Istanbul, Türkiye – On November 10, 2025, His Eminence Mor Titus Yeldho (Malankara Archdiocese of the Syriac Orthodox Church), His Eminence Archbishop Petros (Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Archdiocese of New York), and His Grace Bishop Sinoda (Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church Diocese of North America) paid a brotherly visit to His Eminence Archbishop Mor Philoxenus Yusuf Çetin, Patriarchal Vicar of the Syriac Orthodox Community of Istanbul and Ankara at the Syriac Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary in Tarlabasi, Istanbul. Accompanying the hierarchs was the V. Rev. Fr. Ghebremichael Yohannes, also of the Eritrean Orthodox Diocese.
The Bishops of the Standing Conference are traveling on a spiritual journey through Türkiye, visiting a number of holy sites including the Seven Churches mentioned in the Book of Revelation, the Hagia Sophia, and the House of the Virgin Mary.