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Turkey's Protestants Face Wave of Attacks

Anti-missionary threats turn violent.

by Barbara G. Baker, Compass Direct | posted 6/15/2005 12:00AM

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Turkey's miniscule Protestant community consists of an estimated 3,500 Christians gathering in 55 designated places of worship, along with 40 other known house fellowships.

Researched by Rajiv Lee in Istanbul.

Related Elsewhere:

Other CT articles on Turkey include:

The Vanishing Act of the Church in Turkey | A church worn down by Christian rivalry and Islamic jihad hangs on in the land of Nicea and Ephesus. (Oct. 15, 2004)

Weblog: Turkey's Christians Hope EU Entry Provides New Freedoms (Oct. 07, 2004)

Death Watch | One of the world's earliest Christian cultures totters on the edge of extinction. (Jan. 10, 2003)

Zoning Laws a Pretext for Harassment | Only a handful of Turkey's evangelical churches meet in state-recognized church buildings. (March 15, 2002)

Christian Held in Turkey for 'Attempting Organized Propaganda' Released | Assyrian's family says videotaping was for nostalgic purposes with no ideological content. (July 12, 2001)

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