00:01The innovation of the Halki theological school, which has remained closed for decades, is expected to be completed in September
00:07according to an announcement by the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
00:11However, no official authorization has yet been granted for the school to reopen.
00:15Located on Halki, one of the princesses islands of the coast of Istanbul, the school was founded in the mid
00:20-19th century.
00:22For many years it served as the most important theological institution of the Orthodox Church until its closure in 1971,
00:29following Turkish legislation banning private high religious education institutions.
00:34Despite repeated appeals to Ankara for the schools reopening, the issue remains unresolved.
00:39The matter was also discussed during Patriarch Bartholomew's meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House last September.
00:44According to reports, Donald Trump pledged to support efforts to break the deadlock, raising renewed hopes for the reopening of
00:50the historic institution.
00:53The case continues to attract close attention from both the United States and the European Union, which has repeatedly criticized
00:59Turkey over concerns regarding religious freedoms for non-Muslim minorities.
01:05Since its founding in 1844, the school has educated many prominent search figures, including Patriarch Bartholomew himself.
01:14Antiri Communities
01:15Antiri Communities
01:16Antiri were born warnets
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