Gümüşsuyu Syriac Catholic Church
Changes After Construction:
- After the Jesuits left Turkey, the building and its plot were transferred to the Treasury.
- From the 1970s onward, the Syriac Catholic community that came to Istanbul began to use the building for worship after repairing the structure, which was in a ruined condition at the time.
- In 1997, the building was allocated free of charge to the relevant foundation for 99 years; the process later turned into a long-term legal dispute.
- In 2018, under the decision that expanded the practice of free-of-charge allocation, the building was allocated free of charge for 49 years.
Prominent Features:
- The church belongs to the Syriac Catholic Foundation.
- The building is also known as the “Sacre Coeur (Sacred Heart) Church” and the “Church of the Syriac Catholic Patriarchal Vicariate.”
- The building is used within the context of the central complex of the Syriac Catholic Patriarchal Vicariate.
