Turkish PM: Istanbul will get its first new church since 1923
Turkey
By Julia A. Seymour
Posted Jan. 26, 2015, 11:45 a.m.
The Turkish government has promised to allow Christians to build a new church in Istanbul, the first in almost 100 years. But skeptics say laying the first brick could be a long way off. The government made the same promise six years ago, and church leaders are still waiting.
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