ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – A Turkish court ruled on Tuesday (Jan. 26) that the government was negligent in its duty to protect three Christians who were tortured and killed in 2007 and ordered it to pay damages to the victims’ families. The Malatya Administrative Court ruled that, nearly nine years ago, the Interior Ministry […]
Turkish Court Rules Government Failed to Protect Christians Killed in Malatya
Civil suit results in order to pay damages to relatives of victims.
January 27, 2016 By - Leave a Comment
Christmas Celebrations, Turkish Style
Islamic nationalists ‘convert’ Santa Claus.
December 31, 2015 By - Leave a Comment
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – This holiday season, Christians across Turkey gathered to hold services and celebrate Christmas, even as a small group of protestors “converted” that long-time Christmas mainstay, Santa, to Islam. On Christmas Eve, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of the Greek Orthodox Church led a divine liturgy at the Church of St. George […]
Almost Nine Years Later, Verdict in Malatya Killings Trial Still Awaited
Defense could seek removal of monitoring devices on suspects.
December 30, 2015 By - Leave a Comment
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – Another court hearing in the case of three Christians that were killed for their faith in Turkey almost nine years ago is set to be held next week. The Jan. 5 hearing will be the 109th hearing to take place since the killing took place in 2007. On April 18, […]
Textbooks in Turkey Improved, but Biased against Non-Islamic Faiths, Study Says
USCIRF notes misrepresentations of Christianity.
December 27, 2015 By - Leave a Comment
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – Newly revised textbooks for schoolchildren’s mandatory religion classes in Turkey are markedly improved but still have notable shortcomings, according to a study by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). The textbooks do not adequately address Christianity and other non-Islamic religions, according to USCIRF. “The current books are a […]
Five Years after Murder of Priest in Turkey, New Bishop Preaches
Pope Francis appointed Paolo Bizzeti to post at İskenderun Catholic Church.
December 17, 2015 By - Leave a Comment
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – More than five years after a bishop in Turkey was viciously murdered for reasons still shrouded in mystery, a new bishop held his first service at the church where the slain priest once preached. Bishop Paolo Bizzeti, 67, celebrated Mass at İskenderun Catholic Church in Hatay Province on Nov. 29, […]
The Problem of Islam and the Islamic State
An atheist and an Anglican offer bold solutions.
November 12, 2015 By - 1 Comment
(Morning Star News) – Two remarkable pieces about Islamist violence were published last week in mainstream media – one answering the ambivalence thoughtful people feel on what to do about the Islamic State, and the other answering perplexity on what to do about Islam. They are remarkable first because, unconcerned about political correctness, they strongly […]
Christians Shaken after Attack on their Church Building in Istanbul, Turkey
Some congregation members suspect assailant did not act alone.
June 17, 2015 By - 1 Comment
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – Some members of a congregation in Istanbul suspect a man who attacked their church building last week did not act alone. Church members said they suspect the assailant, whom police said has a severe psychological disorder, was pressured to commit the attack by a group that wanted to stir up […]
The Islamic State: Hastening the Apocalypse?
Motives for unspeakable cruelty lie in Sunni 'End of Days’ teaching.
March 16, 2015 By - 2 Comments
(Morning Star News) – Since summer 2014, the Islamist terrorist group ISIS – a.k.a. Islamic State – has devastated the political, geographic and combat landscape of the Middle East. At the same time, along with its ominous black banners, it has raised worrisome questions about the true nature of Islam. For the Middle East’s ancient […]
U.S. Evangelist Wins Five-Year Battle for Residency in Turkey
Co-founder of Bible correspondence course faced threat of deportation.
February 25, 2015 By - Leave a Comment
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – After a five-year court battle, a U.S. evangelist singled out by Turkey’s Ministry of the Interior for deportation because of his outreach activities has been granted a residency permit to stay in Turkey. David Byle was issued a residency permit at the end of January after five years of living […]
Suspected Arsonist Sought in Fire at Bible Distribution Center in Istanbul, Turkey
Fire officials thought to have tried to downplay likelihood of arson.
December 20, 2014 By - Leave a Comment
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Morning Star News) – Turkish authorities are searching for a suspected arsonist in connection with a fire here that destroyed thousands of New Testaments and other Christian books. The fire started at approximately 7 p.m. on Dec. 7 at the offices of the Bible Correspondence Course in Turkey (BCC-Turkey), located in a multistory building […]