Jean-Marc Balhan

Jesuit, master’s degree in biology, degree in Islamology. Parish priest in Ankara and president of the Union of Religious of Turkey; involved at various levels in inter-religious dialogue in Turkey.

After spending several years in Egypt and studying Arabic and Islamology, Fr. Jean-Marc Balhan, S.J., has been living in Ankara, Turkey, since 2001, where he works in the service of the Catholic Church and inter-religious dialogue.
A foreign Christian living in a Turkish and Muslim environment, he is attentive to what is happening there, and is concerned about mutual understanding despite the prejudices that inhabit both sides.

Source : Centres Sèvres