Protestantism in Turkey
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Protestants and also Anglicans comprise far less than one tenth of one percent of the population of Turkey.[1] The constitution of Turkey recognizes freedom of religion for individuals. The Armenian Protestants own three Istanbul Churches from the 19th century.[2] On 4th of November 2006, a Protestant place of worship was attacked with six Molotov cocktails.[3] In 2007 three Protestants were killed at a Bible publishing house in Malatya, allegedly by the JİTEM. [4] Turkish media have criticized Christian missionary activity intensely.[5] There is an Alliance of Protestant Churches in Turkey.[6]
Denominations
Protestant
- Baptist church
- Bulgarian Congregational Church
- Evangelical Alliance Church
- German Protestant Church
- Greek Evangelical Church
- Religious Society of Friends
- Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Turk Protestant Church[7]
- Union Church of Istanbul
- Union of Armenian Evangelical Churches in Near East
Anglican
- Church of England - It separated from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534 with the Act of Supremacy and understands itself to be both Catholic and Reformed (Protestant)[8]
See also
- Christianity in Turkey
- Religious minorities in Turkey
References
Source of the list: The World Christian Encyclopedia, Second edition, Volume 1, p. 756
- ↑ "German Site on Christians in Turkey".
- ↑ "German Site on Christians in Turkey".
- ↑ "Christian Persecution Info".
- ↑ Gengiz, Orhan Kemal. "Malatya Protestant massacre: 5 years later and 7 years before". Today's Zaman. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ↑ "Christianity Today".
- ↑ "World Evangelical Alliance".
- ↑ official web site of Turk Protestant Church
- ↑ http://www.cofe.anglican.org/faith/anglican/
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