On April 18, five Muslims entered a Christian publishing company and killed three believers in the southeastern province of Malatya. Two of the victims were Turkish converts from Islam and the third man was a German citizen who had lived in Turkey for 10 years. News reports said four of the attackers admitted that the killings were motivated by both “nationalist and religious feelings.”The martyrs were tortured for three hours.
"He had many more stab wounds than we could count. That torture had been intended was very apparent. His buttocks, his tecticles, his rectum, and his lower and middle back were chopped with dozens of knife stabs. His fingers were repeatedly sliced to the bone lengthwise. There was a very long and open wound on his neck from ear to ear. His esophagus and trechea had been severed by these cuts. He was taken into surgery at 14:25. Teams from 4 units of the hospital participated in the surgery. 51 units of blood were given. Because the hospitals bood stock was depleted, blood was made up from Kizilay (Red Crescent) . Nevertheless, Ugur lost his life at 17:30."The wife of one of the dead has expressed her forgiveness of the perpetrators. Her faith must be incredibly strong to take such a step - stronger than mine would be in a similar situation. I pray that in death the Christians of Turkey can inspire belief and faith in Our Lord Jesus Christ, even as they did in life.
May those who were martyred rest in peace, and may God have mercy on the souls of their murderers.
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