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Prof. Dr. Selim Kaneti was included in the book titled ´60 Years 60 Articles´ published in the context of the 60th year anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Constitutional Court.

The ´Jewish Identity Engraved on Stones´ exhibition of the Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews is opening once again as a parallel event to the 17th Istanbul Biennial.

Ambassador of Turkey to the US, Murat Mercan came together with US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, Deborah Lipstadt. During their me...

A bicycle exhibition has been opened in the Museum of the Princes´ Islands (Adalar Müzesi) located in Büyükada, Istanbul.

The 'Ikinci Bahar (Second Spring)' Chorus, which has been working under the direction of Conductor Kaan Sezerler and their president Leon Esim, has st...

We will be commemorating the lives we´ve lost during the terror attack in Neve Shalom Synagogue on September 6th, 1986.

During the joint press conference held together with Jeenbek Kulubayev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, made statements concerning the diplomatic relations with Israel.

The thieves who had stolen two historical manuscripts from the Gaziantep Synagogue were first caught on the security camera and then by the police.

Şalom Magazine´s Editor-in-Chief Suzan Nana Trablus´s latest book has been published in English.

The former Chief Rabbi of Turkey Rabbi David Asseo has been commemorated by his grave at Ulus Jewish Cemetery in Istanbul.

A very special intercultural activity themed ´Traces of Urban Recollection´ will be organized by the Kostem Oil Museum in Izmir, on August 11th.

Şalom writer, philosopher, and academician Prof. Metin Sarfati lost his life due to his illness. The unexpected death of Metin Sarfati created a great wave of grief, especially among his family, loved ones, and the academic world. Sarfati´s death went down in history as a great loss for Turkey, the Turkish Jewish Community, and the university circles. Sarfati had willed that the news of his death should be announced 20 days after his death.

The Büyükada Hesed LeAvraam Synagogue is bringing together people from different backgrounds and ages with cultural activities just like every summer.

Prof. Dr. Rejin Kebudi has been chosen as the Secretary-General Elect of the SIOP - International Society of Pediatric Oncology.

Şalom Newspaper writer Dr. Bahar Akpinar made a presentation at the annual conference organized by The British Association for Holocaust Studies (BAHS).

Our athletes won the bronze medal in the field of table tennis at the 21st World Maccabiah Games.

The Turkish Jewish Community stated that 36 tombstones have been broken in the Hasköy Jewish Cemetery, in Istanbul.

The 21st Maccabiah Games are starting on July 14th, in Israel. Turkey will be participating in this year´s games with a crowded team of 50 athletes.

The Historical Italian Synagogue Kal de Los Francos welcomed Karol Sidon who has been serving as the Chief Rabbi of the city of Prag and Czechia since 1992, on Thursday, June 30th.

The documentary titled ´Izmir´s Sephardic Women Hand in Hand´ is meeting the audience on July 6th at the French Cultural Center in Izmir.