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Turkey’s Erdogan meets Orthodox patriarch amid push for reopening Halki Seminary
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Turkey’s Erdogan meets Orthodox patriarch amid push for reopening Halki Seminary
The meeting comes ahead of US President Trump’s expected attendance at next month's NATO leaders’ summit in Turkey, after Trump personally urged his Turkish counterpart to reopen the Halki Seminary.
Ezgi Akin
Jun 16, 2026
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Orthodox Patriarch of Bartholomew at the presidential complex, Ankara, Turkey, June 16, 2026. — Turkish Presidency
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ANKARA — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a rare meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of about 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide, on Tuesday as hopes grow for the reopening of the Halki Seminary, a long-shuttered Orthodox theological school located on an island near Istanbul.
The Turkish presidency did not disclose details of the discussions held during........
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