Summary
Among the younger generation of Turks, many are more focused on food, entertainment, and relationships than on religious life. While Islam is their official religion, for many it functions more as heritage than daily practice. A growing number identify with a secular worldview, shaping their identity more around modern culture than traditional faith. At the same time, many Turks have faced political and social restrictions, including limits on property ownership and employment opportunities. They need to encounter the goodness of God in ways that speak to their hearts and daily struggles. Tools like the JESUS Film and other media can be powerful avenues for sharing the gospel with them.
Ministry Obstacles
Christianity is widely seen as a foreign religion, belonging to others and not to Turks themselves. Because of this perception, few are willing to risk the shame or rejection that might come from openly following Christ.
Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,
Hebrews 2:14
Pray
Pray for today’s people group to escape the power of death and the devil and to flee to Jesus Christ.
Ask the Lord to draw Turks to Himself through dreams and visions that reveal His glory. Pray that those who believe will courageously share the gospel with their families and neighbors, and that entire communities would be touched. Pray for fervent believers to reach out to Muslim Turks with faith and love. Pray for a deep spiritual hunger among the Turkish, one that can only be satisfied by Jesus Christ, and for a movement of disciples to spread across Turkey and beyond.
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