisine was introduced.

Holocaust victims were commemorated in Turkey with many events on January 27th, the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

The results of the second of the Izmir Awards, given every 25 years by the International Izmir Researches Center, have been announced by Yaşar Aksoy, the director of the association.

The photography artist Niso Maçoro has been honored with the Excellence FIAP Bronze Distinction by The International Federation of Photogr...

Ankara also joined the many capitals around the world that illuminate their buildings to commemorate the International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust.

Sami Azar, one of the former presidents of the Izmir Jewish Community, has lost his life.

The Holocaust survivor Peter Rosenfeld Span will be the guest of a special event on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

The famous pianist, composer, soprano, and music therapist Renan Koen is going to perform a live concert during the online Washington Congressional Holocaust Commemoration which will take place at 21:00 (Turkey time), on January 27th.

The live broadcast concert themed In Memory of the Holocaust Victims 'Music In Order Not to Forget' ('Musica per non Dimenticare'), which will be pres...

President Tayyip Erdoğan, during the press conference with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at Beştepe Presidential Palace, stated that the President of Israel Isaac Herzog may be visiting Turkey.

The awards of 2nd Istanbul Story Competition and 1st Beautiful Istanbul Photography Competition organized by the CHP (Republican People's Party) Istan...

Translation by Janet MITRANIThe first and only Honorary President of the Turkish Jewish Community, Bensiyon Pinto, who had served our country and our ...

Bensiyon Pinto, the first and only Honorary President of the Turkish Jewish Community, has lost his life.From his early years, Bensiyon Pinto dedicate...

The collective art project of 20 artists, of whom 10 are Turkish and 10 are Israeli, ´Tell Me Your Story´ is now an outdoor exhibition at Şişli district of Istanbul.