Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Istanbul’s First New Church in Over a Century Sparks Joy Along With Calls for More Respect for Minority Religions

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said of it, “The church we have built is a symbol of freedom of religion and belief in our

The Ahmadiyya Jama Mosque (1984) on Keizerstraat in Paramaribo is operated by the Surinaamse Islamitische Vereniging.

Persecuted Religious Minority Asylum Seekers Detained at Turkish Border

Four months after they were beaten and detained in Turkey, 104 asylum seekers from a minority religious group, including 27 women and 22 children,

1992 map of Kurdish inhabited area in the Middle East

An Angry Kurdish Voice by Ceko Kurd

Editor’s Note: Most Americans know little or nothing about the Kurds, except perhaps that recently, the United States and Kurds were allied in the

International Religious Freedom Roundtable Letter to Donald Trump, Oct 1 2019,. Pg 1

International Religious Freedom Roundtable Letter for Donald Trump

International Religious Freedom Roundtable October 11, 2019 The Honorable Donald Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Re: Do Not

Pope Francis Sends Letter to President Assad

Pope Francis Sends Letter to President Assad

Pope asks President Assad to protect Syrian citizens Pope Francis wrote a letter to President Bashar al-Assad.[/tweetit] Cardinal Peter Turkson and his delegation delivered

Muslim Influence is Declining in Turkey

Muslim Influence is Declining in Turkey

Pushing political Islam has the opposite effect The results of a survey released by Konda research have made it clear Turkey is going towards

Pastor Brunson’s Interview After Being Released from Turkish Prison

Pastor Brunson’s Interview After Being Released from Turkish Prison

Brunson denied all links with Kurdish insurgents Andrew Brunson, the U.S. pastor released from confinement in Turkey after two years, said it is highly

After Two Years in Turkish Prison Pastor Brunson Has Been Released

After Two Years in Turkish Prison, Pastor Brunson Has Been Released

Turkish court rules to release U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson Andrew Brunson, the United States pastor at the center of a diplomatic storm between the

Pence's Ministerial on Religious Freedom Wraps Up

Pence’s Ministerial on Religious Freedom Wraps Up

At one point VP Pence warned Turkey against the further detention of Pastor Brunson. The last day of the three day long Ministerial for

U.S. Pastor Still Being Held in a Turkish Jail

U.S. Pastor Still Being Held in a Turkish Jail

The Turkish Government accused him of being linked to terror groups. A court in Turkey rejected the release of U.S. pastor Andrew Craig Brunson[/tweetit]