page_title: Arkadaş Association
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Arkadaş Association / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Memorial built by Arkadaş Association in Yehud, Israel
context_page_description: Arkadaş Association is an Israel-Turkey friendship organization in Yehud-Monosson, Israel. Arkadaş means "friend" in Turkish.
context_section_description: Arkadaş Association was founded in 2003 by Eyal Peretz. Its main goals are to preserve Turkish Jewish heritage and promote friendship and tolerance between Israel and Turkey. In 2005, the association established a Turkish Jewish cultural center in Yehud.
  A monument to Atatürk in the garden of Arkadaş Association was dedicated on November 2, 2007 in a ceremony attended by the Turkish ambassador to Israel, Namık Tan.
  The organization has over 4,000 members since its inception, about 40 volunteers to run its vast operations and its twelve branches throughout the country.
caption: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Monument
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