FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meet at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 25, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has signalled he will soon meet with the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians globally to discuss the possible reopening of a key theological school near Istanbul that has been shut for more than 50 years.
The Halki seminary, founded in 1844, plays a central role in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Ecumenical Patriarchate's main theological school. It trained generations of Orthodox clergy, including the current patriarch Bartholomew.
