US EditionWatchdog Reports Turkey Deports Christians Citing National Security Concerns
- Turkey has deported over 350 foreign Christians, labeling them national security threats, according to ADF International.
- Lidia Rieder from ADF International highlighted that Turkish authorities issue internal security codes to bar these Christians from returning without valid reasons or evidence.
- Turkey's Ministry of Interior has used codes like N-82 and G-87 for deportations since 2020, disrupting local Protestant communities' leadership.
- Turkey's constitutional protection of religious freedom contrasts with increasing reports of discrimination and deportations against Christians, as stated by Rieder.
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Turkey deports peaceful Christians under guise of ‘national security’ claims watchdog
Turkey has been accused of deporting hundreds of peaceful Christians under the guise of "national security," including dozens last year, in a move legal advocates warn is an "attack" on the freedom of religion.In a Monday address to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), legal expert for the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) International, Lidia Rieder, warned that Turkey is systematically targeting Christians purely "fo…
Turkey Expels Hundreds Of Christians Under “National Security” Label, Rights Groups Warn
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief WARSAW/ISTANBUL/BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – Turkey has deported hundreds of foreign Christians citing “national security” concerns as part of a broader crackdown by the Muslim-majority nation, several investigators confirmed. Worthy News learned Thursday that the issue was raised at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) meeting in Warsaw. Lidia Rieder, legal expert of the A…
Turkey Expels Foreign Christians, Calling Them ‘National Security Threats’
Turkey has reportedly deported hundreds of foreign Christians and blocked their re-entry by labeling them as national security threats. Since 2020, at least 200 foreign Christian workers and their families, totaling about 350 individuals, have been barred from entering or remaining in Turkey
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A CROOKED PATHTurkey labels Christians ‘national security threat’ to deport them, rights group warns
Turkey has been deporting hundreds of foreign Christians and blocking their return by labeling them national security threats, according to an international legal advocacy group. #Turkey #Christianpersecution #ADFInternational #deport #missionaries #church
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