Anyone who is visiting Istanbul is sooner or later bound to head to the İstiklal Avenue (İstiklal Caddesi in Turkish). The busy and sometimes overcrowded avenue is the heart of the Beyoğlu district. This is where the commotion, the entertainment, art and culture has been prevailing for more than two hundred years. Some of the […]
Different communities of Jewsih citizens of Istanbul have been an integral part of the city for thousands of years. Over the centuries, Istanbul has been home for Ashkenazic Jews (expelled from France, Germany, East Europe and Russia) and Sephardic Jews (expelled from Spain, Portugal, Sicily and Puglia). Joining the already existing Romaniote and Karaite Jews, each community brought its own culture, language and tradition, forever enriching this amazing city.