The Balat district, between Ayvansaray and Fener, was the most important Jewish settlement in Istanbul during the 17th Century. Some claim that its name derives from a Turkish rendering of the Greek "palation," or palace, owing to the presence of the nearby Blahernai (Vlaherna) palace. ...

The Ashkenazi Synagogue was built by Ashkenazi Jews from Austria in 1909 around the Galata Tower and remains in active use to this day. ...

Located behind the Sirkeci train station, the Bet Avraam Synagogue was founded during the 1940’s by Jews who were then living around Eminönü and Sirkeci ...

The Etz ha-Hayim Synagogue is located on Muallim Naci Caddesi in Ortaköy. With the meaning “Tree of Life,” Etz ha-Hayim was a common name for synagogues during the Byzantine and Ottoman periods. ...

Built in 1694 by Jews migrating from the Macedonian city of Štip, the İştipol Synagogue - or “Štipian” Synagogue in English - was destroyed by fire in 1899. ...

The Neve Şalom Synagogue, whose name means "Oasis of Peace," brings to mind old times and faraway places. ...

This humble museum was built to commemorate the 500 year anniversary of the arrival of Sephardi Jews from Spain to the Ottoman Empire and exhibits personal objects from the period alongside photographs, writings, and other documents. ...

Built by the Ottoman Jewish financier and philanthropist Abraham Salomon Kamondo in the 1800’s... ...