Bakırköy Synagogue | |
Image Upright: | 1.4 |
Religious Affiliation: | Judaism |
Rite: | Nusach Sefard |
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Organisational Status: | Synagogue |
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Functional Status: | Active |
Location: | Cumhuriyet Avenue, Bakırköy, Istanbul, Istanbul Province |
Country: | Turkey |
Map Type: | Turkey Istanbul |
Map Size: | 250 |
Map Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 40.9783°N 28.8709°W |
Year Completed: | 1914; 1960 |
Date Destroyed: | --> |
Materials: | Brick |
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Footnotes: | [1] |
The Bakırköy Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Cumhuriyet Avenue, in Bakırköy, Istanbul, in the Istanbul Province of Turkey. Completed in the early 20th century, the synagogue is open, yet only open for Shabbat services.[2]
Established in 1914 by Sephardic Jews from Edirne through the efforts of Moshe Pinhas and Moshe Behar Hak, during World War II the synagogues was used for profane purposes, and then returned to the Jewish community after the war.[3]