| Mayor Synagogue | |
| Image Upright: | 1.4 |
| Rite: | Nusach Sefard |
| Festivals: | --> |
| Organizational Status: | --> |
| Location: | Hasköy Avenue, Hasköy, Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Istanbul Province |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Map Type: | Turkey Istanbul |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| Map Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 41.0397°N 28.9514°W |
| Architecture Style: | Byzantine |
| Year Completed: | 19th century |
| Date Destroyed: | --> |
| Dome Quantity: | One |
| Materials: | Stone |
| Elevation Ft: | --> |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
The Mayor Synagogue, also known as the Majorka Synagogue,[1] is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Hasköy Avenue, in the Hasköy district of Beyoğlu, Istanbul, in the Istanbul Province of Turkey. Completed in the 19th century, the building was used as a synagogue until 1923.
According to historian Lorans Tanatar Baruh, the synagogue was built in the Byzantine era and was called Mayor because it was the largest in the neighborhood.[2] Another historian claims the synagogue was built 300 to 500 years ago by Jews from Majorca.[2] [3]
The synagogue building is now used as storage space, workshops, and a billiard parlor. In September 2009, artist Serge Spitzer chose this site for his installation Molecular Istanbul.[3] [4]