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Revival hopes grow for long-closed Greek Orthodox seminary off Istanbul

Summary by France24
Located on Heybeliada, one of the Princes' Islands, the Halki seminary opened in the mid-19th century and was the main theological school for the Eastern Orthodox Church until it was closed under a Turkish law in 1971. Despite decades of pressure on Ankara to reopen it -- led by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, leader of the world's 260 million Orthodox Christians and a graduate of the seminary -- the school has remained closed. But the sem…

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France24 broke the news in France on Sunday, July 5, 2026.
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