Turkey should be placed on Special Watch List for barring foreign Christians, says US body

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has joined the European Parliament in taking up the issue of foreign Christians expelled from Turkey, many on “national security” grounds.

Since 2020, over 200 foreign Christian workers have been expelled from the country, in total impacting around 350 people.

Many Protestant congregations are left without spiritual leadership, as many of those targeted are ordained ministers, some of whom have spent decades in the country.

Last month the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) “communicated” 20 cases of Christians being barred from Turkey to the country. Shortly after the EU Parliament passed a resolution condemning the expulsion of foreign Christians “carried out under.Read Original/Read Complete.