Retreat for Church Leaders Affected by Turkey Earthquake

August 21, 2023 — 08/21/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria earlier this year left physical destruction and took an emotional toll on church leaders who were called...

The Death and Resurrection of the Church in the Middle East

July 13, 2023 — 07/13/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The headlines coming from the Middle East in the past few decades have seemed anything but comforting and hopeful: war, terrorism, social upheaval, natural...

Is Turkey the Next Egypt?

July 7, 2023 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow There has been a steady increase in human rights abuses in Turkey in recent years, specifically targeting Christians. How does a secular democratic nation go...

Turkey’s Crackdown on Protestant Missionaries

June 21, 2023 — 6/21/2023 Turkey (International Christian Concern) ––Ali*, a Protestant missionary residing in Turkey, faces jail time and deportation after the Turkish government refused his application to renew his residency after he received...

Turkey Heads to Runoff Election

May 15, 2023 — 5/15/2023 Turkey (International Christian Concern)—Neither Turkish presidential candidate received the majority needed to secure victory in yesterday’s election. Incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won 49.42% of the vote, while his main challenger Kemal...

A Calamitous Quake

May 1, 2023 — 05/01/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – A 7.8 magnitude earthquake and many aftershocks struck southeast Turkey near the Syrian border in early February. By the (conservative) numbers: More than 50,000...

Pray for Turkey and Syria

February 7, 2023 — 02/07/2023 Turkey and Syria (International Christian Concern) – By now, all of us have heard of the deadly earthquakes in southern Turkey and northern Syria. As widespread relief efforts get...

ICC fights for Protestant Leaders in Turkey

February 3, 2023 — 02/03/2023 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Turkish government authorities and its MIT (The state intelligence agency of Turkey) continue their issuing and application of N-82 codes to foreign Protestant Christian...

The Great Escape

January 19, 2023 — 01/19/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Leyla is a loving mother and wife in her forties, married to her faithful husband, Murat. A beautiful family who loves the Lord and...

Turkey Continue Threats to Invade Northeast Syria

January 18, 2023 — 01/18/2023 Syria (International Christian Concern) – Turkey this week reiterated its intentions and threats to launch a ground invasion into northern Syria targeting the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) who they...

Hotspots on the Horizon

January 5, 2023 — 01/05/2023 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – We recently sat down with Darius, who is involved with ICC’s international relief efforts and projects and asked him to assess trouble spots as...

Turkey Upholds Osman Kavala’s Life Sentence

December 30, 2022 — 12/30/2022 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Tension has heightened between Turkey and the west following a Turkish appellate's court decision which confirmed the conviction of Osman Kavala, who in April...

Why are Syrian Refugees Leaving Turkey?

December 13, 2022 — 12/13/2022 Syria (International Christian Concern) – Over half a million refugees have left Turkey, and there are mixed thoughts on the mass exodus. Turkey is making claims that the reason...

Turkey Refuses to Give Further Information on Osman Kavala Case

December 1, 2022 — 12/01/2022 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Osman Kavala is a well-known philanthropist who has been imprisoned in Turkey since October 18th, 2017. An Istanbul court sentenced him to aggravated life...

Turkey Openly Discriminates Against the Greek Orthodox Church

November 18, 2022 — 11/18/2022 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – On 11/15/2022, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) declared that Turkey had violated the human right of the Greek Orthodox Taksiarhis church after...

Escaping Radical Islam to Live Life with Christ

November 16, 2022 — 11/16/2022 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Leyla is a loving mother and wife in her forties who grew up in a family that still practices radical Islam. After getting married,...