Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew announces that the long-contested Halki Seminary will reopen in September after years of closure.
ℹ️ Browser-based reading · AI studio voice coming soon
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew announced in Athens that the Halki Seminary, a long-standing point of contention, will reopen in September. The move is seen as a significant step for Turkey-Greece relations.
Fener Greek Patriarch Bartholomeos announced that Heybeliada Theological School, which has been closed since 1971, will reopen in September. The school, opening after a 53-year gap, will once again enable the training of Orthodox clergy in Turkey.
This development will have a concrete impact on Turkey-Greece relations normalization and will reduce uncertainties regarding the institutional future of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. By gaining capacity to train clergy, the Patriarchate will be able to ensure the institutional continuity of the Orthodox community in Turkey more robustly.