Christian Monastery in Turkey Fights to Keep Land
January 23, 2009
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Persecution comes in many different ways. Sadly, this is just another one. Read the full story here.
By Ibon Villelabeitia
MIDYAT, Turkey (Reuters) - In a remote village near the Turkish-Syrian border, a land dispute with neighboring villages is threatening the future of one of the world's oldest functioning Christian monasteries.
Critics say the dispute, which has become a rallying cry for Christian church groups across Europe, is a new chapter in the long history of religious persecution of the small Christian community by the Turkish state.