President Erdoğan and Fener Greek Patriarch Bartholomew talked over the phone

 

Fener Greek Patriarch Bartholomew thanked President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over the restoration of Sumela Monastery and its reopening to visit.

Bartholomew expressed his gratitude to Erdoğan for his support and interest in the restoration of the Sumela Monastery, the directorate added.

It said Bartholomew also congratulated the upcoming Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha of the Turkish and Islamic world.