Gov’t gives green light to opening of seminary

Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew (L) shakes hands with former Parliament Speaker Mehmet Ali Şahin, who is a member of Parliament’s Constitutional Conciliation Commission, before presenting the patriarchate’s proposals for a new charter. AA photo ISTANBUL/ANKARA – Hürriyet Daily News 27/2/2012 Deputy Prime Minster says there is no law in Turkey to ban the opening of a seminary to raise Christian clerics and the government will support such efforts if the demand to have vocational school status is dropped.