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Bloomberg: Erdogan reportedly agrees to reopening of Halki Theological School after pressure from Trump and the EU

Turkey is reportedly planning to allow the reopening of the Halki Theological School as a university institution after more than 50 years, in a move that, according to Bloomberg, aims to satisfy US President Donald Trump as well as respond to long-standing demands from both the EU and the US

US commission calls for Turkey to be placed on “special watch list” for religious freedoms

The Committee for International Religious Freedom says that the characterisation of foreign Protestant Christians as a threat to national security is used to intimidate the Christian community and prevent collective worship

Erdogan on the reopening of the Halki School of Theology: We will do our part, I will discuss it with Bartholomew

"The Greek Orthodox Church was here and they would really like to have some help," Trump commented, referring to his recent meeting with the Ecumenical Patriarch