In order to facilitate their religious duties, the Orthodox metropolitans were granted Turkish citizenship. Furthermore, the Associations Council, the country’s highest authority on religious associations, now includes for the first time a non-Muslim member representing minority faiths.
而在那之前的2010年11月，位于土耳其霍尔基的希腊东正教孤儿院被归还给东正教牧首。为有利于旅行自身的宗教责任，一些东正教牧师还被授予了土耳其国籍。此外，社团组织委员会——土耳其管理宗教组织的最高权力机关，如今也首次包含了代表少数宗教的非穆斯林委员。