Turkey: Christians on Edge | European Journal

The head of the Turkish bishops' conference was killed this month in southern Turkey.Catholic bishop Luigi Padovese was stabbed to death in his home in Iskenderun. The 63-year-old apostolic vicar had repeatedly called for more rights for Christians living in Turkey. Turkey, where most of the population is Muslim, has seen a number of attacks on Christian priests in previous years, but until recently, the situation seemed to have calmed down. The US Commission on International Religious Freedom had previously placed Turkey on its watch list.

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[PrincNoci]

The time to get islam out of Europe has come, we must liberate turkey from islamic occupation.

[nevernohijab]

And in our countries, they are building one mosque after another...

[eraser695]

@PrincNoci We Actually Eliminated the Khilafat hence we Christians are Winners.

[emrelupus]

Yes , You don't exist thanks to ATATÜRK :)

[mreuphrates]

@eraser695 really.

[eraser695]

@mreuphrates No, really?

[mreuphrates]

@eraser695 Agreed.Do you know that turkey only recognize three religions;christianity,judaism and islam.

[eraser695]

@mreuphrates I want the the same. Turkey must legalize Christianity and its preaching.

[mreuphrates]

@eraser695 i want a fully-secularised turkey that everyone has right to choose a religion they want and not to be insulted or punished.

[eraser695]

@mreuphrates If Jesus is There, then nothing is Impossible. I never said its easy.

[mreuphrates]

@eraser695 it is not that easy

[mreuphrates]

@PrincNoci i want my counrty to be fully-secularised,not christianisated instead.