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Turkish Days Start

Turkish Days in New York 2010 festival will showcase the Anatolian civilizations, Turkic & Balkan cultures and traditions, and modern Turkey to all New Yorkers. The festivities will start Thursday, September 16th and continue through Thursday, September 23rd 2010. The festival is organized by the Turkish Cultural Center New York and supported by TABID, Turkish-American Business Improvement & Development Council.

September 13, 2010
Published in Culture & Art

"Who's Who in Turkish Culture and Art" Reaches Milestone

The Turkish Cultural Foundation's (TCF) "Who's Who in Turkish Culture and Art" online database reached 1,500 entries, featuring living Turkish artists, artisans and experts in Visual, Traditional and Applied Arts, Music, Theater, Cinema, Dance, Fashion and Conservation. This online resource is constantly updated, and includes brief biographies and contact information for each individual, along with selected images of his or her work.

September 12, 2010
Published in Culture & Art

To Be Jewish in a Greater Society

Bensiyon Pinto.

By Assistant Prof. Göknur Akçadağ* -
Honorary President of the Turkish-Jewish Community Bensiyon Pinto’s book ‘Impossible for Me Not to Tell- To Be Jewish in a Greater Society,’ in which he tells about his life, was published in September of 2008 under the editorship of Tulay Gurler.

October 9, 2009
Published in Culture & Art

The Jewish Museum of Turkey

The Jewish Museum of Turkey.

The Jewish Museum of Turkey was established by the Quincentennial Foundation in the former Zulfaris Synagogue (Kal Kadosh Galata) situated in the Karakoy district of İstanbul, not far from the Golden Horn shore.