Turkey Increases Pressure on Christians with Andrew Brunson IndictmentMarch 26, 2018 — ICC Note: A Turkish media group run by the son in law of President Erdogan has published a front-page story which heavily implies that the Gülen movement is spreading Christianity...
Turkey’s Indictment of Pastor Equates Christianization with Terrorism, Says LawyerMarch 24, 2018 — ICC Note: A Turkish court's indictment charges American Pastor Andrew Brunson with membership in an armed terrorist organization and military espionage and seeks a 35-year prison term. The indictment says that...
Turkish Prosecutor Demands Life Sentence for Imprisoned American Pastor Andrew BrunsonMarch 14, 2018 — ICC Note: Turkey’s prosecutor is pursuing a sentence of life imprisonment for American Pastor Andrew Brunson. The prosecutor, with the support of Erdogan, is accusing the pastor of being part...
Imprisoned Pastor’s Daughter Speaks Before UN Human Rights CouncilMarch 13, 2018 — ICC Note: The daughter of imprisoned American Pastor Andrew Brunson spoke before the UNHCR on Friday. Pastor Brunson has been unjustly imprisoned for just over 500 days, but has not...
Saint Maria Catholic Church Suffers Second Attack of the YearMarch 8, 2018 — Church Repeatedly Targeted Since 2006 Assassination of Priest 03/08/18 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on March 6, 2018, a lone gunman shot...
Expropriation of St. Giragos Repealed by State CouncilMarch 8, 2018 — ICC Note: Turkey’s State Council has repealed the now two-year-old decree which ordered the expropriation of St. Giragos Church in Diyarbakir. The expropriation of church properties, as well as other...
State Interference Prevents Armenian Church in Turkey from Electing New PatriarchFebruary 27, 2018 — ICC Note: The church is tightly controlled in Turkey, creating a whole array of legal hurdles that make it difficult for the church to freely make decisions. One such example...
Turkey Blocks Election of New Christian Armenian PatriarchFebruary 24, 2018 — ICC Note: Christians in Turkey face persecution from Muslims and nationalist who consider them second class citizens. Therefore, Christians are a minority group in Turkey that does not enjoy the...
500 Days Later, Pastor Remains in Turkish Prison Without Due Process of LawFebruary 20, 2018 — ICC Note: American Pastor Andrew Brunson has been held in a Turkish prison for 500 days without being formally charged. Turkish law permits prisoners to remain incarcerated for up to...
Decree Orders Full Restitution of Ecclesiastical Assets in MardinFebruary 13, 2018 — ICC Note: A decree has ordered that 30 ecclesiastical assets belonging to the Syriac Orthodox Church in Mardin be returned to the church. The objects were placed under the control of...
Imprisoned Pastor Shares His Discouragement over Prolonged Prison DetainmentFebruary 12, 2018 — ICC Note: Pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been imprisoned in Turkey since 2016, has asked for renewed prayer as he faces depression and discouragement regarding his unjust detainment. Very little...
Thirty Church Properties Appropriated to Turkish State May be Returned to Syriac CommunityFebruary 8, 2018 — ICC Note: The appropriation of church properties by the Turkish state is an increasing cause of concern for the country’s Christians. Last summer, the government appropriated a number of Syriac church properties claiming that...
Bomb Discovered at Turkish Church On Anniversary of Priest’s AssassinationFebruary 5, 2018 — ICC Note: Yesterday during a church service in Turkey, a homemade pipe bomb was discovered in the garden of Santa Maria Catholic Church. It was found partially burned, having failed...
Council of Europe Members Issue Declaration Condemning Turkey for Holding American Pastor HostageJanuary 31, 2018 — ICC Note: Twenty-four members of the Council of Europe have signed written declaration number 651, which demands that Turkey release American pastor Andrew Brunson who has been held without due...
US Officials Slated to Discuss Wrongful Detention of Pastor in TurkeyJanuary 24, 2018 — ICC Note: Yesterday, US officials arrived in Turkey for a series of discussions which will include meeting regarding the wrongful detention of US Pastor Andrew Brunson. Pastor Brunson’s prison ordeal...
Imprisoned Pastor Suffering from Physical Isolation and Psychological DislocationJanuary 13, 2018 — ICC Note: USCIRF officials who visited American Pastor Andrew Brunson in a Turkish prison this past October have penned an op-ed describing their experience. Overall, there was shock at seeing...
