Are there Christians in Turkey?

Obviously there are Christians in Turkey. There were a lot of Christians -mostly orthodox- living in Ottoman Empire before the WW1, nearly 15 percent of the population, and they had been there for hundreds of years. read more

[not in citation given] Today there are more than 320,000 people of different Christian denominations, representing less than 0.4 percent of Turkey's population, including an estimated 80,000 Oriental Orthodox, 35,000 Catholics, 18,000 Antiochian Greeks, 5,000 Greek Orthodox and 8,000 Protestants, mostly ethnic Turkish. read more

Christianity in Turkey Since up to 98 percent of the population are Muslims, Christians are obviously a minority religion in Turkey. Because it is a secular country, the only Muslim country in the world that has no state religion, the Constitution guarantees religious freedom, and tolerance is the rule. read more

Even though Christians are a tiny minority in Turkey today, Christianity has a long history in Asia Minor, the birthplace of many Christian Apostles and Saints, including Paul of Tarsus, Timothy, Nicholas of Myra, and Polycarp of Smyrna. read more