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Sumela Monastery put into service after 5-year restoration

Following a nearly five-year restoration project, an ancient Orthodox monastery in Turkey's Black Sea region has restarted mass services.

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In a phone call, Bartholomew, the Fener Greek patriarch based in Istanbul, expressed his gratitude to Erdoğan for his support and interest in restoring the monastery, now on UNESCO's World Heritage Temporary List.