Church bell for a 1,500-year-old monastery
Speedlog was entrusted with an unusual transport assignment: A church bell donated by a congregation in East Westphalia was to be delivered to southeastern Türkiye.
Its destination was the approximately 1,500-year-old Syriac Orthodox St Augin Monastery in the Tur Abdin region. The remote monastery had been without a bell for around 100 years. Thanks to the donation campaign and the commitment of Speedlog's employees, this was finally about to change.
“Bringing a church bell back to its intended destination after around 100 years was much more than an ordinary transport assignment for us.”
– Grigo SImsek
Challenging transport to southeastern Türkiye
Despite considerable bureaucratic obstacles imposed by the Turkish authorities and the armed conflicts in the region, the bell was eventually delivered safely by truck to the historic monastery.
St Augin Monastery once again had a church bell, ready to ring for Christmas, traditionally celebrated there on January 6.