Turkey

The suspect, reportedly a member of the ISIS terror group, was planning simultaneous attacks before being arrested in Istanbul.

"We are deeply saddened to have lost our esteemed leader, our Chief Rabbi Rav Isak Haleva," the Turkish Jewish community said on X.

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya made the announcement in a social media post. He stressed that Turkish police do not "tolerate any terrorists."

The 'Sephardic Flavors and Aromas' exhibition, dedicated to Sephardic cuisine and history, has been opened in the Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews in Istanbul, exploring the tantalizing culinary legacy of Sephardic culture through historical notes and gastronomic discoveries.

Turkish Jewish leaders say they are taking action after students at Istanbul’s Üsküdar American Academy reportedly performed the Nazi salute during a soccer game against Istanbul’s sole Jewish day school.

Five teenagers have been arrested in Turkey after the country’s largest Jewish cemetery was vandalized. The governor of Istanbul said that 81 headstones in Hasköy Cemetery were damaged.