The record of systemic discrimination experienced by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in Turkey is included in the new report of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). The report examines threats to religious properties in Turkey, including places of worship, religious institutions and cemeteries. The report notes that although the Treaty of Lausanne provided protection … Continue reading US report highlights Turkey’s “systemic discrimination” against the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople