The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, travels to Ankara today, Tuesday, October 29, 2024, to attend the reception for the country’s National Day at the Beştepe Presidential Palace, together with other religious leaders.
During this brief visit to the capital, the Ecumenical Patriarch will be accompanied by Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos, the Abbot of the Holy Trinity Monastery of Halki.
Earlier in the morning, the Patriarch visited the city’s Governor’s Office and congratulated the Governor on the National Day, along with leaders of other Christian denominations and religions, the Consular Corps, and representatives of various high-level services and institutions of Constantinople.
Translated by Ioanna Georgakopoulou
