{"id":51935,"date":"2024-06-13T19:04:44","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T18:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=51935"},"modified":"2024-06-17T14:11:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T13:11:52","slug":"turkiyes-highest-court-rules-in-support-of-governments-expulsion-of-nine-foreign-christians-for-alleged-missionary-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/turkiye-christian-expulsion","title":{"rendered":"T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Highest Court Rules in Support of Government\u2019s Expulsion of Nine Foreign Christians for Alleged \u201cMissionary Activities\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"51935\" class=\"elementor elementor-51935\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1557ab6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1557ab6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b24675d\" data-id=\"b24675d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-591471ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"591471ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>The highest court in T\u00fcrkiye has issued a decision supporting the government on cases banning foreign Christian workers from the country under \u201cN-82\u201d codes designating them \u201crisks to national security\u201d; Six of the court\u2019s thirteen judges issued strong dissent.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>All nine expelled individuals now have opportunity to appeal to the European Court of Human Right.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><strong>ADF International supporting legal challenges of numerous other Turkish Christians who have been similarly expelled.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72093a4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72093a4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/bigstock-Waving-Flag-Of-Turkey-Red-Tur-93906341-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-51887\" alt=\"T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s flag\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/bigstock-Waving-Flag-Of-Turkey-Red-Tur-93906341-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/bigstock-Waving-Flag-Of-Turkey-Red-Tur-93906341-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/bigstock-Waving-Flag-Of-Turkey-Red-Tur-93906341-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/bigstock-Waving-Flag-Of-Turkey-Red-Tur-93906341-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/bigstock-Waving-Flag-Of-Turkey-Red-Tur-93906341-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7904f7dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7904f7dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>ANKARA<\/strong> (13 June 2024) T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s highest court, the Constitutional Court, has ruled that the government did not violate the rights of nine <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/cases\/christians-banned-from-turkey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">foreign Christians<\/a> when it effectively expelled them from the country. Each of the nine foreign individuals had legally obtained residence permits to live in T\u00fcrkiye. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">However, because of their alleged \u201cmissionary activities,\u201d they were issued immigration codes that prevented them from entering or remaining in the country. The \u00a0\u201cN-82\u201d codes designate them \u201crisks to national security,\u201d thus blocking them from obtaining the necessary preauthorization to enter the country<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44d207ac elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"44d207ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cIt has become increasingly clear as a growing number of foreign Christians are deemed national security threats each year, that <span style=\"color: #AF272F\"> \nT\u00fcrkiye is systematically trying to extinguish Christian beliefs inside its borders.\"<\/span>\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- Kelsey Zorzi, ADF International's Director of Advocacy for Global Religious Freedom<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-234e7215 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"234e7215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Following the decision from the Court, <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-team\/kelsey-zorzi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kelsey Zorzi<\/a>, Director of Advocacy for Global Religious Freedom at ADF International, stated: \u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">This joint decision, though decided wrongly, provides an opportunity to appeal all nine cases to the European Court of Human Rights. The government\u2019s discriminatory targeting of Christian religious workers in T\u00fcrkiye, all of whom have peacefully lived in T\u00fcrkiye for many years, constitutes a clear violation of both the European Convention on Human Rights and the International Covenants to which T\u00fcrkiye is a party. <\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">It has become increasingly clear as a growing number of foreign Christians are deemed national security threats each year, that T\u00fcrkiye is systematically trying to extinguish Christian beliefs inside its borders. International human rights defenders are losing hope that justice will be found within T\u00fcrkiye. But the European Court of Human Rights gives hope to the human rights defenders who have been working on these cases for many years,<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d she continued. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Background<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The nine applicants are among over thirty foreign Christians who have received \u201cN-82\u201d codes from Turkish authorities for carrying out religious work in the country. While several of these have reached the Constitutional Court, this decision, handed down by the Court on June 7, 2024, is the first time that the country\u2019s highest court has issued a joint decision for separate N-82 code cases. The decision to rule jointly signals that the facts and law at hand are highly similar in each case and thus suggestive of the government\u2019s widespread scheme to ban foreign religious workers from the country. The decision this month also marks the first time that the Constitutional Court\u2019s General Assembly, which is the full bench of judges, issued a decision on an N-82 code case.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Perhaps most significantly, this latest decision marks the first time the Constitutional Court has been divided on an N-82 code case, allowing for dissenting judges to explain why the Court was wrong to find that no violation had occurred. All prior Constitutional Court decisions on N-82 code cases had unanimously found against the foreign Christian applicants.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Zorzi states: \u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">These cases represent clear, widespread, and systematic violations of the right to religious freedom and respect for family and private life. The majority opinion failed to recognize that the State\u2019s decision to categorize peaceful religious work as \u201ca menace to public order and security\u201d without any proof to this effect is a direct violation of the applicant\u2019s religious freedom.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">As Judge Z\u00fcht\u00fc Arslan, President of T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Constitutional Court, explained in his dissenting opinion, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThere is no concrete justification provided in either the administrative or judicial processes in the concrete case to suggest that the applicants&#8216; activities pose a threat to public order or security\u2026. Conversely, it is impossible to categorically and abstractly regard the \u2018missionary\u2019 activity directed at the applicants as a threat to public order or security.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">According to Orhan Kemal Cengiz, one of four lawyers representing the applicants, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThe Court&#8217;s opinion, as described by dissenting judges, is replete with contradictions. Despite the clear evidence that these foreign individuals were expelled due to their alleged missionary activities, the majority of the Court failed to see any infringements on freedom of religion.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-focus\/religious-freedom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">religious freedom<\/a> implications of the Court\u2019s decision, Can Kurtulan, another lawyer representing several of the applicants,\u00a0explained: <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8222;<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The June 7th decision of the Constitutional Court is a concerning one regarding religious freedom. With this decision, the prevailing local jurisprudence that &#8218;missionary activities fall within the scope of freedom of religion and thought but can be restricted within legal limits&#8216; has been effectively nullified. Furthermore, at no stage of the proceedings was the reason for the N-82 code imposed on the clients disclosed, making it impossible to conduct a legality review. The process will proceed to the European Court of Human Rights, and those seeking justice on this matter still have hopes.&#8220;<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The cases also constitute grave violations of due process as the government refuses to provide the foreigners who are issued N-82 codes the evidence against them or explanations of any wrongdoing. As Judge Z\u00fcht\u00fc Arslan, President of T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Constitutional Court, explained in his dissenting opinion, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThe applicants were unable to acquire knowledge of the rationale behind the restriction code that was applied to them and other related procedures at any point in the concrete case subject.\u201d<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">According to Cengiz, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cIt is undeniable that the applicants were unable to access the content of intelligence reports during their trials before the administrative courts. As a result, they were unable to present arguments against their expulsion, which violated their rights under article 1 of Protocol 7 of the European Convention on Human Rights. 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Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">More Information<\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Unblock content<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Accept required service and unblock content<\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf9cd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbf9cd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Concerning trend of faith-based discrimination<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">T\u00fcrkiye has a population of roughly 83,000,000 with an estimated 99% of the population identifying as Muslim. There are approximately 170,000 Christians in T\u00fcrkiye. Although T\u00fcrkiye does not have a constitutionally recognized state religion, its government is increasingly marked by Islamization and nationalism, which creates challenges for religious minorities, particularly Christians. T\u00fcrkiye is a party to the Lausanne Peace Treaty, which recognizes the status of Jews, Orthodox Greeks, and Armenians but not Protestants. T\u00fcrkiye is a party to the European Convention of Human Rights and is, therefore, under the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is estimated that around 185 foreign Protestant ministers living in T\u00fcrkiye have been deported or effectively banned from reentering the country since 2018. Expatriate Christian ministers are usually deported or banned from entering T\u00fcrkiye by a decision of the Ministry of Interior in collaboration with the Turkish Intelligence. The ministers in question are usually issued a certain code which leads to the termination or the non-renewal of their residence permits. Other codes prohibit foreign clergy from entering the country without prior permission. The code designation is usually the result of Turkish Intelligence claiming that the Christian minister in question is a threat to national security. The files of the Turkish Intelligence are not made available to the attorneys challenging the deportation decisions, making it difficult to effectively defend their clients in the national courts and resulting in domestic court losses across the board.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">T\u00fcrkiye has also shut down the Protestant seminaries, forcing the country\u2019s Christians to rely more heavily on foreign missionaries with seminary training from outside of T\u00fcrkiye. The entry bans on foreign missionaries, therefore, are creating a stranglehold on trained church leaders in the country.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">ADF International has supported the legal challenges of numerous foreign Christians who have received N-82 code cases, including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/david_byle\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">David Byle<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">. David was forced to leave T\u00fcrkiye in 2018. His family of 7 had called it home for more than 19 years. The authorities alleged Byle was a threat to public order and security despite him successfully challenging previous charges brought against him. After leaving the country, the authorities imposed a permanent re-entry ban on David, something he only discovered upon trying to return home to his family. Exiled from T\u00fcrkiye, the Byles now reside in Germany.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The missionary couple <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/experts-condemn-growing-intolerance-against-christians-in-turkiye-at-largest-human-rights-conference-in-europe\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pam and David Wilson<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> have a similar story of expulsion after living in T\u00fcrkiye for nearly four decades. In their case, however, they were assigned a G87 code. 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