Mor Ephrem Syriac Orthodox Church

Mor Ephrem Syriac Orthodox Church
İstanbul Mor Efrem Süryani Kadim Ortodoks Kilisesi
ܥܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܩܕ̈ܡܝܐ ܐܪ̈ܬܕܘܟܣܝܐ
40°57′36.65783″N 28°49′28.06349″E / 40.9601827306°N 28.8244620806°E / 40.9601827306; 28.8244620806
LocationIstanbul
CountryTurkey
Language(s)Syriac language
DenominationSyriac Orthodox
History
StatusChurch
DedicationEphrem the Syrian
Consecrated2023
Architecture
Groundbreaking2019
Completed2023 (2023)
Construction cost$4 million
Specifications
Capacity750 people
Administration
DistrictBakırköy
ProvinceIstanbul

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 and only church built in Turkey since the foundation of the Republic. It is dedicated to Ephrem the Syrian.