Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is going to hold a talk during the Grand National Assembly of Turkey that will be held in Ankara.
It is the first time after the birth of the Republic of Turkey in 1923 that the Ecumenical Patriarch has been invited by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.
Patriarch Bartholomew is going to talk about the problems that minorities in Turkey are facing, as well the reopening of the Theological School in Halki.
Moreover, Patriarch Bartholomew is going to ask for the deletion of some offensive references to Greek, Armenian and Syrian Christians that have been included in school books, while he will discuss the public sector employment rate concerning minorities.
It is assumed that Turkey, by inviting the Patriarch, intends to redefine the hostile attitude towards Christian minorities, aiming at strengthening the rights and presence of minorities in Turkey.
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