{"id":78461,"date":"2025-10-13T22:36:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T20:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=78461"},"modified":"2025-10-14T08:52:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T06:52:46","slug":"turkiye-labels-christians-as-national-security-threats-to-justify-mass-expulsions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/turkiye-labels-christians-as-national-security-threats-to-justify-mass-expulsions","title":{"rendered":"T\u00fcrkiye Labels Christians as \u2018National Security Threats\u2019 to Justify Mass Expulsions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"78461\" class=\"elementor elementor-78461\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d953e91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d953e91\" 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to Rule on Landmark Case Testing Religious Freedom in T\u00fcrkiye<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW191074803 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/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-7f2b058a elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f2b058a\" 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=\"889\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bigstock-193075312-1024x889.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-78499\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bigstock-193075312-1024x889.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bigstock-193075312-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bigstock-193075312-768x667.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bigstock-193075312-1536x1333.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bigstock-193075312-2048x1778.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-10f263c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10f263c6\" 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><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW20610185 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20610185 BCX8\">Warsaw<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20610185 BCX8\"> (<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20610185 BCX8\">1<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20610185 BCX8\">3<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20610185 BCX8\"> October 2025<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20610185 BCX8\">)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW20610185 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW20610185 BCX8\">\u2014 <span class=\"TextRun SCXW199230196 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199230196 BCX0\">Speaking today at the OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199230196 BCX0\">Lidia Rieder, Legal Officer for <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199230196 BCX0\">ADF International warned that the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199230196 BCX0\">g<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW199230196 BCX0\">overnment of T\u00fcrkiye is systematically targeting Christians under the guise of \u201cnational security,\u201d expelling hundreds of foreign believers and leaving local congregations without spiritual leadership.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW199230196 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/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-657ff17a elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"657ff17a\" 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<span style=\"color: #AF272F\">\u201cT\u00fcrkiye\u2019s labeling of peaceful Christian residents as \u2018security threats\u2019 is a clear misuse of law and an attack on freedom of religion or belief.\u201d<\/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\">- Lidia Rieder, Legal Officer for ADF International<\/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-c472851 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c472851\" 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=\"auto\">\u201cT\u00fcrkiye\u2019s labeling of peaceful Christian residents as \u2018security threats\u2019 is a clear misuse of law and an attack on freedom of religion or belief,\u201d said Rieder, referencing the landmark case <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wiest v. T\u00fcrkiye<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> currently before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). \u201cWhen governments manipulate administrative or immigration systems to exclude people based solely on their faith, it undermines both the rule of law and the very principles of tolerance and peaceful coexistence that the OSCE was founded to protect.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Christians Expelled Under \u2018Security\u2019 Codes<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since 2020, more than 200 foreign Christian workers and their families\u2014affecting roughly 350 individuals\u2014have been expelled from T\u00fcrkiye, many of whom had lived there for decades. The Ministry of Interior has assigned these individuals so-called \u201csecurity codes\u201d such as N-82 and G-87, effectively banning their re-entry and classifying them as national security threats.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Between December 2024 and January 2025 alone, at least 35 new codes were reportedly issued against foreign Christians. These actions have deprived many Protestant congregations of pastoral leadership and disrupted religious life across the country.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ADF International is currently supporting over 30 legal cases on behalf of Christians challenging the arbitrary bans before the European Court of Human Rights and the Turkish courts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Legal Double Standards and Discrimination<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Constitution enshrines freedom of religion and conscience, government practice tells a different story. Entry bans and deportations have increasingly been used as tools to silence foreign Christian workers, while theological training remains heavily restricted\u2014the historic Halki Seminary remains closed, and Protestant seminaries continue to be denied legal status. At the same time, Bible education is prohibited even as Islamic theological courses are freely permitted under state oversight. Church properties also face unjust restrictions, with congregations such as the Bursa Protestant community being forced out of long-standing places of worship. Taken together, these practices reveal a pattern of systemic discrimination against Christians in clear violation of Articles 9 and 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights and T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s own constitutional guarantees.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A Litmus Test for Religious Freedom<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The forthcoming <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wiest v. T\u00fcrkiye<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> judgment is expected to set a crucial precedent for the protection of religious freedom in Europe and beyond. Mr. Wiest, a U.S. citizen who had resided legally in T\u00fcrkiye for over 30 years, was banned from returning without evidence of wrongdoing. His case represents the growing number of believers punished for peacefully practicing their faith.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cFreedom of religion cannot exist if believers live under threat of expulsion for practicing their faith,\u201d added Rieder. \u201cThe OSCE and its participating States have pledged to promote tolerance and non-discrimination. These commitments must be upheld not only in word, but in action.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ADF International Calls for Action<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In her speech on behalf of ADF International, Rieder urged participating States to take concrete steps to uphold their commitments to freedom of religion and belief. This includes ensuring the full implementation of OSCE and international obligations on religious tolerance, preventing the misuse of administrative and security systems to marginalize or expel religious minorities, and guaranteeing accountability as well as effective legal remedies for victims of discrimination. The organization also calls for the immediate lifting of discriminatory bans and security codes that target individuals solely on the basis of their Christian faith, emphasizing that genuine tolerance requires not only words of commitment but measurable action to protect the rights of all believers.<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Despite constitutional guarantees of religious freedom, T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s growing religious nationalism has led to systematic restrictions on minority religious communities. 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