The Ecumenical Patriarch in Ankaratranslated

A.Th. Panagiotis the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew returning on the evening of Wednesday, October 28, 2026, from Italy, traveled the next day, Thursday, by air to Ankara, accompanied by Rev. Metropolitan Elder of Chalkidon, Mr. Emmanuel, with whom they attended the official dinner hosted at the Beştepe Presidential Palace by His Excellency. President of the Republic Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on the occasion of the 103rd anniversary of the declaration of democracy in the country (October 29, 1923). During his stay in the capital, the Patriarch visited the residence of Rev. Metropolitan of Ankara Mr. Grigoriou, where he performed the consecration and blessed the meal given in his honor, the participation of Rev. Nuncio of the Vatican and other co-defendants.