Istanbul

The guard outside the synagogue - opinion

Our guard stands in the cold, gives up holidays with his family, and carries a responsibility he never chose. When tragedy comes, men like him are often the first line of defense.

Rare medieval Sefardi Torah scroll from the late 13th or early 14th century on display at ANU, Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv.
 TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Turkey’s irredentist policies, from its actions in Cyprus to its growing involvement in Syria, highlight a policy of territorial expansion and ethnic dominance, the writer maintains.

Turkey’s democracy is dying as Erdogan dismantles opposition - opinion

Israeli-Turkish woman Jessica Becher, who was detained while visiting her family in Istanbul.

Israeli-Turkish woman arrested in Turkey over IDF service rescued following US intervention

Police work at the scene, after gunfire was heard near the building housing the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, April 7, 2026.

Gunmen open fire near Israeli consulate in Istanbul in possible ISIS-linked attack


Centuries-old Book of Esther scrolls salvaged from Turkey earthquake rubble

A local elder of Antakya, Turkey's Jewish community handed the scrolls over to ZAKA rescuers, who are working on transporting them to safety.

 Chaim Otmazgin, commander of ZAKA's team in rescue mission to Turkey, with the ancient Book of Esther scrolls recovered among the ruins of Antakya, Turkey following devastating earthquakes

Suspected ISIS members arrested in Turkey - report

The suspects were reportedly planning terror attacks on several consulates and places of Christian and Jewish worship.

AN ISIS fighter uses his phone to  lm a military parade in Syria’s northern Raqqa province in 2014

Orthodox pilgrimage to the grave of Kabbalah rabbi buried in Istanbul picks up after COVID slump

Pilgrimages made by Orthodox groups of varying sizes to the grave sites of similarly revered Jewish figures across Europe, are far from uncommon and have spawned a cottage travel industry.

Kabbalah Center in Tzfat

Passengers thrown off plane in Israel for sharing plane crash pictures - report

The photos included an image of US Airways Flight 1549, which made an emergency landing in the Hudson River, along with the phrase "I hope we all die" written in Arabic.

An El Al plane in Ben Gurion Airport

Thousands protest against conviction of Istanbul mayor

A court convicted the mayor to two years and seven months in prison and a political ban for calling public officials "fools" in 2019.

 Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu greets his supporters as they gather in front of his office as a Turkish court sentenced Imamoglu to more than two years in prison and imposed a political ban for insulting public officials, in Istanbul, Turkey December 14, 2022.

Turkish court orders jail, political ban for Erdogan rival

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was tried over a speech after the 2019 local elections in Istanbul in which he called public officials "fools."

 Supporters of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu demonstrate as a Turkish court reaches a verdict in the trial of Imamoglu, who is accused of insulting state officials with comments he made at the time of elections in 2019, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 11, 2022.

Turkey arrests 44 for alleged ties to a Mossad operation

The arrested suspects, members of a consulting company operating out of Istanbul, were allegedly secretly following Palestinian citizens, institutions and non-governmental organizations in Turkey.

 A street view in Istanbul

It's clear that Turkey has imposed Islamic rule on both its domestic and foreign policies - opinion

By now it must be apparent that Turkey has joined forces with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi, China’s Xi Jinping and Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman.

 PEOPLE GATHER at a memorial in Istanbul to the victims of last month’s deadly blast at Gezi Park.

With attacks on Kurds, Erdogan aims to weaken opposition ahead of election

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed Kurdish groups for a deadly bombing in Istanbul that took the lives of six people and wounded dozens.

 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey October 16, 2021

Turkey strikes Kurdish groups in Iraq, Syria after Istanbul explosion

Turkey blamed the PKK and YPG for a deadly explosion in Istanbul, a charge the group has denied.

 Smoke rises over the Syrian town of Kobani after an airstrike, as seen from the Mursitpinar crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province October 24, 2014.