.... The Mediterranean Sea, as Chambers notes, “as site of multiple mediations and memories, is in Europe but not completely of it, despite all the attempts of Occidental modernity to colonize and control it.” DOI 10.1215/10474552-2008-018 Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: Encountering the Mystery...

... junctures. In this essay, I examine how Patriarch Bartholomew, the current holder of the seat, has tried to defend the ecumenical title of his position visvis his Turkish challengers, comprising state officials and ultranationalists. The ecumenical vision of the patriarchate has for long been...

... the attempts of Occidental modernity to colonize and control it.” DOI 10.1215/10474552-2008-018 Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: Encountering the Mystery: Understand- ing Orthodox Christianity Today. New York: Doubleday Books, 2008. 304 pages. ISBN 978-0-385-5183-0. $21.95. Reviewed by Julian...

... of multiple mediations and memories, is in Europe but not completely of it, despite all the attempts of Occidental modernity to colonize and control it.” DOI 10.1215/10474552-2008-018 Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: Encountering the Mystery: Understand- ing Orthodox Christianity Today. New York...

... of the Church of Saints Constantine and Helen in Havana. Following the retire- ment of Archbishop Iakovos of America, who oversaw the archdiocese of both North and South America from 1959 to 1996, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew, the leader of the Orthodox Church, deter- mined...

... properties, convert- ing churches into museums, expelling the faithful, and even interfering in the selection of the patriarch himself. Consider the conditions under which Patriarch Bartholomew carries out his duties in a country that aspires to join the EU. Though the patriarch is universally...

... of the Orthodox patriarchate is Bartholomew I, one of the most enlightened modern church leaders and an ardent supporter of Turkey’s European orientation. There are several issues related to the patriarchate’s status whose resolu- tion would be a prerequisite for Turkey to join the EU. I must note that most...

... the 1572 Saint Bartholomew Day massacre in France. KTC was also “a cover for the [Turkish] government and its covert policies on Cyprus.” But, once the pogrom was over, KTC nearly disappeared. It had succeeded in its mission beyond expectation. It had provided the Turkish government a fig leaf...

... of the wrecking crew. These were pogromists with a mission. On the eve of the pogrom, KTC activists marked the Greek homes and properties for destruction. They had learned a lesson from the 1572 Saint Bartholomew Day massacre in France. KTC was also “a cover for the [Turkish] government and its covert...

... Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians. Articles 37 – 44 of the Treaty of Lausanne clearly spell out Turkey’s obli- gations toward its non-Muslim minorities. On 24 September 1923, these 18  Mediterranean Quarterly: Fall 2008 treaty articles were endorsed by and placed...

... of Constantinople Bartholomew, Savvidis stirred con- troversy when he took the credit for the event.55 Furthermore, Savvidis and his followers have often criticized the Greek government for inaction in the Black Sea and have stressed the role of Moscow as an “Orthodox power” and the “protector...