Synagogue

İtalyan Sinagogu

📍 Beyoğlu, Istanbul

İtalyan Sinagogu, also known locally as Kal de los Frankos, belongs to the layered Jewish history of this part of Istanbul, where Ladino, Italian, and other Levantine communities once lived side by side. The name itself is a clue: “Franks” was the old Ottoman term often used for western Europeans, and that mix of cultures is exactly what gave this area its character. The synagogue is part of a network of worship places that served Istanbul’s Jewish communities as the city grew into a major port in the 19th century, when families from across the Mediterranean settled here for trade, crafts, and finance. …
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