In the recent past, Turkey faced and broke many of its taboos and many previously hidden topics are now open for discussion. The culture of debate is becoming dominant and, in this context, several years ago it was impossible for a university to organize a conference on the 1915 incidents while nowadays it is freely discussed. It is the same for the topic of Dersim Massacre. Despite the fact that the law against insulting Atatürk is still in effect, it is not implemented as harshly as before and, as a result, it is possible to even criticize Atatürk. In the past it was impossible to write a Kurdish word in a newspaper or even mention the word Kurdistan, but one can publish Kurdish newspapers and make Kurdish broadcasts now.There has been much progress, but still, something that is always on my mind came to the fore when Pope Francis visited Turkey. Why does Turkey insist on belittling Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who is recognized as the ecumenical patriarch of the Orthodox Church by the entire Western world, as only the Fener Greek Patriarch? If we are talking about the "new" Turkey, which means a self-confident country that respects all beliefs and is at peace with its past, isn't this stance a contradiction?It was Ottoman Sultan Selim I who brought the concept of "ecumenical patriarch," which means the patriarch of the world, to this land. After his conquest of Egypt, he subordinated the patriarchies of Antioch and Alexandria to the Istanbul Greek Patriarchate and declared it ecumenical. This changed with the Treaty of Lausanne that founded the country. It removed the moniker of "New Rome and Constantinople's archbishop and ecumenical patriarch" and replaced it with Fener Greek Patriarch as if he was the priest of a small neighborhood. Would the spiritual leader of the Catholic world visit a neighborhood priest? Would world leaders like U.S. presidents, world-renowned artists and many official guests visit a local parish?For many years, the entire Western world had addressed the patriarch as he should be, but has the democratic public in Turkey? Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, I know, courageously resists theses put forward by the official history and wants Turkey to be at peace with its past. I believe his world view also conflicts with the moniker Fener Greek Patriarch, which reflects the old Turkey. At a time when many taboos are being broken, I wanted to remind the prime minister of this topic. Let the state self-confidently grant the title of Ecumenical Patriarch to Patriarch Bartholomew, who is an important personality for both this country and the world. Let us bury another embarrassment into the dusty pages of history.