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October 8, 2019
Turkey prevents conference featuring Christian scholars and discussing years before, during and after genocide
“This kind of conference covers several subject matters that the government has a long history of suppressing. The years 1850-1950 cover the...
September 7, 2019
Turkish government moves to deport Christian family back to Iran, where they face threats and imprisonment
“Ismail Falahati is a Muslim-born Christian convert,” which means that he is unwelcome in Turkey and faces imprisonment in Iran. The...
September 3, 2019
The Silent Suppression of Christians in Turkey
This article does not mention the most egregious instance of the suppression of Christians in Turkey: the Turkish government’s ongoing...
September 2, 2019
The Israeli authors of “The Thirty-Year Genocide”:”On the level of individual actions, the Turkish massacre of the Christians was far more sadistic than the Nazi murder of the Jews”
Over 1,000,000 Greek Orthodox Christians were massacred in the Ottoman Empire during the period covered by this crucially important book. The Ottoman...
September 1, 2019
Turkey’s Defense Minister: “We are at the same point in Cyprus that we were in 1974. No one should doubt that we will do what we did then”
Coupled with the policy of pillage, destruction and desecration of the cultural heritage of Cyprus that the Turkish occupation regime has been...
August 30, 2019
Prinkipo Greek Orthodox Orphanage: Symbol of Greek Persecution in Turkey
Dr. Anthony Limberakis, National Commander of the Order of St. Andrew, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, said: “The Ecumenical Patriarchate is...
August 20, 2019
Syria: Christians appeal for prayer, fearful that Turkey plans to make good its numerous threats to invade
Christians in Iraq are already suffering at the hands of Turkish forces: now that the Islamic State (ISIS) has been rolled back, the Turkish...
August 17, 2019
Turkey Issues Veiled Threat Towards Greek Christians Over Cyprus
Coupled with the policy of pillage, destruction and desecration of the cultural heritage of Cyprus that the occupation regime has been following...
August 16, 2019
A Slow Strangulation: Turkey’s Disappearing Christian Leadership
The calculated disrespect of Turkish authorities toward Turkey’s Christian population and heritage is just one aspect of their increasing...
August 15, 2019
“Hundreds of thousands of Greek Christians whose families had lived in western Anatolia for millennia were hounded out of their homes”
This is a detailed and informative review of the important new book, The Thirty-Year Genocide: Turkey’s Destruction of Its Christian Minorities,...
August 12, 2019
Turkey: Vandals Again Target St. Theodoros Trion Greek Orthodox Church in Derinkuyu
Dr. Anthony J. Limberakis, National Commander of the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, recently wrote: “On July 9, 2019, the Turkish Twitter...
August 4, 2019
Iraq: Christians evacuating their villages due to Turkish bombardments
The Turkish government has picked up where ISIS left off, continuing the persecution of Christians in Iraq by targeting Christian villages for...
July 24, 2019
Turkey is Growing Less Tolerant Toward Christians
Although the trends in Turkey are moving in the opposite direction, the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate,...
July 23, 2019
Turkey’s war with the Iraqi PKK comes heavily at the expense of Christians
Now that the Islamic State (ISIS) has been rolled back, the Turkish government is continuing the persecution of Christians in Iraq by targeting...
July 20, 2019
New book: “The Turks murdered between 1.5 and 2.5 million Christians between 1894 and 1924.”
Over 1,000,000 Greek Orthodox Christians were massacred in the Ottoman Empire during the period covered by this important book. The Ottoman...
June 29, 2019
‘A Sign of Dark Times to Come’: Brunson Warns Christians in Turkey Bracing for Persecution
There is widespread discrimination against Christians and Christianity in Turkey, as is shown by the ongoing plight of the Ecumenical Patriarchate...
June 23, 2019
US Secretary of State urges “immediate reopening” of Halki Seminary
The Theological School of Halki was forcibly closed down by Turkish authorities in 1971. Since its closure, the Ecumenical Patriarchate has had to...
June 11, 2019
New book unravels Turkey’s thirty-year genocide of Greek, Armenian, and Assyrian Christians
April 2, 2019
Turkey: “I lost a sense of belonging to this country, because being a Christian is like a crime”
The discrimination against Christians and Christianity in Turkey’s educational system is just one aspect of the ongoing plight of the...
April 1, 2019
Turkey Mourns Christchurch Massacre, Ignores Attacks on Christians and Other Non-Muslims
Dr. Anthony J. Limberakis, National Commander of the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, recently responded to...

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Quick facts

  • While about 30 percent of the world’s population identifies as Christian, 80 percent of all acts of religious discrimination are directed at Christians.

    Source: International Society for Human Rights

  • Christians face persecution in more than 60 Countries.

    Source: U.S. State Department

  • Millions of Christians face interrogation, arrest, torture, and/or death because of their religious convictions and cultural/ethnic identification.

    Source: Open Doors USA

  • Between 2007 and 2014, Christians have been targeted for harassment in more countries than any other religious group.

    Source: Pew Research

  • Christian responses to persecution are almost always nonviolent and, with very few exceptions, do not involve acts of terrorism.

    Source: Under Caesar’s Sword