List of synagogues in Turkey
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Istanbul
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| Ahrida Synagogue Ahrida Synagogue of Istanbul Ahrida Synagogue is one of the oldest synagogues in Istanbul, Turkey. It is located in Balat, the Jewish quarter, of the city.-History:... |
c.1460 | |||
| Ashkenazi Synagogue Ashkenazi Synagogue of Istanbul The Ashkenazi Synagogue is an Ashkenazi synagogue located near the Galata Tower in Karaköy neighborhood of Beyoğlu in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the only currently active Ashkenazi synagogue in Istanbul open to visits and prayers. The synagogue was founded by Jews of Austrian origin in 1900... |
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| Bakirkoy Synagogue Bakirkoy Synagogue Bakirkoy Synagogue is a synagogue in Istanbul, Turkey. Though active since the late 19th century for the Jews of the area, as a result of a decrease in the Jewish population in the area it is only open for Shabbat services.-External links:* *... |
19th century | |||
| Bet Avraam Synagogue Bet Avraam Synagogue Bet Avraam Synagogue is a synagogue located behind the main train station in Sirkeci in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the synagogue nearest to the Sultanahmet area and can be reached by foot easily for Shabbat services. Appointments should be secured from the Chief Rabbinate.-External links:* *... |
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| Bet Israel Synagogue Bet Israel Synagogue (Istanbul, Turkey) Bet Israel Synagogue is located in Şişli, Istanbul, Turkey. Bet Israel and Neve Shalom Synagogues are supported and governed by the Neve Shalom Foundation. The synagogue was initially built in the 1920s and enlarged into its present size in the early 1950s due to the majority of the Jewish... |
1920s |  |
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| Bet Nissim Synagogue Bet Nissim Synagogue Bet Nissim Synagogue is a synagogue built in 1840s in Kuzguncuk, Istanbul, Turkey. With its Ehal-ha-Kodesh dating from the end of 18th century, it was restored and reopened to the public. Visits are possible through appointment from the Chief Rabbinate.... |
1840s | |||
| Bet Yaakov Synagogue Bet Yaakov Synagogue Bet Yaakov Synagogue is a synagogue in Istanbul, Turkey. Located at the Asian side of the Bosphorus in the area called Kuzguncuk, just beside a Greek Orthodox church, it was built in 1878. The Jewish population of Kuzguncuk having moved away, it is kept alive by worshippers whose families... |
1878 |  |
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| Burgazada Synagogue Burgazada Synagogue Burgazada Synagogue is a synagogue in Burgazada, Istanbul, Turkey. There were few Jewish families in the 1950s in Burgaz , but in the 60's the need to have a synagogue arose and permission was taken in 1968 to build one. It is open for services only during summer months, like the other synagogues... |
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| Caddebostan Synagogue Caddebostan Synagogue Caddebostan Synagogue is a synagogue built in 1953 in the Kadiköy district of Istanbul, Turkey. The name of the architect is Albert Arditi. As a result of the increase of the Jewish population in the area, the Synagogue is the most populated one on the Asian side of the city and visits and... |
1953 | |||
| Etz Ahayim Synagogue Etz Ahayim Synagogue The Etz Ahayim Synagogue, also known as the Ortaköy Synagogue, is synagogue located in Ortaköy, Istanbul, Turkey, on the coast near the right leg of Bosphorus Bridge. The synagogue was totally destroyed by fire in 1941 with only the marble Aron Kodesh remaining intact. The synagogue was... |
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| Hemdat Israel Synagogue Hemdat Israel Synagogue Hemdat Israel Synagogue is a synagogue founded in 1899 and located in an area called Haydarpasa Kadikoy on the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey. Visits and participation to prayers are possible after contacting the Chief Rabbinate.-External links:* *... |
1899 | |||
| Hesed Le Avraam Synagogue Hesed Le Avraam Synagogue Hesed Le Avraam Synagogue Synagogue is a synagogue in Büyükada, Istanbul, Turkey. It is open for services only during summer months, like the other synagogues of the Princes' Islands.-External links:**... |
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| Italian Synagogue Italian Synagogue (Istanbul) The Italian Synagogue, also known as Kal de los Frankos, is a synagogue located north of the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. The synagogue was established by the Italian Jewish community of Istanbul, , in the 19th century. In 1931 the original building was demolished and a new synagogue was built... |
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| Kal Kados, Corapci Han Synagogue Kal Kados, Corapci Han Synagogue Kal Kados, Corapci Han Synagogue is a synagogue in Istanbul, Turkey. Located in an historic office building built by Russian Jews in the 1880s with the help of Count de Kamondo, the synagogue is open for daily prayers during weekdays.-External links:* *... |
1880s | |||
| Karaite Synagogue Karaite Synagogue (Istanbul) The Karaite Synagogue is a synagogue in the Hasköy district of Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey.-See also:* History of the Jews in Turkey* Karaite Judaism* List of synagogues in Turkey-External links:... |
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| Maalem Synagogue Maalem Synagogue Maalem Synagogue is a synagogue located on the slopes overlooking the Golden Horn near the Jewish old age home in the Hasköy district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is the only remaining open synagogue in an area that once had many Jewish residents. The synagogue is open for visits only during weekdays.... |
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| Mayor Synagogue Mayor Synagogue Mayor Synagogue is a former synagogue in the Hasköy district of Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey.According to historian Lorans Tanatar Baruh, the synagogue was built in the Byzantine era and was called Mayor because it was the largest in the neighborhood. According to an unspecified historian, however,... |
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| Neve Shalom Synagogue Neve Shalom Synagogue Neve Shalom Synagogue, , is a synagogue located in the Galata district of Istanbul, Turkey.The synagogue was built in response to an increase in the Jewish population in the old Galata neighborhood in the late 1930s. A Jewish primary school was torn down in 1949 for that purpose and the synagogue... |
1951 |  |
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| Yanbol Synagogue Yanbol Synagogue Yanbol Synagogue is a synagogue in Istanbul, Turkey. First built by Jews from Yanbol, Bulgaria, during the Byzantine period, the synagogue was rebuilt in the 18th century. It is one of the two remaining ancient synagogues of the Balat area, the traditional Jewish quarter of Istanbul.-External... |
18th century |  |
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| Yenikoy Synagogue Yenikoy Synagogue Yeniköy Synagogue is a synagogue located along the northern part of the Bosphorus in the Yeniköy neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey. The synagogue, said to have been built by Abraham Salomon Camondo in the late 19th century, has been rejuvenated recently by the renewed presence of Jews who have moved... |
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| Zulfaris Synagogue (Jewish Museum of Turkey) |
c.1671 |  |
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Izmir
- Bet Israel Synagogue (Izmir)Bet Israel Synagogue (Izmir)The Bet Israel Synagogue was built in 1907 and is located in İzmir, Turkey. The synagogue is known for its beautiful wooden decorations. The two pieces of Tevah and the Torah Ark are made of mahogany by master craftsmen...
- Signora Giveret Synagogue
- Shaar Ashamayan Synagogue
- Berkholim Synagogue
- Algazi Synagogue
- Aydınlı Shalom Synagogue
- Ez-Hayyim (Beit-Hillel) Synagogue
- Bilkour Holim Synagogue
- Rosh-Ha-Ar Synagogue
- Hevra Synagogue
- Shaar Ha Shamaim Synagogue
See also
- History of the Jews in TurkeyHistory of the Jews in TurkeyTurkish Jews The history of the Jews in the Ottoman Empire and Turkey covers the 2,400 years that Jews have lived in what is now Turkey. There have been Jewish communities in Asia Minor since at least the 5th century BCE and many Spanish and Portuguese Jews expelled from Spain were welcomed to the...
- DonmehDonmehNote: Most Sabbateans during and after Sabbatai Zevi were Jews and practiced only Judaism, whereas the Dönmeh officially practice/d Islam and are not regarded as Jews....
- Jewish Museum of TurkeyJewish Museum of TurkeyJewish Museum of Turkey is a cultural center established by the Quincentennial Foundation to inform the society of the traditions and history of Turkish Jewry. It was inaugurated on November 25, 2001...
- Turkey-Israel relations
- Ishak HalevaIshak HalevaIshak Haleva is the current Hakham Bashi of Turkey. Chief Rabbi Haleva was the deputy to David Asseo for seven years and became the new Hakham Bashi after his death in 2002.-See also:*History of the Jews in Turkey...
- Religion in TurkeyReligion in TurkeyIslam is the largest religion of Turkey. Around 96% percent of the population is registered as Muslim, mostly Sunni; however, a 2007 survey found that about 3% of adults define their relation with religion as "having no religious conviction" or "not believing in religious obligations". The Shia...
- SynagogueSynagogueA synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...