'Israeli' Jews dance near Jewish cemetery in Izmir, Turkey
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Video footage circulating widely across social media platforms showing a group of Hasidic Jewish visitors dancing in the streets of western Turkey's coastal city of Izmir has ignited controversy and sharp public reaction online.
The recorded scenes document several men from the Hasidic community jumping, singing, and dancing on the roadway adjacent to the historic Gurcesme Jewish Cemetery in Izmir.
İzmir’de bir grup yahudi zıplarken görüntülendi. https://t.co/eZmDTnlTwW
— İzmir Geyik (@izmirgeyik) October 28, 2026
The cemetery houses the shrine of prominent 19th-century scholar Rabbi Chaim Palachi, drawing annual pilgrimages from observant Jewish groups.
In the video, members of the group are seen wearing traditional religious attire, prayer shawls, and phylacteries as they celebrate alongside parked vehicles while playing music and filming themselves.
The circulating clips prompted swift indignation among numerous Turkish social media commentators, who labeled the public display as provocative and out of place
