Constantinopolitan Karaites
Καραΐτες Κωνσταντινουπόλεως | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Turkey | 80 |
| Israel | unknown |
| Languages | |
| Karæo-Greek, Hebrew, Turkish | |
| Religion | |
| Karaite Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Jews, especially Crimean Karaites, Romaniotes | |
The Constantinopolitan Karaites or Greco-Karaites are a Karaite community with a specific historical development and a distinct cultural, linguistic, and literary heritage stemming from their residency in the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. There are numerous commonalities between the community and the Rabbinical Romaniote Jews.