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Dentist Yasef Yahya had been murdered 18 years ago, just because he was Jewish, on August 21, 2003, by villainous assailants who understood that he was Jewish from the clinic signboard. Yasef Yahya was commemorated by his grave on Sunday, August 1st.

In the fires that have been going on in 8 different cities of Turkey for more than 48 hours, 3 people in Manavgat and 1 person in Marmaris have lost their lives.

Journalist and writer Hüseyin Hakkı Kahveci stated that the forest fires happening in our country coincided with the route of the trips Rabbi Mendy Chitrik is having throughout the country.

Renan Koen´s book ´Positive Resistance´ was introduced on YouTube on Sunday, July 25th.

The Hemdat Israel Synagogue located in Kadiköy is getting back its historical texture via the joint project of Haydarpaşa Hemdat Israel Synagogue Foundation, Alef Youth Club, and Shalom Corps!

Pianist, composer, educator, and music therapist Renan Koen´s book, ´Positive Resistance´ in both Turkish and English is published by Gözlem Publishing and her music album ´March of the Music´ is released from Lila Music.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, talked to the new Israeli President Isaac Herzog on the phone.

Selim Öztürk who had previously worked as a specialist at the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities, and as an assistant professor at the Turkish National Police Academy, is appointed as the Republic of Turkey Tel Aviv Embassy Culture and Promotion Consultant on July 7th.

Our economy columnist Cüneyt Dirican received the ´Best Radio Program in Economy of the Year´ award in the 13th Economy Press Success Awards organized by the Economy Journalists Association (EGD).

The photography artist with EFIAP Distinction, Niso Maçoro has received many medals from various countries so far.In the '6th Pacific-Atlantic ...

The book ´Izmirli Dario (Dario from Izmir)´ where Erkan Özerman, the famous producer and talent manager, is telling about Dario Moreno´s becoming a star coming from Turkey, is out from Remzi Bookstore.

The opening ceremony of the ´Izmir Jewish Heritage´ project financed by the European Union and developed by the Izmir Jewish Community Foundation, aiming to preserve the Jewish Heritage in Izmir was realized on June 21st, with the participation of Ambassador Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut, the Head of European Union Delegation to Turkey, Tunç Soyer, the Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, and Abdül Batur, the Mayor of Konak District.

The Encyclopedia of Jewish Women, which is being broadcasted as the Jewish Women Archive in the US, added Karen Gerson Şarhon, the Sephardic Culture R...

The old Bet El Synagogue in Jaffa which had served the Turkish Jews in Israel is renewed and opened for service once again on June 19th.

The opening ceremony of the Izmir Jewish Heritage Project run by the Izmir Jewish Community Foundation and the Kentimiz Izmir (Our City Izmir) Association, was realized on June 22nd.

The Harvard GlobalWE Essay Contest was established in 2015, to invite students to think critically about the status and rights of women, in order to h...

The Turkish online store called Tilki Shop is selling t-shirts with tanks used by the Nazis during World War II prints on them. The Twitter post by this store where this t-shirt is advertised got reactions from some users.

Turkish Jewish Community filed a criminal complaint against Cemil Kandemiroğlu, the Head of the Bayburt Branch of the Health and Social Service Workers´ Union ´Sağlık-Sen´.

Cemil Kandemiroğlu, Head of the Bayburt Branch of the Health and Social Service Workers´ Union ´Sağlık-Sen´ said, "You all are dishonest. You are traitors. You are Jews." for the academics protesting at Boğaziçi University.

On Friday, Israel decided to lift the travel ban on several countries that had been heavily affected by COVID-19.