Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights
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Jewish Museum of Turkey
MUSEUM
Housed in the ornate 19th-century Zullfaris synagogue near the Galata Bridge, this mu-
seum was established in 2001 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the arrival of the
Sephardic Jews in the Ottoman Empire. Its modest but extremely well-intentioned collec-
tion comprises photographs, papers and objects that document the mostly harmonious co-
existence between Jews and the Muslim majority in this country.
(500 Yil Vakfi Türk Musevileri,
The Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews;
www.muze500.com
; Perçemli Sokak, Karaköy; admission
10;
10am-4pm Mon-Thu, to 2pm Fri & Sun;
Karaköy)
