Barbara G. Baker

• Turkey Returns Confiscated Syriac Church Property Deeds
  Syriac Orthodox Christians have welcomed the Turkish government’s return of 55 title deeds, representing nearly half of their ancient church properties in southeast Turkey, which had been...
  Friday, June 1, 2018
• Imprisoned Pastor's Lawyer: Secret Witness Practice 'Absolutely Outlandish'
  At the close of Turkey’s second trial hearing against US pastor Andrew Brunson, his lawyer has sharply protested the Izmir court’s reliance on secret prosecution witnesses against his client.
  Friday, May 11, 2018
• Turkey Calls for Life Imprisonment of US Pastor Andrew Brunson
  Turkish prosecutors demanded life imprisonment for jailed US pastor Andrew Brunson in an official indictment presented to Izmir’s 2nd Criminal Court yesterday, 13 March.
  Thursday, March 15, 2018
• UPDATE: Turkey Jails US Pastor for ‘Terrorism’
  A Turkish judge sent Rev. Andrew Brunson to prison in Izmir today, 64 days after the US pastor and his wife, Norine, were detained on 7 Oct. under Interior Ministry deportation orders.
  Friday, December 9, 2016
• Protestants in Turkey Facing Persecution, Leaving Them 'Anxious' and 'Distressed'
  After a year filled with repeated threats and attacks against Protestant churches and their leaders in Turkey, the leader of their tiny Christian community has admitted that they remain “anxious...
  Tuesday, February 16, 2016