Ishak Haleva (born 1940 in Istanbul, Turkey) is the current Hakham Bashi (Chief Rabbi) (Turkish: Hahambaşı) of Turkey. Haleva was the deputy to David Asseo for seven years and became the new chief rabbi after he died in 2002. He has been a member of the Presidium Council of the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States.
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