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Yeşilköy (Bakırköy) · Istanbul

Mor Ephrem Syriac Orthodox Church

Mor Efrem Süryani Kadim Ortodoks Kilisesi

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Opened in October 2023, it is the first and only church built in Turkey since the Republic's founding, serving Istanbul's roughly 17,000 Assyrians, most living in Yeşilköy. The five-storey building for 750 people draws on the Syriac churches and monasteries of Mardin Province.

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Yeşilköy (Bakırköy)
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Any time · About 20 min
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Good to know

  • Pope Leo XIV met Turkey's Christian leaders here on 29 November 2025.
  • It is in Yeşilköy, near the Istanbul Aviation Museum.

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