Since 2007 the Association of Protestant Church has published an annual monitoring report which explains the Protestant community’s situation in Turkey. These reports provide a useful summary and update of the general situation for minority religious communities in Turkey. Link to 2023 report.
2023 Human Rights Violations Report – Turkish Association of Protestant Churches Read More »
Why can’t Christians open a legally recognized place of worship? Why are Alevi cemevis not recognized by the State? Why are historical churches and monasteries owned by the State rather than by religious communities? Why must a State regulation be issued before a handful of non-Muslims can elect administrators for their foundations? Why can’t these
Religious Minorities in Turkey – report by Orhan Kemal Cengiz Read More »
The Century Foundation. Edited by Thanasis Cambanis and Michael Wahid Hanna. How do religious and nonreligious minorities envision their future in the region? On what basis can communities enjoy citizenship or seek rights in an era when law increasingly draws on religion and majoritarianism for its legitimacy? Contributors: Rohan Advani, Mustafa Akyol, Zaid alAli, Lina
Hak İhlalleri İzleme Raporu PDF Arka Plan, Giriş ve Özet. Türkiye Protestan Hristiyan toplumu, büyük çoğunluğu İstanbul, Ankara ve İzmir’de olmak üzere, irili ufaklı yaklaşık 150’den fazla kiliseden oluşmaktadır. Protestan toplulukların kurduğu 6 vakıf, 4 vakıf temsilciliği, 37 kilise derneği ve bu derneklere bağlı 30’un üzerinde temsilcilik bulunmaktadır. Geri kalan toplulukların bir tüzel kişiliği bulunmamaktadır.
2018 Hak Ihlalleri Izleme Raporu. Protestan Kiliseler Derneği Read More »
Link to full report. Summary: The Turkish Protestant community is made up of over 150 small and large fellowships, the majority of which are found in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir. The Association of Protestant Churches was officially formed on Jan. 23, 2009. The Association of Protestant Churches continues to act as the Turkish Protestant community’s
2018 Human Rights Violations Report – Turkish Association of Protestant Churches Read More »
“Caste discrimination in Pakistan often involves its non-Muslim population and its Hindu past, and allows Muslims to minimize their own caste differences by projecting discrimination outward.” xhttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/18/opinion/caste-blasphemy-pakistan.html
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There is significant public debate in Turkey about young people being attracted to deism or atheism. See this collection of links via Jan-Markus Vömel: Recent discussions on religion and society in Turkey
Deism, Atheism and Religion – Recent discussions in Turkey Read More »
Jayson Casper – The Media Project. In the waning years of the Ottoman Empire, a delegation of imams approached the sultan in complaint. Western pressure forced the state to allow Christian churches to ring their bells. “Do they all ring at the same time?” the sultan asked. No, he was told. “Then don’t worry,” he
In Time for Orthodox Easter, A Turkish Declaration of Christian Unity Read More »
The state has, again, blocked the process for the election of a new Patriarch for Turkey’s Armenian Apostolic community. (Full article by Dr. Mine Yildirim: http://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=2352&pdf=Y) The Istanbul Governorship intervened again in early February as the community appeared to be on the point of initiating the long-delayed election. In light of the interference, the Armenian
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Link to Full Report. English Introduction and Summary. The Turkish Protestant community is made up of over 150 small and large fellowships, a majority are found in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir. The Protestant fellowships have established 5 religious foundations, 3 foundation representative branches, 36 church associations and over 30 representative branches tied to those associations.
2017 Turkish Association of Protestant Churches Human Rights Violations Report Read More »
