Osmanbey
Osmanbey is one of the four neighbourhoods (together with Teşvikiye, Maçka and Pangaltı) within the Nişantaşı quarter of the Şişli district in Istanbul, Turkey.
A memorial stone marking where Hrant Dink was killed outside the office of Agos.
Osmanbey | |
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 Location of Şişli in Istanbul | |
| Coordinates: 41°03′5.94″N 28°59′15.24″E | |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Province | Istanbul |
| District | Şişli |
| Time zone | GMT +2 |
| Area code(s) | (+90) 212 |
Inside of Osmanbey station of the Istanbul Metro.
Osmanbey is also home to the Beth Israel Synagogue built in 1940.[1] The Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was murdered outside the office of Agos Newspaper in Osmanbey in 2007.
References
- The transformation of the Jewish community of Istanbul Volume 1 - Page 52 Ilan Karmi - 1990 "Several synagogues were built in Sisli and the surroundings as well (the last one, "Beth Israel", was built in Osmanbey in 1940) ; presently, a large part of the Istanbul Jewry is residing in this area.
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