Patriarch Bartholomew visits abandoned churches on Muğla trip

DHA photo / CIHAN KAYA

The Patriarch was welcomed by the local people. DHA photo / CIHAN KAYA

Patriarch Bartholomew visits abandoned churches on Muğla trip

Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew visited June Haimoff, an English environmentalist who lives in the Dalyan district of Muğla. DHA photo / CIHAN KAYA

Patriarch Bartholomew visits abandoned churches on Muğla trip

Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew visited June Haimoff, an English environmentalist who lives in the Dalyan district of Muğla. AA photo / DURMUS GENC

Patriarch Bartholomew visits abandoned churches on Muğla trip

The Patriarch visited the village of Kayaköy, which lies 8 km south of Fethiye. DHA photo / ERGUN TOS

Patriarch Bartholomew visits abandoned churches on Muğla trip

Bartholomew visited the abandoned churchs and nearby ruined houses. DHA photo/ ERGUN TOS

Patriarch Bartholomew visits abandoned churches on Muğla trip

Around 500 houses remain in Kayaköy as ruins, including two Greek Orthodox Churches. DHA photo / ERGUN TOS

Patriarch Bartholomew visits abandoned churches on Muğla trip

The Patriarch was welcomed by the local people. DHA photo / ERGUN TOS

Patriarch Bartholomew visits abandoned churches on Muğla trip

The Patriarch was welcomed by the local people. DHA photo / ERGUN TOS

Patriarch Bartholomew visits abandoned churches on Muğla trip

After the Greco-Turkish War, Kayaköy was largely abandoned after a population exchange agreement was signed by the Turkish and Greek governments in 1923. AA photo / UTKU UCRAK

Patriarch Bartholomew visits abandoned churches on Muğla trip

Around 500 houses remain in Kayaköy as ruins, including two Greek Orthodox Churches. AA photo / UTKU UCRAK

Patriarch Bartholomew visits abandoned churches on Muğla trip

Bartholomew visited the abandoned churchs and nearby ruined houses. AA photo / UTKU UCRAK

Patriarch Bartholomew visits abandoned churches on Muğla trip

Anatolian Greek-speaking Christians lived in Kayaköy until approximately 1923. The remains are under the protection of the Turkish government. AA photo / UTKU UCRAK

Patriarch Bartholomew visits abandoned churches on Muğla trip

Around 500 houses remain in Kayaköy as ruins, including two Greek Orthodox Churches. AA photo / UTKU UCRAK

Patriarch Bartholomew visits abandoned churches on Muğla trip

Patriarch Bartholomew visits abandoned churches on Muğla trip

Patriarch Bartholomew visits abandoned churches on Muğla trip

DHA photo / CIHAN KAYA

The Patriarch was welcomed by the local people. DHA photo / CIHAN KAYA

Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew visited June Haimoff, an English environmentalist who lives in the Dalyan district of Muğla. DHA photo / CIHAN KAYA

Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew visited June Haimoff, an English environmentalist who lives in the Dalyan district of Muğla. AA photo / DURMUS GENC

The Patriarch visited the village of Kayaköy, which lies 8 km south of Fethiye. DHA photo / ERGUN TOS

Bartholomew visited the abandoned churchs and nearby ruined houses. DHA photo/ ERGUN TOS

Around 500 houses remain in Kayaköy as ruins, including two Greek Orthodox Churches. DHA photo / ERGUN TOS

The Patriarch was welcomed by the local people. DHA photo / ERGUN TOS

The Patriarch was welcomed by the local people. DHA photo / ERGUN TOS

After the Greco-Turkish War, Kayaköy was largely abandoned after a population exchange agreement was signed by the Turkish and Greek governments in 1923. AA photo / UTKU UCRAK

Around 500 houses remain in Kayaköy as ruins, including two Greek Orthodox Churches. AA photo / UTKU UCRAK

Bartholomew visited the abandoned churchs and nearby ruined houses. AA photo / UTKU UCRAK

Anatolian Greek-speaking Christians lived in Kayaköy until approximately 1923. The remains are under the protection of the Turkish government. AA photo / UTKU UCRAK

Around 500 houses remain in Kayaköy as ruins, including two Greek Orthodox Churches. AA photo / UTKU UCRAK

Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew has recently visited the Aegean province of Muğla. AA photo / UTKU UCRAK

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