Abstract:

The view that the Anglican Church, which emerged after the reform movements in Europe which also was close to the Orthodox Church as a belief, was expressed by both church members for a long time. Suggestions that these two churches with similar beliefs can act jointly in many subjects have always been on the agenda, but no clear and concrete steps have been taken on the subject. Although the search for unity between churches came through religious reasons, there were also political targets in the background. In an effort to maintain England’s authority in different regions within the framework of its increasing political and economic power, the closeness to the Orthodox Church of the Anglican Church will be used. The Orthodox, who were expecting support from the UK, showed similar approaches. From the Orthodox world, the clearest step in this regard was to be taken by Meletios Metaxakis, who was patriarch during the period of armistice. Meletios, who proclaimed the recognition of the Anglican orders by publishing a declaration in the name of Patriarchate Synod and himself in July 1922 when the Greek army began to withdraw from Anatolia, aimed to protect the gains of the Greeks in Anatolia with the support of Great Britain. However, the process developed in the opposite direction. 

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