"The Samatya Syriac Church isn't easy to find. There is no ornate entrance, just a slim, simple cross on a makeshift bell tower on a narrow street in suburban Istanbul.
The wall that surrounds it and the barbed wire above give the impression of a crumbling military barracks, not a house of Christian worship. But beyond the door, there is a quiet courtyard and the sound of prayer."
Nil Köksal is an award-winning journalist with CBC Television currently on assignment in Istanbul, Turkey.
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The wall that surrounds it and the barbed wire above give the impression of a crumbling military barracks, not a house of Christian worship. But beyond the door, there is a quiet courtyard and the sound of prayer."
Nil Köksal is an award-winning journalist with CBC Television currently on assignment in Istanbul, Turkey.
Read more.
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