Christians Under Attack - turkey

Turkey Ponders Legal Action Over Assyrian Genocide Memorial

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:38:12 -0800

THE Turkish government is considering legal action over a western Sydney council's decision to erect a statue commemorating the killing of Assyrians early last century.

TURKEY: IRANIAN REFUGEE BEATEN FOR HIS FAITH

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:57:35 -0700

Convert to Christianity loses another job as co-workers learn he’s not Muslim.

TURKEY: ERDOGAN, I DO NOT SUPPORT APOLOGIES TO ARMENIANS

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:08:00 -0700

urkish Premier Tayyip Erdogan said today that he did not accept or support the campaign recently

TURKEY: CHRISTIANS MAY APPEAL FINE FOR ‘ILLEGAL’ FUNDS

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:47:46 -0700

Converts accused of ‘insulting Turkishness’ fear ruling sets dangerous precedent.

Transgender activist murdered in Turkey

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:25:27 -0700

The killing of Ebru Soykan, a prominent transgender human rights activist on March 10th in Istanbul, Turkey, has led to calls for the Turkish government to protect trans people

A new suspect in the murder of 3 Christians in Malatya

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:01:35 -0800

It is believed the head of an ultra nationalist organisation masterminded the execution. Five risk life in prison, two others only one year.

Saving the monastery of Mor Gabriel, to guarantee a multicultural Turkey

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:09:01 -0800

Muslim leaders are trying to destroy it, and have sued the monastery for alleged proselytism. A spiritual and cultural center for the Syriac Orthodox, it still uses ancient Aramaic, the language spoken by Jesus. During the 1960's, at least 130,000 Syriacs lived in Tur Abdin. Today, there are only 3,000. The minority community hopes that the European Union will come to its defense with an appeal to Ankara

Army followed and recorded movements of Christian missionaries in Turkey

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:35:00 -0700

The revelations, made by a newspaper, highlight the reports by military agents on the activities of all the Christian Churches. Meanwhile, there is tension over the visit to prison by the head of the military district of Koaceli, to the generals detained over the Ergenekon affair.

Suspects in Turkish attack accuse each other

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Sun, 18 May 2008 14:15:00 -0700

All five suspects who are on trial in Turkey for the deaths of three Christian martyrs allegedly slain in a vicious attack by Muslims who had agreed to meet them at a Bible publishing house have denied responsibility, instead pointing fingers at each other

Queen wears headscarf and slippers for visit to Turkish mosque

noreply@blogspirit.com (Christian Knight) — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:35:00 -0700

Her head respectfully covered and slipper-style socks on her feet, the Queen listened intently to a reading from the Koran during a visit to Turkish mosque on Wednesday. The monarch, who's currently on a four-day visit to