They Were Seen Off, Under Turkish Flag

Six Jewish people, including one Romanian and five Turkish were buried with tears and wrapped to Turkish flags, as martyrs of Turkey. At the funeral in the Askenaz Cemetery in Istanbul, Turkey’s Chief Rabbi Ishak Haleva said, “May my prayers rise to the skies, for the elevation of friendship between the people, and terror replaced by peace, love and harmony.”Haleva quoted Ataturk’s motto “Peace at home, peace in the world” both in Turkish and Hebrew. State Minister Guldal Aksit represented the government in the funeral.�