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Tag: Diyarbakir

Turkey moves Malatya murder trial court

March 11, 2015 Turkey Ankara, Diyarbakir, Istanbul, Malatya, Turkey
In still another delay in a years-long trial over the 2007 murders of three Christians in southeast Turkey, the Zirve Publishing House trial is to be moved away from the place where the murders happened, Malatya, to another province. The pending court transfer stems from a legislative amendment which has . . . Read More

Turkish Assassination Plot Suspects on Trial

  June 23, 2014 Turkey Diyarbakir, Izmit, Protestants, Quran
Turkish Assassination Plot Suspects on Trial
Pastor Emre Karaali of the Izmit Protestant Church outside the courthouse after the first trial hearing.The sign behind him says, ‘Justice is the foundation of the state.’ Izmit, Turkey; April 1, 2014 World Watch Monitor   Testimonial evidence at a court hearing concerning a plot to assassinate a Turkish Christian . . . Read More

Church website blocked as ‘porn’ by Turkish parliament

  May 30, 2014 Turkey Bursa, Censorship, Diyarbakir, Malatya
Church website blocked as 'porn' by Turkish parliament
The home page of the Diyarbakir Church website. It was blocked by the Turkish government inside parliament offices because it was deemed “pornography.www.diyarbakirkilisesi.com/   Aykan Erdemir, a member of Turkey’s parliament, plans to travel to Diyarbakir Church in mid-June. This week, to prepare for his visit, he looked up the . . . Read More

After 12 years, Turkey closes the door on American church volunteer

  July 29, 2013 Turkey Diyarbakir, Jerry Mattix, Protestants, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
After 12 years, Turkey closes the door on American church volunteer
Jerry Mattix makes a presentation on Luke in an undated photoSpecial to World Watch Monitor   After 12 years serving a church in Turkey voluntarily and peacefully, Jerry Mattix suddenly is on the country’s blacklist. Officially, the government has deemed Mattix a threat to national security. Yet the police have . . . Read More

Police break up plot to assassinate Turkish pastor

  January 18, 2013 Turkey Converts, Diyarbakir, Izmit, Malatya, Turkey
Police break up plot to assassinate Turkish pastor
Police in Turkey say they thwarted an assassination plot against a Christian pastor Tuesday when they arrested 14 suspects, two of whom had been part of his congregation for more than a year. Emre Karaali, pastor of Izmit Protestant Church and the target of the alleged plot, said two of . . . Read More

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