Turkey
The secret recipe for Thanksgiving leftovers
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 24, 2023
(RNS) — May you know when to eat the leftovers, and when to make the compost pile, and may God give you the wisdom to know the difference.
As Turkey’s Christians celebrate a new church, religious minorities still call for respect
By David I. Klein — October 27, 2023
ISTANBUL (RNS) — Though he has allowed new houses of worship to be built and old ones to be reopened, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan needs to do more, observers say, to restore respect for a truly pluralistic society as much as for church property.
Over 100 members of persecuted religious minority held at Turkish border
By Kathryn Post — September 13, 2023
(RNS) — Members of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light seeking asylum in the European Union have been detained in Turkey since May.
Danish government to present draft law making it illegal to burn the Quran or other religious texts
By Associated Press — August 28, 2023
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark has been viewed as a country that facilitates insults and denigration of the cultures, religions and traditions of other countries, the government said.
Earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria still need our help
By David Curry — August 3, 2023
(Global Christian Relief) — The victims of this disaster in Turkey and Syria must not be forgotten.
Earthquake survivors face a ‘dark’ Ramadan in Turkey
By Kathryn Post — March 30, 2023
(RNS) — Relief workers are pivoting to meet the evolving needs of Muslims during the holy month of fasting.
Samaritan’s Purse sends 52-bed field hospital to Antakya, Turkey
By Yonat Shimron — February 9, 2023
(RNS) — The organization, run by founder and president the Rev. Franklin Graham, said it will also send more than 100 medical and technical staff to the ravaged region.
Mufti’s talk of women’s duties angers some Turkish Cypriots
By Menelaos Hadjicostis — January 19, 2023
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A Muslim religious leader’s instruction to women to dutifully accept a husband's 'invitation to bed' to procreate has sparked outrage among many Turkish Cypriots.
Muslim Brotherhood at the crossroads: Where now for Egypt’s once-powerful group following leader’s death in exile, repression at home?
By Ioana Emy Matesan — December 27, 2022
(The Conversation) — The Muslim Brotherhood once held the reins of power in Egypt. Now it faces internal splits, government repression and dwindling support.
Turkish pop star jailed over joke about religious schools
By Associated Press — August 26, 2022
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkish singer and songwriter Gulsen was arrested on Thursday on charges of “inciting hatred and enmity” for a joke she made at an Istanbul concert in April, sparking outrage on social media.
Turkey’s Erdogan rails at Greece over Muslim minority rights
By Associated Press — July 25, 2022
ISTANBUL (AP) — Erdogan accused Athens of undermining the rights of the Muslim minority in Greece’s Thrace region.
500-year-old icon looted from divided Cyprus repatriated
By Associated Press — July 12, 2022
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Cyprus Church has for decades been trying to track down numerous religious artifacts stolen from hundreds of abandoned churches and monasteries in the north and sold abroad.
Russian Orthodox eye expansion in Africa, maybe Turkey as well
By Tom Heneghan — March 22, 2022
(RNS) — Sanctions that have threatened the Russian economy, experts say, could also put the brakes on any expansion by the Russian church.
Half a century since its closure, Turkey’s Orthodox Christians still pine for their seminary
By David I. Klein — December 14, 2021
(RNS) — The Halki seminary, whose graduates include at least two saints, seven patriarchs, seven archbishops and six metropolitans, has become an international bargaining chip.
Pope calls on world to welcome refugees and immigrants
By Thomas Reese — September 14, 2021
(RNS) — During his visit to Hungary and Slovakia, Pope Francis was at his prophetic best, standing up for refugees who have been bloodied by war, starved by famine and displaced by persecution.
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