Historic Milestones in Türkiye
MAY 24, 2016—The ECHR rules that Türkiye must recognize Kingdom Halls as “places of worship”
MARCH 29, 2012—UN Human Rights Committee finds that Türkiye violated the rights of two Witness conscientious objectors
NOVEMBER 22, 2011—Ercep v. Turkey, the first of three European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) judgments against Türkiye that recognizes the Witnesses’ right to conscientious objection
JULY 31, 2007—Government grants legal registration to Jehovah’s Witnesses
JUNE 19, 1985—Supreme Court decision acknowledges Jehovah’s Witnesses as a religious group
DECEMBER 2, 1981—A military court in Istanbul declares that Jehovah’s Witnesses are an accepted religion
APRIL 17, 1973—Military Supreme Court decides that becoming one of Jehovah’s Witnesses is illegal
EARLY 1930’s—First group of Jehovah’s Witnesses organizes for worship