His All-Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, responding to a relevant invitation from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Hakan Fidan, traveled on Friday, April 17, 2026, to Antalya, where he attended the official opening session of the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum, during which His Excellency the President of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs addressed the numerous official guests.
In the evening of the same day, Mr. President and the First Lady of the country hosted an official dinner, to which the Ecumenical Patriarch was also invited.
His All-Holiness, who was welcomed at Antalya Airport in the morning by the local archpastor, Metropolitan Job of Pisidia, returned by plane to the City the same day.
