Turkey: Upcoming hearing for pastor facing deportation

Turkey: Upcoming hearing for pastor facing deportation

Pastor Michael Feulner of Yalova Lighthouse Church requests prayer for an upcoming court hearing contesting a security designation that would effectively ban him from the country. Michael, a German citizen, came to Turkey as a relief worker following the 1999...
Turkey: Assyrian Christians request prayer

Turkey: Assyrian Christians request prayer

Assyrian Christians in Turkey request prayer for an elderly couple missing from their village since 11 January. Hurmuz and Shimoni Diril, parents of Remzi Diril, a priest in the Chaldean Church in Istanbul, are the only Christian residents of the village of Kovankaya...
Turkey: Christian convert teacher dismissed from duties

Turkey: Christian convert teacher dismissed from duties

Turkish Christians request prayer for Christian convert, Esma, who has been withdrawn from her teaching duties and is being investigated by the National Education Board after the Turkish press accused her of missionary activities through her social media account. Esma...
Turkey: Court of Cassation upholds verdict in Malatya Zirve case

Turkey: Court of Cassation upholds verdict in Malatya Zirve case

The 16th Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation today upheld the verdict issued against the five perpetrators in the Malatya Zirve murder trial relating to the 2007 murder of three Christians. A demand from the Association of Protestant Churches in Turkey (TeK) to...