In the aftermath of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the political situation in the new state of Turkey, where the seat of the Patriarchate was located in Deir al-Za'faran for about 10 centuries, Mor Aphrem was forced to relocate the Patriarchate to Homs in Syria.
Following the Ottoman Empire's demise and the tumultuous political situation in newly established Turkey, where the Patriarchate had been centered in Deir al-Za'faran for roughly a century, Mor Aphrem was compelled to relocate the Patriarchate to Homs, Syria.