MUST WATCH: The Ulus Sephardi Jewish Cemetery
Channel: zakazkaraoke
Date: 2019-09-22

The Ulus Sephardi Jewish Cemetery (Turkish : Ulus Sefarad Musevi Mezarl?g?) or Arnavutkoy Jewish Cemetery (Turkish : Arnavutkoy Musevi Mezarl?g?) is a burial ground of the Sephardi Jewish community in Istanbul, Turkey. It was established in 1901 during the Ottoman Empire era in Arnavutkoy neighborhood of Besiktas district on the city's European side.
The cemetery is situated today in an area, which developed in the history from a countryside to an upscale neighborhood called Ulus. Its initial name Arnavutkoy Jewish Cemetery is still in use today. It was reported that due to the location of the cemetery in the city's one of the most expensive quarters, only wealthy people are interred in the ultra-luxury Ulus Cemetery while people, who can not afford the very high amount of donation requested for a resting place, are transferred to the cemetery in Kilyos, which lies around 40&nbsp;km (25&nbsp;mi) far away from the city center in northern part of Istanbul. The religious burial service is provided at site by the Neve Shalom Synagogue Foundation, which also carries out the maintenance of the cemetery.
There exist another Jewish cemetery in Ulus, the Ulus Ashkenazi Jewish Cemetery (Turkish : Ulus Eskenaz Musevi Mezarl?g?), which is reserved for Ashkenazi Jews. It is about 500&nbsp;m (1,600&nbsp;ft) south of the Sephardi Jewish Cemetery on the same street.
Some other Jewish cemeteries in Istanbul are:
Baglarbas? Jewish Cemetery (Baglarbas? Musevi Mezarl?g?)
Haskoy Karaite Jewish Cemetery (Haskoy Karaim Musevi Mezarl?g?)
Haskoy Sephardi Jews Cemetery (Haskoy Sefarad Musevi Mezarl?g?)
Judeo-Italiano Community Cemetery (Italyan Musevi Cemaati Mezarl?g?
Kilyos Jewish Cemetery (Kilyos Musevi Mezarl?g?)
Kuzguncuk Nakkastepe Jewish Cemetery (Kuzguncuk Nakkastepe Musevi Mezarl?g?)
Ortakoy Jewish Cemetery (Ortakoy Musevi Mezarl?g?)
Notable burials
David Asseo (1914–2002), Hakham Bashi (or Chief Rabbi) of the Republic of Turkey from 1960 until his death
Monik Benardete (1950-2010), celebrity and philanthropist
Uzeyir Garih (1929-2001), businessman and cofounder of Alarko Holding
Vitali Hakko (1913–2007), businessman and founder of the Vakko clothing business