Are you ready to discover the rich Jewish Heritage of Istanbul in a day ?
Explore Istanbul’s Jewish Heritage from the early days to the present on a private tour with us.
Your English-speaking, professional tour guide and your AC deluxe vehicle will meet you at the Istanbul pier. (Galata Quarter, Galata Tower, Neve Shalom Synagogue, Ashkenazy Synagogue, Zulfaris Synagogue, Balat, Achrida Synagogue, Jewish Cemetery).
Experience Jewish Istanbul today: Begin your tour of Sephardic history at the Galata Quarter, a region which had been almost completely Jewish for more than 400 years. Today, Galata is known throughout the world by its huge tower, built in 1303 by the Genovese. Visit the Galata Tower. The Office of the Chief Rabbinate is also located in Galata. Today, there are 16 synagogues in Istanbul that are still in use. First, visit the Neve Shalom Synagogue (we need your full name, birthday and passport number in order to get the special permission for visiting the Synagogues in Istanbul), used for most of the community functions today, as well as the Ashkenazy Synagogue dating from the nineteenth century and the only Ashkenazy synagogue in Istanbul, originally built by the Austrian Jews. Stop at the Zulfaris Synagogue, which now also serves as the Museum of Turkish Jewish Museum since 2001. Its name comes from the street where it is located, which was called Zulf-u arus (present day Percemli Sokak) in Karakoy, which means “bridal curls” in both versions, as it was here that the brides, over the centuries, would walk by to go to the synagogue to get married.
Lunch at a local Seafood Restaurant. (Lunch fee is not included)
Drive to Balat, a Jewish working-class district on the shores of the Golden Horn, which absorbed most of the settlers in the fifteenth century from Spain. Visit the recently restored Abrida (Achrida) Synagogue, originally built in the 15th century and is the earliest synagogue in Istanbul. The original 20-foot long oak bimah (teva), shaped either like Noah’s Ark or, like the Ottoman ship which brought the Sephardim to freedom from Spain to Turkey, can still be seen. Then visit the Jewish Cemetery. Shopping opportunity before returning to the Cruise Ship.
EXCELLENT Based on 181 reviews Jane K2025-04-03Verified Great experience for Osman fans It was a great experience especially for Osman fans. I liked that it included lunch and transportation. We had an English speaking guide. Eduardo M2025-01-10Verified 8-day tour of Turkey. 8 days discover Türkiye Tour was an amazing experience. The agency supported us at all times, since arriving at the airport. Excellent tours, Istanbul, Pamukkale and Capadocia. Experienced guides with a lot of knowledge of the locations. Belalur R2024-12-28Verified Best ever Ertugrul & Osman Trip. Alhamdulillah the trip was Amazing and my brother Cengiz was an extraordinary person who knows the everything and has a perfect knowledge of planning and location. I recommend everyone to go with him to have a proper experience. Love you my brother. salman Ali2024-12-28Verified Excellent, super amazing 😍 Our experience is very good! Although the weather was cold but we enjoyed a lot.Everyone is so nice,friendly and hospitable. We definitely come again through Trip now and travel event. The person named Cengiz Kellekci is a gentleman he arranged our trip to the set of Ertugrul and osman film set . Amjid s2024-10-09Verified Fantastic historical and emotional journey The host. Cengiz made the lovelt trip into a wonderful and educational journey. His genuine passion and knowledge for the history made us very emotional. There was no hard selling. Visiting the historical sites nrought home the reality of the struggles and sacrifices made by the all the people depicted in the Ertugrul Drama. Also history of the Sultans and holy people. His timing wqs perfect. We got to see changing of the Alp guards at two sites. All the burial sites. The old mosque of Sheika Edibali .I got to buy a full size Turget axe at reasonable price. There was an amazing breakfast and the best lunch.If you ate looking for just fun then maybe not for you. But if you want a lifetime experience. This is the one. Nuran Y2024-10-05Verified We recommend them highly for anyone wants to experience whatever you choose to do in best possible way! We can't thank enough to Cengiz, his wife and the whole team behind the scene. It's been a great experience with lots of lovely memories to take with a whole group. Cengiz is very professional, informative and you can tell he cares for everyone individually. Thank you once again from bottom our heart. Larayb I2024-09-19Verified 10/10 experience Salaam! This tour was exceptionally well put together! Hakan made us feel we were living the history he shared with us of our blessed Sahabas! Each stop on this tour linked with the history and it was beautifully explained! What an amazing experience for myself and my parents! Teşekkur ederim! Larayb I2024-09-15Verified 10/10 experience! Salaam Alaikum Cengiz Abi, I wanted to say thank you so much from myself and my parents for the tour. I really appreciated it. You were very informative and very knowledgeable Masha'Allah Allahumma Barik. I will definitely be booking this tour again in the future In Shaa Allah. Your hospitality was also top tier! You have made my parents dream come true Alhamdulillah. Çok teşekkür ederim! Fathima Ismail2023-11-10Verified Awesome, stunning and the most beautiful experince !!! What an amazing,stunning,beautiful country!! So much of history . I enjoyed every moment I was in Istanbul and the beautiful weather. I was so easy going around. Can't wait to go back !! Azeeza2023-10-14Verified An emotional dream come true! It was an honour being lead by a Kayi descendant himself. He was very knowledgable and the tour exceeded my expectations. Playing the Erturgul soundtrack just made us even more excited. The places we ate at was amazing, breakfast had such a huge variety. Dressing up was also so much fun, would have been a cherry on top if horse ride was included. It was also so great meeting people from all over the world on this tour. To our tour guide and driver: Allah razi olsun!
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