VOMC is working alongside ministry partners to provide legal aid for Christians who have been detained due to false allegations or trumped-up charges. VOMC also helps to equip and empower Christians spiritually through the provision of Biblical and discipleship resources.
Project Funds: Legal Defence, Equipping the Saints
Population
82,482,383 (July 2021 est.)
Ethnicity (%)
Turkish (70-75), Kurdish (19), other minorities (7-12)
Religion (%)
Islam (99.8), other (0.2)
Leader
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (2014)
Government type
Parliamentary republic
Legal system
Civil law system derived from various European continental legal systems
Sources: CIA World Factbook
Prayerfully uphold those who have had their churches and places of worship taken over by a government that does not represent their beliefs, values or ordinances. Ask the Lord to oversee the mediation process as church officials and government representatives endeavour to work out a solution that is both honouring to Him and fair to all the members of the various churches. Despite the challenges experienced by the believers of this country, may they have a sense of God's reassuring presence and peace, knowing that one day He will reign supremely and justly over the entire earth.
Last year, at least thirty-five foreign Christian workers were expelled from Turkey, as their permits had been either revoked or denied renewal. So far this year, the number of those forced to leave the country has already reached si
...A Christian teacher has been dismissed from her teaching job after the press accused her of conducting missionary activities through social media. Esma Bağci Kaya had been teaching religion and morality at the Hasan Fatma Onal Anadolu High School, a pr
...For years, Turkey has placed restrictions on religious leadership training. As a result, many pastors in the country have been foreign nationals. However, new visa restrictions are now being placed on foreign religious workers entering the country.
On April 18th, 2007, three Christian workers at a publishing house in Malatya, Turkey, were tortured and murdered (see this report). Ultimately five men were convicted and given three consecutive life sentences. Although an appeal was heard on January 23r
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