Balat, Fatih
Balat is the traditional Jewish quarter in the Fatih district of Istanbul. It is located on the European side of Istanbul, in the old city on the historic peninsula, on the western bank of the Golden Horn. (Another Istanbul neighborhood deeply associated with Jewish settlement is Kuzguncuk on the Asian shore.) In the present day, the ruins of Poli Yashan ("Old City"), a former Jewish synagogue, are in this neighborhood. Some of the congregation of Poli Yashan went on to found the Poli Hadash, the latter name being a mix of Greek and Hebrew terms that means "New City".[1]
View of a street in Balat
Jewish hospital in Balat
The name Balat is probably derived from Greek palation (palace), from Latin palatium, after the nearby Palace of Blachernae.
See also
- Ahrida Synagogue of Istanbul
- Yanbol Synagogue
- Karataş, Izmir
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References
- Rozen, Minna (2010). A History of the Jewish Community in Istanbul:The Formative Years, 1453-1566. Brill. p. 11.
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