Theological School of Halki (Heybeliada)
Heybeliada Rum Ruhban Okulu Vakfı
A Rum community foundation (vakıf) in Heybeliada.
- Official name
- Heybeliada Rum Ruhban Okulu Vakfı
- District
- Heybeliada
- Type
- School
- Status
- Inactive
- Founded
- 1844
- Location
- Map (OpenStreetMap)
The Theological School of Halki stands at the top of the Hill of Hope (Ümit Tepesi) on Heybeliada (Halki), on the site of the Monastery of the Holy Trinity. The school was founded in 1844 and was the main theological school of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Its buildings, except for the 17th-century chapel, were destroyed in the 1894 earthquake and rebuilt; they were inaugurated in 1896. Between 1844 and 1971 the school had close to 1,000 graduates. Teaching stopped in 1971 and the school does not operate today; the buildings are used for conferences. Its library holds a historic collection of books, periodicals and manuscripts.
The information on this page is documented by the sources listed at the end.
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Image credit: Mukaddes Selin Hınç, Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sources
- Rum Vakıfları Derneği — Vakıflarımız
- Σύνδεσμος Υποστήριξης Ρωμαίικων Κοινοτικών Ιδρυμάτων — Τα βακούφια μας
- ΘΕΟΛΟΓΙΚΗ ΣΧΟΛΗ ΤΗΣ ΧΑΛΚΗΣ — rumvader.org
- Heybeliada Rum Ruhban Okulu Vakfı — rumvader.org
- Halki seminary — English Wikipedia — site; founded 1844; 1894 earthquake and 1896 inauguration; library; coordinates (Wikidata Q692970); accessed 2026-10
- Heybeliada Ruhban Okulu — Turkish Wikipedia — opened 1844; close to 1,000 graduates 1844-1971; accessed 2026-10
- Ιερά Θεολογική Σχολή της Χάλκης — Greek Wikipedia — main school of the Patriarchate; teaching ended 1971; later use for conferences; accessed 2026-10
- Ruhban Okulu'nda tören hazırlığı — Hürriyet (2026-10-11) — status as of October 2026 (see editorNotes)
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