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Turkey reportedly agrees to reopen Halki seminary

Turkey is reported to plan the reopening of the Halki Theological Seminary, which was closed over 50 years ago. The decision is said to be partly aimed at pleasing U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of his anticipated visit to Ankara for a NATO summit. The seminary, located on an island near Istanbul, would admit students via Turkey’s national placement system, with the Education Ministry overseeing curricula. Discussions between Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took place in a 'cordial atmosphere,' according to the Patriarchate. The seminary’s revival

Turkey plans to allow the reopening, after more than 50 years, of a historic Greek Orthodox religious seminary in a move partly designed to please US President Donald Trump, a report said Thursday.

Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg said the plan for the Halki Theological School, situated on an island off Istanbul, would see students being admitted through Turkey’s national placement system and the Education Ministry supervising curricula.

The report said the move is timed ahead of Trump’s expected visit to Ankara for a NATO summit next month.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Istanbul-based spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, discussed the potential reopening of the seminary during a meeting in Ankara Tuesday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Bartholomew and Erdogan’s talks were held in “a cordial atmosphere,” a statement from the Ecumenical Patriarchate said.

Reopening the seminary is important for the Patriarchate’s ability to train future senior clerics.

Founded in 1844, the seminary was closed by the Turkish government in 1971. Bartholomew, backed by Greece, the European Union and the US, has long been campaigning for its reopening.

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Turkey reportedly agrees to reopen Halki seminary

Turkey is reported to plan the reopening of the Halki Theological Seminary, which was closed over 50 years ago. The decision is said to be partly aimed at pleasing U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of his anticipated visit to Ankara for a NATO summit. The seminary, located on an island near Istanbul, would admit students via Turkey’s national placement system, with the Education Ministry overseeing curricula. Discussions between Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took place in a 'cordial atmosphere,' according to the Patriarchate. The seminary’s revival

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