Autocephalous Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate

Autocephalous Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate
Bağımsız Türk Ortodoks Patrikhanesi
TypeEastern Orthodox
ClassificationIndependent Eastern Orthodox
PrimatePapa Eftim IV
RegionTurkey
LanguageTurkish
LiturgyByzantine Rite
HeadquartersMeryem Ana Church, Istanbul
TerritoryTurkey, United States
FounderPapa Eftim I
Origin1922 in Kayseri
Independence1924
RecognitionUnrecognized by other Eastern Orthodox churches
Separated fromGreek Orthodox Church (1922)

The Autocephalous Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate (Turkish: Bağımsız Türk Ortodoks Patrikhanesi), also referred to as the Turkish Orthodox Church (Turkish: Türk Ortodoks Kilisesi), is an unrecognized autocephalous Eastern Orthodox organisation based in Turkey, descending from Turkish-speaking Eastern Orthodox Christians, the Karamanlides, with approximately 47,000 members.[1][2][failed verification] It was founded in Kayseri by Pavlos Karahisarithis, who became the patriarch and took the name of Papa Eftim I, in 1922.[3]

  1. ^ "Türkiye'de ortaya çıkan Rum Ortodoks Kilisesi kim veya nedir?". Zentralrat Orientalischer Christen in Deutschland e.V. (in German). Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  2. ^ "Türkiye'nin din haritası çizildi". Milliyet (in Turkish). 28 October 2009. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference atour.com was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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