Patriarchate conflict in Turkey

The Patriarchate conflict in Turkey was a period of sectarian attacks by followers of the Autocephalous Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate, directed mainly towards the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and its interests, as well as a rivalry. == Background == The conflict has its roots in a broader and older movement during the 19th century led by ethnic Turks within the Eastern Orthodox Church, which aimed to end the Greek clerical dominance over ethnic Turkish Orthodox Christians.

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