Christianity in Turkey: this article doesn’t involve the Christians who live in Turkey, but it is indicative of the conditions under which they must live. The Turkish government is actively hostile to Christianity and contemptuous of the nation’s rich and extensive Christian heritage. Christian sites all over the country lie in ruins, and the Turkish government continues to harass the Ecumenical Patriarchate, denying it legal status and property rights, such that numerous properties belonging to it have been seized and it has no recourse. What happened to the German soccer fans is a small and relatively benign example of what the Christians of Turkey must endure on a daily basis.

For previous coverage of Christianity in Turkey at ChristianPersecution.com, see here.

“Turkish Police Remove Sport Flags with Crosses,” International Christian Concern, October 12, 2019: