Galata Tower (old) enabling them to enter the harbor and attack the city from the sea, where the walls were more easily scaled. This tower should not be confused with the present-day Galata Tower, which is still standing. The current tower was built by the Genoese in 1348, on a different site, at the northernmost and highest point of the citadel of Galata. The Genoese named the new tower as "Christea Turris" ("Tower of Christ"). The Byzantines, however, also called this new tower with the name "Megalos Pyrgos" ("Great Tower"). Galata Tower (old) The old Tower of Galata (, meaning "Great Tower") was
History of the Jews in Turkey was entirely voluntary, and was primary driven by economic factors given the majority of emigrants were from the lower classes. In fact, the migration of Jews to Israel is the second largest mass emigration wave out of Turkey, the first being the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey. After 1951, emigration of Jews from Turkey to Israel slowed perceptibly. In the mid 1950s, 10% of those who had moved to Israel returned to Turkey. A new synagogue, the Neve Şalom was constructed in Istanbul in 1951. Generally, Turkish Jews in Israel have integrated well into society and are not distinguishable