{"id":9846,"date":"2026-08-28T15:24:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/turkey-country-brief\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T15:24:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:24:03","slug":"turkey-country-brief","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/turkey-country-brief\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey Country Brief"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"main-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"hero\">\n<div class=\"block-layout-region\">\n<div id=\"block-uscirf2020-herointernalpageblock\" class=\"block block-custom-blocks block-hero-internal-block\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"internal_hero_wrapper custom-hero  internal-hero-js-adjust\">\n<div class=\"internal_hero\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) 3%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)), url(\" themes custom uscirf2020 assets images defaulthero.png\"); background-position-x: center; background-position-y: center\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h1 class=\"internal-hero-title\">Turkey Country Brief <\/h1>\n<div class=\"custom-breadcrumb hidden\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"insertNavHere\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"container\">\n              <a target=\"_blank\" id=\"main-content\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-drupal-messages-fallback class=\"hidden\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-uscirf2020-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"basic-page\">\n<div class=\"paragraph-section paragraph-unique-19190\" style=\"\" data-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-animation-delay=\"0.3\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"single-container row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"full-content\">\n<p>This report provides an overview of the major issues impacting religious freedom in Turkey. It outlines the government\u2019s longstanding administrative restrictions on freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) and highlights recent developments and religious freedom violations. In its 2026 Annual Report, USCIRF recommended Turkey for placement on the Special Watch List for severe violations of religious freedom.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn-primary single-cta-btn\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/2026%20Turkey%20Country%20Brief.pdf\">View PDF<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-taxonomytermview\" class=\"block block-custom-blocks block-taxonomy-term-view\">\n<div class=\"content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/publications\/turkey-country-brief?rand=6542\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turkey Country Brief This report provides an overview of the major issues impacting religious freedom in Turkey. It outlines the government\u2019s longstanding administrative restrictions on freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) and highlights recent developments and religious freedom violations. 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