{"id":5259,"date":"2025-09-04T07:07:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T07:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/persecuted-christian-refugees-fear-forced-return\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T07:07:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T07:07:04","slug":"persecuted-christian-refugees-fear-forced-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/stories\/persecuted-christian-refugees-fear-forced-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Persecuted Christian Refugees Fear Forced Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Christian refugees in T&uuml;rkiye face persecution and possibly death if they are forced out. T&uuml;rkiye, which has the largest refugee population in the world, is actively working to reduce its numbers as roughly 3.5 million have fled there from neighboring countries. &ldquo;T&uuml;rkiye has been ramping up deportations in recent years,&rdquo; said a front-line worker. &ldquo;But in the past few months, they significantly escalated the number of refugees they are sending back to their home countries.&rdquo; Some refugees are Christians who fled persecution. &ldquo;I know of two families who just this week have received deportation notices,&rdquo; said the front-line worker. One is a mother with two children who fled to T&uuml;rkiye after her Muslim husband severely beat her and forced her into prostitution for becoming a follower of Christ. &ldquo;She and the other family know they could be killed for their faith if they are sent back to their home countries,&rdquo; the worker said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/globalprayerguide\/turkey\/\">Click here<\/a> to find out about Christian persecution in Turkey and learn how to pray.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icommittopray.com\/request\/2872\/christian-refugees\/\" target=\"_blank\">Post a prayer for Christian refugees on iCommitToPray.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christian refugees in T\u00fcrkiye face persecution and possibly death if they are forced out. 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