Ahrida Synagogue (Istanbul)

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Coordinates: 41 ° 1 ′ 58 ″  N , 28 ° 56 ′ 44 ″  E

Ahrida Synagogue.

The Ahrida Synagogue (also: Ohrid Synagogue, Hebrew בית הכנסת אכרידה, Beit ha-Knesset Achrida, Turkish : Ahrida Sinagogu) is one of the oldest synagogues in Istanbul , Turkey . It is in Balat , the Jewish quarter of the Fatih district .

Architecture and history

The synagogue was built by Romaniots (Greek Jews) who originally came from Ohrid . It was built before the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople (1453) and has been in constant use ever since. After the Sephardic Jews were expelled from Spain, elements of the Sephardic culture were also integrated into the community. The synagogue was badly damaged by fire in the 17th century. A Ferman from 1694 ordered the reconstruction. Therefore, the current building is in the baroque style of the tulip era . The Teva ( lectern ) is reminiscent of the shape of a ship's bow. The building was renovated by the Quincentennial Foundation in 1992 to mark the 500th anniversary of the arrival of the Sephardi in the Ottoman Empire . The synagogue is also a center of Sabbatianism in Istanbul. It is under the protection of the Turkish General Directorate for Cultural Heritage (TC Kültür Bakanlığı Kültür ve Tabiat Varlıklarını Koruma Yüksek Kurulu).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Chief Rabbinate of Turkey (Türkiye Hahambaşılığı) . Archived from the original on March 15, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2007.
  2. ↑ Istanbul-Sacred Places-Ahrida Synagogue (Turkish) . Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved October 1, 2019.

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