Bones of Greek Patriarch ‘Araboğlu’ brought to Istanbul after 86 Years

ISTANBUL – Hürriyet 4/3/2011 The bones of Patriarch Constantine the Sixth, or “Araboğlu,” who caused a crisis between Turkey and Greece in 1925, have been brought to Istanbul almost a century later with the permission of the Turkish government. His bones will be buried alongside the remains of other patriarchs at Istanbul’s Balıklı Greek Patriarchate following a religious ceremony held at the Fener Patriarchate on Sunday.