Mor Ephrem Syriac Orthodox Church | |
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İstanbul Mor Efrem Süryani Kadim Ortodoks Kilisesi | |
ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܩܕ̈ܡܝܐ ܐܪ̈ܬܕܘܟܣܝܐ | |
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40°57′36.65783″N 28°49′28.06349″E / 40.9601827306°N 28.8244620806°E | |
Location | Istanbul |
Country | Turkey |
Language(s) | Syriac language |
Denomination | Syriac Orthodox |
History | |
Status | Church |
Dedication | Ephrem the Syrian |
Consecrated | 2023 |
Architecture | |
Groundbreaking | 2019 |
Completed | 2023 |
Construction cost | $4 million |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 750 people |
Administration | |
District | Bakırköy |
Province | Istanbul |
The Mor Ephrem Syriac Orthodox Church (Turkish: İstanbul Mor Efrem Süryani Kadim Ortodoks Kilisesi, Syriac: ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܩܕ̈ܡܝܐ ܐܪ̈ܬܕܘܟܣܝܐ, romanized: ʿIdto d-Mor ʾAp̄rem d-Suryoye Qamoye ʾOrṯodoksoye) is a Syriac Orthodox church in Yeşilköy on the European part of Istanbul. Opened in 2023, it is the first church built since the foundation of the Republic of Turkey.[1] It is dedicated to Ephrem the Syrian.