Thursday, May 28, 2009

Turkey Under Increasing Pressure to Reopen Greek Orthodox Church

"Turkey Under Increasing Pressure to Reopen Greek Orthodox Church
By Dorian Jones
Istanbul
27 May 2009
When U.S. President Barrack Obama visited Turkey last month, he raised the plight of a small religious school of the Greek Orthodox Church. The Halki seminary was closed by the government in 1971, and despite intense pressure by the church and diplomats the school has remained shut. But pressure is growing on Ankara to reopen the school."

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