Turkey

Isak Haleva, Turkey’s chief rabbi and face of Jewish minority, dies at 84

During Haleva’s lifetime, Turkey’s Jewish population fell from 100,000 to 15,000.

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Turkey’s sudden ban on trade with Israel is already affecting Jews in both countries

“Everything stopped. We can’t do normal business,” a Turkish Jewish trader told JTA.

Blast rocks Istanbul, killing at least 6 and canceling memorial for Jews killed in 2003 attacks

Israeli media reported that one Israeli was hurt during the attack on a thoroughfare popular with tourists.

Israel

Israel urges citizens not to travel to Istanbul citing Iranian terrorist threat

Rabbis gifting a menorah to Turkey's president

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In Istanbul, a conference of rabbis from Islamic nations got a surprise: An audience with Erdogan

A still from Netflix's "The Club"

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Netflix’s ‘The Club’ offers a rare portrait of Turkish Jews, shattering historical taboos in the process

Fabien Azoulay. (Coutesy of the Azoulay family)

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Turkey repatriates French-Jewish man sentenced to 16 years in jail for buying party drug online

Rabbi Mendy Chitrik takes a selfie at sunset in Turkey on Aug. 9, 2021. (Courtesy of Chitrik)

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This rabbi is tweeting his unusual 3-week Jewish heritage road trip through Turkey

Politics

Jewish groups welcomed Biden’s designation of an Armenian genocide. It wasn’t always so.

Fabien Azoulay. (Coutesy of the Azoulay family)

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French-Jewish gay man threatened in Turkish prison, his family says

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