Istanbul & Turkey
Estanbol i Turkiya · 9 articles
- OutingsEl Amaneser · no. 183 · 6 May 2020Many of our outings are the memories that stay with us for ever. I remember we used to go on outings from Balat to Bostan İskelesi,…
- The Arameans and the SyriacsŞalom · 1 July 2020Years ago I spent some time in the east of Turkey, and at weekends I went to the nearby cities such as Mardin. There were many…
- The Cisterns of ConstantinopleEl Amaneser · no. 185 · 1 July 2020Constantinople, today's Istanbul, is known for its Byzantine churches and its rainwater cisterns. I remember cisterns from my childhood, much smaller than the cisterns I am…
- The MinoritiesŞalom · 22 December 2021The film 'THE CLUB' made me think about the way we are seen as a 'minority', or as 'THE OTHERS', in Turkey. The Jew in the…
- Snow in IstanbulŞalom · 23 March 2022The snow we had this month is not a very rare thing for Istanbul. In past centuries, history tells us, there were snowfalls heavier than what…
- The Two RomesŞalom · 25 May 2022After our friend Sami Aji wrote about the anniversary of Istanbul, born in the year 330 on the 11th of May, I thought I should give…
- The Sea in IstanbulEl Amaneser · no. 227 · 10 January 2024Some time ago my wife Anna wrote an article about sea bathing with the title 'From the plajes to the beaches'. This made me think about…
- The Yin-Yang in TurkeyŞalom · 30 May 2024This photo was taken from the international space station by an astronaut in 2022. It shows us the caldera of the volcano on Mount Nemrut in…
- The Oldest Synagogue of IstanbulEl Amaneser · no. 238 · 11 December 2024Very few people have taken an interest in speaking about the oldest synagogue that existed in Istanbul. As we have no concrete proof of its existence,…