General Congregation of the Anatolian Turkish Orthodox 1924, the Autocephalous Orthodox Patriarchate of Anatolia was founded in Kayseri by Pavlos Karahisarithis (Papa Eftim), one of its supporters - who was to later introduce Turkish into the liturgy. Due to the population exchange between Greece and Turkey, most of the congregation of this church were deported to Greece and it is now mainly centred on the family of the original patriarch Papa Eftim I, patriarch of Autocephalous Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate, also known as the Turkish Orthodox Church. General Congregation of the Anatolian Turkish Orthodox The General Congregation of the Anatolian Turkish Orthodox (in Turkish "Umum Anadolu Türk Ortodoksları
Anatolian Plate northern edge is a transform boundary with the Eurasian Plate, forming the North Anatolian Fault Zone (NAFZ). Research indicates that the Anatolian Plate is rotating counterclockwise as it is being pushed west by the Arabian Plate, impeded from any northerly movement by the Eurasian Plate. In some references, the Anatolian Plate is referred to as a "block" of continental crust still coupled to the Eurasian Plate. But studies of the North Anatolian Fault indicate that Anatolia is de-coupled from the Eurasian Plate. It is now being squeezed by the Arabian Plate from the east and forced toward the west as