Turkey’s highest court upholds expulsion of 9 foreign Christians for ‘missionary activities’

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has confirmed the government’s decision to expel nine foreign Christians for alleged “missionary activities,” labeling them a national security risk. In a dissenting opinion, the court’s president argued that the facts of the case show beyond doubt that there was an “interference with the applicants’ freedom of religion.” #Turkey #ConstitutionalCourt #ForeignChristians #Missionaries #NationalSecurity #N82 #Immigration #ForeignersRights #Christians #Minority #HumanRights

​Turkey’s Constitutional Court has confirmed the government’s decision to expel nine foreign Christians for alleged “missionary activities,” labeling them a national security risk. In a dissenting opinion, the court’s president argued that the facts of the case show beyond doubt that there was an “interference with the applicants’ freedom of religion.” #Turkey #ConstitutionalCourt #ForeignChristians #Missionaries #NationalSecurity #N82 #Immigration #ForeignersRights #Christians #Minority #HumanRights