The author is the scientific director of the Observatory on Türkiye at the Rome-based think tank CeSPI. ISTANBUL The Head of state of the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV's trip to Türkiye is already historic as it left an indelible imprint, not only at the bilateral level between the Holy See and Ankara, but also regionally and internationally for its important remark on dialogue and peace. It was his first visit abroad, and he was welcomed in a country that is a genuine home of peaceful, multicultural