Christianity in Turkey
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Christianity in Turkey has a long history, dating back to the early origins of Christianity in Asia Minor and the Middle East during the 1st century AD. In modern times the percentage of Christians in
Christ Pantocrator mosaic from Hagia Sophia 2744 x 2900 pixels 3.1 MB
Fresco of Christ Pantocrator on the ceiling of Karanlık Kilise (The Dark Church), Churches of Göreme. The Roman province of Cappadocia was renowned for its cave churches.
Paul the Apostle lived in Ephesus, Asia Minor. The early Christian community of Ephesus was one of the seven churches addressed in the Book of Revelation.
Philip the Apostle lived and was buried in Hierapolis, Turkey
The Autocephalous Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate, also referred to as the Turkish Orthodox Church, is an unrecognized autocephalous Eastern Orthodox organization based in Turkey. It was founded in Kays
Christianity in Turkey
…Turkey, representing roughly 0.3-0.4 percent of Turkey's population, including an estimated 80,000 population of Oriental Orthodox Christians, 47,000 Turkish Orthodox Christians, 35,000 Roman Catholic Christians, 18,000 Antiochian Greeks, 5,000 Greek Orthodox Christians, 8,000 Protestant Christians, 4,994 Jehovah's…
Official insignia of the Autocephalous Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate
Entrance to the Panagia Kalafatiane (Virgin Mary of Caffa), renamed by the Turkish Patriarchate to "Meryem Ana", Turkish Orthodox Church in Galata, Istanbul
Meryem Ana Church