Turkey Hides New Conflicts Behind Afghanistan CrisisAugust 18, 2021 — President Erdogan’s Taliban Comments Come to Fruition 08/18/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that since Kabul’s fall on August 15, 2021, Turkey has...
Middle East Religious Freedom Conditions Worsen with Kabul FallAugust 16, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="126185" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] Remembering ISIS’s Rise, Regional Christians Express Concern 08/16/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that the fall of Kabul,...
Armenian Church In Turkey To Reopen After DecadesAugust 15, 2021 — 08/15/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – After more than 100 years, Üç Horan (Surp Yerrortutyun) Armenian Church will again host a mass service on august 29. The Armenian church located...
The Impossible JourneyAugust 12, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="125773" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 08/12/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The United States has long discouraged Americans from traveling into Artsakh, a warning that has only intensified after...
Turkey’s Role In The Afghan Crisis UnclearAugust 11, 2021 — 08/11/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – As Afghanis seek refuge in neighboring countries, Turkey is preparing for the inevitable influx of migrants at the border, as well as their role...
Turkish Protest Cases Merged Alongside Osman Kavala’sAugust 9, 2021 — 08/09/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Turkey’s long-running Gezi Park protest trials, including the detainment of Osman Kavala, have been merged with another trial of the Çarşı group. The Çarşı group...
Turkey-PKK Fighting Evacuates 20 Iraqi Villages In 2021 AloneAugust 8, 2021 — 08/08/2021 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – In 2021 alone, six civilians have been killed and 20 villages evacuated in Iraq as a result of Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party...
Armenia: Genocide in Plain SightAugust 5, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"][vc_single_image image="125767" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"] 08/05/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Artsakh (internationally recognized as Nagorno-Karabakh) is a tiny region the size of Delaware that lies between Armenia and...
Turkey Spreading “Fake News” Over Thrace SchoolsAugust 4, 2021 — 08/04/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Turkey claims that the closure of 12 minority primary schools in Thrace, a region geographically located across Turkey, Greece, and Bulgaria, violated the Lausanne Treaty...
Turkey’s Ulterior Motives In Syrian Church RestorationAugust 1, 2021 — 08/01/2021 Syria (International Christian Concern) – Turkey’s work to restore churches in Syria has been met with distrust and accusations of ulterior motives. The Turkish Ministry of Defense recently lauded its...
Turkey Unveils Expanded Plans in Northern CyprusJuly 29, 2021 — 07/29/2021 Cyprus (International Christian Concern) – On the 47th anniversary of Turkey’s 1974 invasion of Northern Cyprus, Turkish President Erdogan spent two days in the region, which resulted in several...
US Congressmen Urge Suspension of Drone Exports to TurkeyJuly 27, 2021 — 06/27/2021 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) – Key members of the United States government have finally recognized Turkey’s persistently troublesome drone activity throughout the Middle East in recent years as...
One Year After The Hagia Sophia ConversionJuly 24, 2021 — 07/24/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – One year ago the Hagia Sophia cathedral reopened for Islamic worship following its conversion to a mosque by President Erdogan. On this first anniversary of...
Azerbaijan Ignores European Court of Human Rights, Continues Human Rights ViolationsJuly 23, 2021 — [vc_custom_heading text="" use_theme_fonts="yes"] 07/23/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on July 22, 2021, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued a verdict against...
Istanbul Court Links 2007 Murder To FETÖJuly 23, 2021 — 07/23/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Istanbul’s 14th Penal Court recently attributed the 2007 murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink to Fethullah Gulen and his followers, the Fetullahist Terrorist Organization (FETO),...
Turkey “Has Nothing That Contradicts The Taliban’s Beliefs”July 22, 2021 — 07/22/2021 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Turkish President Erdogan is looking to extend the country’s level of influence and ideology yet again, this time turning his attention to Afghanistan. As the...