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Christians are viciously persecuted in Turkey.<ref>https://www.hudson.org/research/preview/16832-turkey-s-christians-face-increasingly-dangerous-persecution</ref> It is common for Churches to be confiscated, shuttered, torn down or converted into Mosques. In 2020, Turkish dictator Erdogan, converted the Hagia Sophia back into a Mosque and resumed Muslim prayers. According to numerous sources, Christian refugees from the Middle East living in Turkey have been treated with contempt and isolated in remote locations.

Christians are viciously persecuted in Turkey.<ref>https://www.hudson.org/research/preview/16832-turkey-s-christians-face-increasingly-dangerous-persecution</ref> It is common for Churches to be confiscated, shuttered, torn down or converted into Mosques. In 2020, Turkish dictator Erdogan, converted the Hagia Sophia back into a Mosque and resumed Muslim prayers. According to numerous sources, Christian refugees from the Middle East living in Turkey have been treated with contempt and isolated in remote locations.

===Attacks on Christians===

===Attacks on Christians and Churches===

In 2006, a Turkish Muslim killed a Catholic priest at the Saint Maria Catholic Church while he was praying.<ref>https://m.bianet.org/english/minorities/194935-attack-on-saint-maria-catholic-church-in-trabzon</ref>  

In 2006, a Turkish Muslim killed a Catholic priest at the Saint Maria Catholic Church while he was praying.<ref>https://m.bianet.org/english/minorities/194935-attack-on-saint-maria-catholic-church-in-trabzon</ref>