Erdogan orders talks to reopen Orthodox Christian seminary in Turkiye, a focus for Trump

ANKARA: Turkish President ‌Tayyip Erdogan ordered officials on Sunday to resume talks on reopening an Orthodox Christian seminary near Istanbul, ​an issue raised by US President Donald Trump, who is expected to visit Ankara next month for a NATO summit. The Halki seminary, founded in 1844 and shut by the Turkish state in 1971, played a central role in the Eastern ‌Orthodox Church as ‌the Ecumenical Patriarchate's main ​theological ‌school. It ⁠trained ​generations of ⁠Orthodox clergy, including the current patriarch Bartholomew, who is based in Istanbul.

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