General Directorate for Foundations

Authorities in Istanbul silently demoted a well-known Ottoman boozer's status from "evliya," roughly meaning "saint," to "his excellency" as his former title had been debated due to his heavy drinking habits.

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The historical Oruçbey Bath, located in the Osmangazi district of Turkey's northwestern province of Bursa, has been put on the market for $1.65 million. 

The bath was built in the 15th century in the Hisar neighborhood of Osmangazi, and one of its current owners, Arife Varol, said it was inherited by her and five other siblings from her father.  

Turkey?s Jewish Community welcomed 700 people on June 21 for a fast-breaking iftar meal in the northwestern province of Edirne, expressing appreciation for the recent restoration of the historical Edirne Synagogue by the Directorate General of Foundations.

A historical synagogue, the subject of an outcry due to a governor?s remarks to turn it into a museum, is waiting to be reopened for services at the end of the month.

The Great Synagogue, in the northwestern province of Edirne, will open on March 26, after undergoing a four year restoration.