Christians, Jews in Turkey Growing More Fearful of Islamic Extremism

Threatened by Islamic extremism, Christian and Jewish groups in Turkey are growing more fearful amid increasing terror attacks and the government’s state of emergency following a failed coup attempt, representatives of the minority communities told VOA. Christian and Jews represent about two-tenths of one percent of Turkey’s mostly Muslim population of 79 million. But pro-government media outlets as well as some government officials have accused them of playing a role in the July coup...

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