{"id":15721,"date":"2026-08-25T17:43:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T17:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oeuvre-orient.fr\/pays\/turkey\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T07:03:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T07:03:28","slug":"turkey","status":"publish","type":"pays","link":"https:\/\/www.oeuvre-orient.fr\/en\/pays\/turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Population<\/strong>: 84 million<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Official language<\/strong>: Turkish<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Form of government<\/strong>: presidential system. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been president since 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"contenu\" data-component=\"19-contenu\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"contenu__titre\">Christians in Turkey<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"contenu__filet\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oeuvre-orient.fr\/wp-content\/themes\/oeuvre-orient\/assets\/images\/icones\/filet.svg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"300\" height=\"3\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Turkey is home to approximately 100,000 Christians out of a population of 84 million, the vast majority of whom are Sunni Muslims. Within this Christian minority, legal statuses vary: Turkish citizens of Armenian or Greek origin enjoy rights recognized by the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne, including the right to administer their own schools and patriarchates. The Chaldeans, on the other hand, do not enjoy the same guarantees, even though their numbers are growing due to the arrival of Iraqi Christians in transit to Europe or the United States. In addition to these groups are the descendants of Latin Christians who have remained Catholic, as well as expatriates. During his visit to Turkey in 2014, Pope Francis reminded President Erdogan of the need to ensure religious freedom by guaranteeing equal rights to all citizens, regardless of their faith.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"contenu\" data-component=\"19-contenu\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"contenu__titre\">The \u0152uvre d\u2019Orient\u2019s Projects in Turkey<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"contenu__filet\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oeuvre-orient.fr\/wp-content\/themes\/oeuvre-orient\/assets\/images\/icones\/filet.svg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"300\" height=\"3\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>L&#x27;\u0152uvre d&#x27;Orient provides aid to refugees in Turkey\u2014primarily Chaldeans from Mosul\u2014through Bishop Fran\u00e7ois Yakan, the Chaldean Patriarchal Administrator of Diarbekir. It supports the geriatric care home and the Hospital of Peace run by the Daughters of Charity in Istanbul, as well as numerous social welfare projects\u2014primarily in Istanbul and Izmir\u2014and schools.<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"video\" data-component=\"07-video\" data-video-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MCX8NePpqtk&#038;feature=youtu.be\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"video__inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"video__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"video__title\">Meeting with Catholics in Turkey &#8211; KTO<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-dark video__cta\" data-video-trigger>\n\t\t\t\t\tWatch the video\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"video__cta-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M5 3.5v9l8-4.5z\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"video__media\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"video__poster\" data-video-trigger aria-label=\"Watch the video: Meeting with Catholics in Turkey - KTO\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"video__poster-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oeuvre-orient.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/turquie-video-kto.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"video__play\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 28\" fill=\"currentColor\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M22 12.268c1.3333.7698 1.3333 2.6943 0 3.4641L3.5 26.4093c-1.33333.7698-3-.1925-3-1.7321V3.32289c0-1.53961 1.66667-2.50186 3-1.73205L22 12.268Z\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"video__motif\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oeuvre-orient.fr\/wp-content\/themes\/oeuvre-orient\/assets\/images\/icones\/croix-jerusalem.svg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Population: 84 million Official language: Turkish Form of government: presidential system. 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