Hagia Sophia Reopens as Grand Mosque

July 25, 2020 — 07/25/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – On Friday, the Hagia Sophia cathedral reopened for Islamic worship for the first time after 86 years. Prior to its reopening, President Erdogan unveiled...

Today, We Mourn Hagia Sophia

July 24, 2020 —

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07/24/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – A sword will pierce her heart, yet she ponders....

Turkish Pastors Receives Death Threats

July 23, 2020 — 07/23/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – On July 12th, a Turkish citizen named Caner G. came to the Sunday worship service at Antalya Bible Church asking for church leadership, reports...

Armenian Church Turned into Storage Facility

July 19, 2020 — 07/19/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – The 190-year-old St. George Armenian Church is currently being used as a storage space after the owner was unable to receive alteration permissions from...

Turkey Publishes “Religious Freedom Report”

July 16, 2020 — 07/16/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – In response to the multitude of negative reactions received toward the Hagia Sophia conversion, the Human Rights Department of President Erdogan’s AK Party published...

Ankara Targets Lebanese-Armenian

July 14, 2020 — 07/14/2020 Lebanon (International Christian Concern) – Lebanese-Armenian TV host Neshan Der Haroutiounian will be called to trial on October 8th for “insulting the Turkish president and the Turkish people.” This...

Turkey Prepares for Friday Prayers at Hagia Sophia

July 13, 2020 — 07/13/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Following the Turkish Council of State’s June 10th ruling in favor of converting the Hagia Sophia into a mosque, two imams and four muezzins...

Turkish Court Allows Hagia Sophia to Convert into Mosque

July 10, 2020 —

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Historic Decision Annuls 1934 Presidential Decree Establishing Church as a Museum 07/10/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on July...

Turkey Issues Yet Another Deportation Order

July 10, 2020 — 07/10/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Recently, while trying to fly out of Istanbul with his family, a foreign pastor living in the city was told he would be denied...

Turkish Man Breaks into Church to Recite Adhan

July 5, 2020 — 07/05/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – As Turkey's national conversation focuses on the conversion of the Hagia Sophia church into a mosque, a Muslim man in Eastern Turkey broke into...

Iraqi Christians Evacuate Following Turkish Airstrikes

July 4, 2020 — 07/04/2020 Iraq (International Christian Concern) – Since the beginning of Turkey’s airstrike operations in northern Iraq, nine of the 11 Christian villages in the Zakho district have reportedly evacuated. The...

Turkey’s Council of State Meets on Hagia Sophia

July 3, 2020 — 07/03/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Turkey’s Council of State, the country’s highest administrative court, has delayed making a ruling about the conversion of the Hagia Sophia cathedral into a...

Caught in the Middle

July 3, 2020 —

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07/03/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – They climb mountains, cross valleys, and swim across the sea....

Survivor of Greek Genocide Passes Away

June 30, 2020 — 06/30/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – On May 30th, one of the oldest survivors of the Greek genocide, Xanthippe Apostolidou, passed away at the age of 103. She was forced...

Erdogan Creates Institution to Deny Armenian Genocide

June 27, 2020 — 06/27/2020 Turkey (International Christian Concern) – Turkey’s state-run media has announced the outcome of a five-hour Presidential High Advisory Board meeting held on June 16th which addressed the Armenian genocide....

Armenian-American Coalition Condemns President Erdogan for Renewed Genocide Denial

June 26, 2020 — 06/26/2020 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region (ANCA-WR) released statements regarding Turkish President Erdogan’s renewal of a century-old policy of denying...