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Turkey probes concert at Black Sea monastery after Greek protest

Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism is investigating a concert at Sumela Monastery after Athens and the Orthodox Patriarchate complained of disrespect to the venue.
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The long list of conflicts between Ankara and Athens, from eastern Mediterranean maritime zones to Syrian refugees frozen to death at the Greek border, have a new addition: young DJs at a fourth-century Christian Orthodox site in northern Turkey.

On Wednesday, following a protest from Athens over the “desecration” of the UNESCO-listed Sumela Monastery, Turkey’s Tourism and Culture Ministry opened an inquiry into an electronic music concert that took place there at the end of January.

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