Interreligious Prayer and Sharing
On April 22, 2020, an interreligious meeting of prayer and sharing took place in Istanbul, to which 13 representatives of churches, religions and rites joined. In this time of pandemic, this moment, organized by the Committee of the Latin Catholic Church of Istanbul for Interreligious Relations, was intended as a testimony of brotherhood and of common invocation.
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PARTICIPANTS:
Dominican Father Claudio Monge, member of the Interfaith Relations Committee of the Latin Catholic Church of Istanbul and moderator
İstanbul District Mufti assistant Caner Akdemir
Hayat Nur Artıran, President of Şefik Can International Mevlânâ Education and Culture Foundation
Alevi Philosophy Center Association President Doğan Bermek
Patriarchal Vicar of the Syriac Catholic Church in Turkey, Chorbishop Mgr. Orhan Çanlı
Esin Çelebi Bayru, 22nd granddaughter of Mevlâna and Vice President of International Mevlâna Foundation
Turkey Chaldean Catholic Church Archbishop Mgr. Ramzi Garmou
Professor of Philosophy, Former Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the Holy See Prof. Dr. Kenan Gürsoy
Turkey’s Chief Rabbi Rav Isak Haleva
Chancellor Vartan Kirakos Kazanjian on behalf of the Armenian Catholic Archbishop of Turkey
Immanuel Bible House Protestant Church Pastor Behnan Konutgan
Ecumenical Patriarchate, Deacon Iakovos Krochak
German Speaking Church of Turkey Pastor Gabriele Pace
İstanbul Apostolic vicar Mgr Rubén Tierrablanca González
Arch priest Father Drtad Uzunyan, Member of the religious council of the armenian patriarchate of Turkey and Executive officer for inter church relations