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Şişhane (Beyoğlu) · Istanbul

Jewish Museum of Turkey (Quincentennial Foundation Museum)

500. Yıl Vakfı Türk Musevileri Müzesi

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The Quincentennial Foundation's museum of the history and traditions of Turkish Jews, opened in 2001 in Galata's former Zülfaris Synagogue and, since January 2016, housed beside Neve Şalom Synagogue in Şişhane. Its three sections cover history, traditions and social life.

Address
Büyük Hendek Caddesi 39, Bereketzade, Beyoğlu (beside Neve Şalom Synagogue)
Hours
Mon-Thu 10:00-17:00; Fri 10:00-13:00; Sun 10:00-17:00; closed Sat (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-09)
Best time to go
Any time · About 1 h
Price
Price not verified
Price level
₺₺
Free entry
Also free for: Children 10 and under; disabled visitors plus one companion; guides

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Good to know

  • It is no longer in the old Zülfaris Synagogue in Karaköy; go to the Neve Şalom Synagogue complex in Şişhane.
  • Neve Şalom Synagogue is next door.

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