Located in Ankara's Altındağ district, Hacı Bayram Mahallesi, called the “Jewish neighborhood” among the organizers from different beliefs and culture throughout history, attracted attention to their structures with the latest architectural characteristics of the Ottoman Empire.
In the neighborhood, standing out with the architectural structure of the final period of the Ottoman Empire, not only normal life; Culture, art and the world of the Academy also live in the world. According to residents of the neighborhood, Ataturk has been held at The Mansions here. In addition, many artists, doctors, judges and prosecutors such as Muazzez ersoy have gone through this historic neighborhood.In the neighborhood where the Jewish citizen lived for centuries, the mosque and the church were almost at the side.The Jewish church, still standing in the neighborhood, is the house of the Jews to worship many times a year. However, the Jewish population is no longer in the neighborhood. Naci Saban lived in the neighborhood, “I have been here for 15 years, I have not seen a Jewish citizen. They come and go many times a year for rituals. However, this place has been a symbol of tolerance,” he said.Residents of Naci Saban, “I am here for fifteen years. In the past, a neighborhood where Jews and Turkish lived together. We have two villas in the future.Saban, “Most people sitting in Ankara Kızılcahamamlı. Sivas and Adanalı Brothers. There is a complexity of the authority between the Ministry of Culture and the cities.Residents of Nihat Kılıç, “I am here in the age of seven years, I have been here for fifty years. When I came, there was Jews in the neighborhood. One third of the neighborhood was Jewish. After that, we multiply.The streets used to be crowded families filled with joy, dipped in silence today. Most houses have been abandoned over time. Many people have become completely deceived or become a shelter of street animals.
