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Turkey arrests 189 Islamic State suspects who were planning to attack synagogues

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

Exhibition dedicated to Sephardic cuisine opens in the Museum of Turkish Jews of Istanbul

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.

Students at elite Istanbul school give Nazi salute in football match against Jewish school

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.

Teens arrested for vandalizing Turkey’s largest Jewish cemetery

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.

Turkey arrests 15 IS members who allegedly plotted to target Istanbul synagogues

Istanbul police have arrested 15 suspects connected to the Islamic State terror group, who were allegedly plotting to target synagogues and churches. 

Sephardic culture festival to be inaugurated in Izmir

The International Izmir Sephardic Culture Festival, which was organized first four years ago to promote the centuries-old culture of Sephardic Jews, is to kick off this year as well in Türkiye's Izmir.

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