Mosques Flourish, Churches Languish in Turkey

September 1, 2020 — 09/01/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – News reports from Turkey indicate two more churches are left to languish. Locals have raised concern for the welfare of both the Armenian Oshvank...

FBI Investigating Turkish Assassination Plot of Pastor

August 28, 2020 — 08/28/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – In July a mob boss claimed that he was asked by the Turkish government to murder American Pastor Andrew Brunson, who was imprisoned for...

14 Christians Reportedly Kidnapped in Syria

August 27, 2020 — 08/27/2020 Syria (International Christian Concern) – According to a pastor, 14 Kurdish youth from the Syrian city of Afrin were kidnapped by Turkish-backed Syrian militants. Each of these youths were...

Turkey Forgoes Inclusive Education

August 26, 2020 — 08/26/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – A recent academic report entitled Inclusive Education for Religious Minorities: The Syriacs in Turkey evaluates how the country’s education system impacts a group of...

Turkey Converts Another Renowned Church into a Mosque

August 21, 2020 —

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Conversion Comes One Month After Hagia Sophia Conversion 08/21/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on August 21, 2020, Turkish...

Turkey Turns Orthodox Cemetery into a Green Zone

August 19, 2020 — 08/19/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Nine months after the Samandağ Greek-Orthodox Church Foundation discovered that property belonging to them was turned into a green zone in the locality’s zoning...

Syrian Christian Arrested by Islamist Loyalist Group

August 15, 2020 — 08/15/2020 Syria (International Christian Concern) – On July 30, members of Failaq Al-Sham, an Islamist group loyal to Turkey, allegedly arrested Kurdish Christian Radwan Muhammad on accusations of apostasy. The...

Armenian Christian Cemetery Desecrated

August 14, 2020 — 08/14/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Recently, the graves in the cemetery belonging to the Armenian Holy Savior and Surp Karasun Manuk churches in Ankara were desecrated. Mustafa Yeneroğlu, Istanbul...

Sumela Monastery Vandalized After Reopening

August 12, 2020 — 08/12/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Following the reopening of Trabzon’s Sumela Monastery the last week of July, visitors reported damage to the majority of the Christian frescoes within the...

Ankara to Host Interfaith Dialogue Exposition

August 9, 2020 — 08/09/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Following the recent conversion of the Hagia Sophia into a mosque, an art exhibition focused on interfaith dialogue will be hosted in Turkey. The...

Turkish Pastor’s Wife Given N82 Code

August 8, 2020 — 08/08/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – On June 5, Turkish pastor’s American wife Joy Subaşıgüller was denied a family visa to remain in Turkey. Joy has lived in Turkey for...

Turkey Creates Religious Freedom Propaganda Video

August 1, 2020 — 08/01/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Following President Erdoğan’s recent decision to reopen Hagia Sophia cathedral as a mosque, Turkey has faced widespread international criticism for neglecting religious freedom protections....

Armenians Targeted in Turkey Over Azerbaijani Conflict

July 31, 2020 — 07/31/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Agos, an Armenian media outlet, has reported three recent incidents targeting Armenians living in Turkey as a result of the conflict involving Azerbaijan. Armed...

Kidnapped Christian Man Still Missing in Turkey

July 29, 2020 —

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07/29/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – A 71-year-old Assyrian Christian man, Hurmuz Diril, who lived...

Syria Announces Plans for Replica Hagia Sophia

July 29, 2020 — 07/29/2020 Syria (International Christian Concern) – Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad announced yesterday that it will build a replica of Turkey's Hagia Sophia, showing its opposition to Turkey’s latest decision converting...

Turkey Sends Strong Message Through Trabzon Hagia Sophia