Mr Davutoglu is hopeful, for example, that the Greek Orthodox seminary on the island of Halki off Istanbul will soon be reopened.

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But he also called for respect for minorities, declaring that the Greek Orthodox seminary on Halki, an island off Istanbul, must be reopened.

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But apart from that, it was a near perfect filming experience and I will certainly be applying myself to thinking up what other Istanbul-based programmes need to be made.

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