Full Day Jewish Heritage Tour

Tour Start : Pick up at 08:15 – 08:30 from Hotel
Tour End : At 17:00
Type : Private Religious Tour
Distance : 10 – 15 km
Includes : Official Guide, Cold Drinks, Transportation
Prices :

1 Person : 250 Euro
1 Child ( 3 to 10 ages ) : 55 Euro Per Child
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Full-Day Jewish Heritage Tour in Istanbul
Karakoy – Fener – Balat – Ortakoy

Except Saturday and Sunday !!!!

Advance Reservation Required !!!

Photocopy of Your Passport Picture Page is Needed in Advance For Visit Permits.
Passports Requried For Security During the Tour.
The Times are given by the Rabbinate & Times can change According to Them.
Lunch is included ( Kosher Meal or Vegeterian or Turkish Local Meal )

Synagogue Visits In Istanbul ( Karakoy – Fener – Balat – Ortakoy )

Jewish community have lived in the geographic area of Asia Minor for more than 2,400 years. In the later Middle Ages, Ashkenazi Jews migrating to the Byzantine Empire and Ottoman Empire supplemented the original Jewish population of Asia Minor. At the end of the 15th century, a large number of Sephardic Jews fleeing persecution in Spain and Portugal settled in Asia Minor on the invitation of the Ottoman Empire.

Despite emigration during the 20th century, modern day Turkey continues a Jewish population.The present size of the Jewish Community is estimated at around 26,000 according to the Jewish Virtual Library. The vast majority live inIstanbul, with a community of about 2,500 in İzmir and other smaller groups located in the rest of Turkey.

Sephardic Jews make up approximately 96% of Turkey’s Jewish population, while the rest are primarily Ashkenazic.Turkish Jews are still legally represented by the Hahambasi, the Chief Rabbi. Rav Izak Haleva, is assisted by a religious Council made up of a Rosh Bet Din and three Hahamim. Thirty-five Lay Counselors look after the secular affairs of the Community and an Executive Committee of fourteen, the president of which must be elected from among the Lay Counselors, runs the daily affairs.

Tour Program ;
Those are the Synagogues that we will visit during this tour.

08 : 30 Am Pick up from the Hotel or from AIRBNB Aparment or from the Cruise Port ..
09 : 00 Am Ashkenazi Synagogue for Morning Service
09 : 20 Am Galata Quarter Visit and Kamondo Steps
09 : 50 Am Balat Jewish Quarter Walking Tour
10 : 00 Am Ahrida Synagogue
10 : 20 Am Tea / Coffe Break in a Local Patisserie
11 : 00 Am Ortakoy Etz Ahayim Synagogue
11 : 30 Am Ortakoy Area & Bosphorus View Walking
12 : 15 Pm Lunch in La Casa de Barinyurt or Another restaurant in Istanbul
13 : 00 Pm Beth Israel Synagogue ( If they give us permission )
13 : 40 Pm Visit Jewish Museum
14 : 30 Pm Neve Shalom Synagogue
15 : 15 Pm Local Markets or Spice Bazaar Visit
16 : 00 Pm Rustempasa Mosque Visit
16 : 15 Pm – 16 : 30 pm End of the Tour and Return Back to Hotel or from AIRBNB Aparment or from the Cruise Port ..
The times are given by the Rabbinate & Times can change According to Them.

NOTE : In Turkey because of the security reasons; we need to inform the visitors arrival to the Synagogues
and get a special permission from the rabbinate. In order to do this we need the passport copies of each guests, hotel adresses & ask our guests to fill our a special form that is given by the Rabbinate. E-mail.