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A resolution calling upon the Government of Turkey to facilitate the reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay.

Introduced: May 24, 2011 See on congress.gov
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May 24, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3278-3279)
May 24, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3279)
May 24, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Welcomes: (1) the historic meeting between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I; and (2) the positive gestures by the government of Turkey, including allowing the liturgical celebration by the Ecumenical Patriarch at the historic Sumela Monastery and the return of the former Greek Orphanage on Buyukada Island to the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

Urges the government of Turkey to: (1) facilitate the reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Theological School of Halki, and (2) address other long-standing concerns relating to the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

What's happening now May 24, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3278-3279)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · May 24, 2011
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 24, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 196: A resolution calling upon the Government of Turkey to facilitate the reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-196/
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"S. Res. 196: A resolution calling upon the Government of Turkey to facilitate the reopening of the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Theological School of Halki without condition or further delay.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-196/.
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S. Res. 196, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-196/.
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