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Istanbul's rich Eleni Zarifis, a French company as a hotel built in 1898 2nd in the world, Europe's largest wooden structure in 1902 to purchase the building, the orphanage has to be used as the Fener Greek Patriarchate.

Büyükada Greek Female Orphanage Foundation was the transfer of the building in 1903. Law on Foundations in 1935 the orphanage was recognized legal entity. Vakıflar'a transferred to the building in 1936, the Cyprus crisis in 1964, evacuated by the state and not used after that date. Patriarch Bartholomew, 23 thousand square meters, built on the site of the century-old building, repair of the orphanage and in 1990, a Turkish tourism company agreed to lease of 50 years, but did not recognize this agreement, the General Directorate of Foundations. Fener Greek Patriarchate, the Court admitted in 2005 to take ownership of Büyükada orphanage. Court 8 July 2008, the ownership of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Turkey in the orphanage without paying an appropriate compensation for the absence of decision-making authority was received. Fener Greek Patriarchate and the transfer of the building 3 months before the Court of Turkey as a non-pecuniary damage and costs EUR 6 thousand to 20 thousand Euros to pay for the ruled. Turkey General Directorate of Foundations collected from reaching the Assembly of the Court's decision, the Court's decision in accordance with Yetimhanesi'nin Büyükada Greek Patriarchate unanimously decided to transfer. Thus the foundation for the first time, instead of a religious congregation decided to make the transfer of land was taken. The Patriarchate does apply to the Court, to convert the institute reported that the orphanage environment. Patriarch Bartholomew, for his work on environmental issues, 'Green Patriarch' as is.