About Tour

Discover this cosmopolitan city with many thriving Jewish quarters - Visit the Neve Shalom, Ahrida and Ashkenazi Synagogues or Jewish Museum steeped in history...Take a stroll in the colorful streets of the Jewish community in the quarters of Balat and Galata along the Golden Horn...

-Ashkenazi synagogue
located near the Galata Tower in Karakoy neighborhood of Beyoglu 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. It is also the last remaining synagogue from a total of three built by Ashkenazim, as the population of Ashkenazi Jews accounts for 4 percent of the total Jewish population of Turkey.

-Ahrida synagogue
A glorious example of the rich cultural life of Turkish Jews, the Ahrida has its rightful place among major synagogues of the world also the only synagogue in Istanbul at which Sabbatai Zevi, founder of the Jewish Sabbatean movement, prayed

Galata Tower
The tower was built as Christea Turris (Tower of Christ) in 1348 during an expansion of the Genoese colony in Constantinople. It was the apex of the fortifications surrounding the Genoese citadel of Galata.

Museum Of 500.Year - The Quincentennial Foundation Museum 

The Mission of the museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit, interpret and disseminate knowledge about the cultural heritage of the Turkish Jews. 

-Neve Shalom synagogue
is the central and largest Sephardic synagogue in Istanbul, open to service especially on Shabbats, High Holidays, Bar Mitzvahs, funerals and weddings. 

-Etz-Ahayım Synanogue
The Etz A Hayim synagogue is located on the main street of Ortakoy. Its name, meaning the Tree of Life was used for several synagogues during the Byzantine and Ottoman periods.

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