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Turkish comedian jailed pending trial over alleged insults to Erdogan and religious values

The performance quickly went viral online, and attracted more than nine million views on YouTube as of Friday, with clips spreading widely across X/Twitter, Instagram and other social media platforms

|ByREUTERS
Turkish President and Leader of the Justice and Development (AK) Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses to the party members during the AK Party Group Meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkiye in Ankara, Turkiye on February 25, 2026.
Rare medieval Sefardi Torah scroll from the late 13th or early 14th century on display at ANU, Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv.

The guard outside the synagogue - opinion

Our guard stands in the cold, gives up holidays with his family, and carries a responsibility he never chose. When tragedy comes, men like him are often the first line of defense.

|ByMENDY CHITRIK
TURKISH PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Turkey’s irredentist policies, from its actions in Cyprus to its growing involvement in Syria, highlight a policy of territorial expansion and ethnic dominance, the writer maintains.

Turkey’s democracy is dying as Erdogan dismantles opposition - opinion

A court ruling targeting the CHP shows how Turkey's institutions now serve power rather than democratic change.

|BySINAN CIDDI
Israeli-Turkish woman Jessica Becher, who was detained while visiting her family in Istanbul.

Israeli-Turkish woman arrested in Turkey over IDF service rescued following US intervention

Jessica Becher, 28, was arrested in Turkey after Islamist groups targeted her for her IDF service. Following US intervention, she was rescued and returned to Israel under Israeli security protection.

|ByJAMES GENN

Mossad, Turkey foil Iranian plot to kidnap Israelis

One of the alleged targets was the former Israeli ambassador and his wife who were staying at a hotel in Istanbul.

JUNE 23, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, ROMAN MEITAV
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog review a guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony in Ankara, Turkey March 9, 2022.

Why Israel shouldn't join the Istanbul Convention - opinion

The Istanbul Convention is a treaty that would subject Israel to the review of a hostile international commission.

JUNE 11, 2022ByEUGENE KONTOROVICH
JUSTICE MINISTER Gideon Sa’ar confers with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Knesset. Sa’ar decided to defer Israel’s joining the Istanbul Convention.

Israeli journalists visit Turkey a month after President Herzog

Museum of Turkish Jews Director Nisya Isman Allovi told the group that the synagogue and Jewish community have been hit by three terror attacks since 1986.

APRIL 11, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Neve Shalom Synagogue, Istanbul, Turkey.

Istanbul International Airport now offering kosher food

More than a million people fly Turkish Airlines from Israel every year and many kosher-keeping Jews pass through the Istanbul airport.

FEBRUARY 18, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
A new kosher food machine at Istanbul International Airport

Eastern Anatolia: Kars, Caucasians and Even Kardashians!

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 27

FEBRUARY 15, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Cildir Lake

Seeing the future of Turkey's culture in Istanbul

With Turkey’s face pointing towards a brighter future there clearly is plenty to see and hear in Istanbul.

DECEMBER 7, 2021ByBARRY DAVIS
A scene from the Turkish opera 'Sinan,' which was performed on the opening night of the AKM.

Sa'ar pushes for Israel to join Istanbul Convention on domestic violence

Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar is pushing for Israel to join the Council of Europe convention to fight violence against women and domestic violence.

NOVEMBER 2, 2021ByEVE YOUNG
Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe take part in a debate at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, April 25, 2017.

1,600-year-old fountain discovered in Istanbul

Turkish archaeologists found a Byzantine-era fountain while repairing an ancient palace in Istanbul.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Local and foreign visitors, with the Byzantine-era monument of Hagia Sophia in the background, stroll at Sultanahmet square in Istanbul

Abbas, Erdogan discuss Gaza reconstruction, reconciliation with Hamas

According to Palestinian sources, Abbas will also ask Erdogan to pressure Hamas to stop inciting against the PA leadership following the death of Banat.

JULY 10, 2021ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) address the media at the Presidential Palace in Ankara January 12, 2015

Turkish Nazi sympathizer has park in Istanbul named after him

'Exterminate Jews like the Germans,' wrote Hüseyin Nihal Atsız.

MARCH 23, 2021ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Nihal Atsız