Autocephalous Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate
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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 30 members.[1][2] It was founded in Kayseri by Pavlos Karahisarithis, who became the Patriarch and took the name of Papa Eftim I, in 1922.[3]
Christian Orthodox Church based in Turkey
| Autocephalous Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate Bağımsız Türk Ortodoks Patrikhanesi | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Eastern Orthodox |
| Classification | Independent Eastern Orthodox |
| Primate | Papa Eftim IV |
| Region | Turkey |
| Language | Turkish |
| Liturgy | Byzantine Rite |
| Headquarters | Meryem Ana Church, Istanbul |
| Territory | Turkey, United States |
| Founder | Papa Eftim I |
| Origin | 1922 in Kayseri |
| Independence | 1924 |
| Recognition | Unrecognized by other Eastern Orthodox churches |
| Separated from | Greek Orthodox Church (1922) |
| Members | 30[1][2] |
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