Turkey’s Greeks take action for seminary ...
... Απορώ και Εξίσταμαι !!! (''Εγέλασές με μια φορά, ανάθεμα σε σένα, εγέλασές με δυο φορές, ανάθεμά μου εμένα.'') Founded on the island of Halki (Heybeliada), the second-largest of the Princes’ Islands in the Sea of Marmara, Halki Seminary has been closed since early 1970s. The Patriarchate is planning first to apply first the Education Ministry for the reopening. DAILY NEWS photo, Emrah GÜREL Frustrated by the long wait for the reopening of the Halki Seminary on an Istanbul island, the Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate readies to take the issue to legal platforms. There is no legal obstacle to reopening, the seminary sources say The Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate is preparing to take the issue of the reopening of Halki Seminary, located on Istanbul’s Heybeliada Island, to the legal platforms, sources have told Hürriyet Daily News. The Greek minority in Turkey has long awaited the opening of the seminary,...