"Turkey increases security for local Jews
June 3, 2010
(JTA) -- Turkey is increasing security for Turkish Jewish citizens and institutions following the killing of several Turkish citizens on a Gaza-bound flotilla intercepted by Israel.
Some 20 locations in Istanbul, including synagogues and the Israeli consulate, have received beefed-up security, the Hurriyet Daily News reported Thursday. About 2,500 Jews live in Istanbul and there are about 23,000 Jewish residents of Turkey."
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