- Pray that The reason for the authorities vetoing Michal’s residency will be made clear.
- Pray that Michal will be able to stay and complete her master’s degree without further hindrance.
- Pray that the Turkish authorities will stop expelling foreign Christians who have made Türkiye their home and made personal sacrifices to serve the Lord in this land.
Dear SWM,
Prayer is requested for Michal Geske, a long-term resident of Türkiye and post-graduate student at Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) in Ankara. Michal is completing a Masters in philosophy and has her dissertation on AI and Ethics at the end of August.
Human Rights lawyer Orhan Kemal Cengiz has filed a lawsuit with the Ankara Administrative Court requesting a stay and an annulment. Michal seeks to remain in the country while the legal contest is underway and complete her dissertation.
Michal has spent nearly all her life in Türkiye and is the daughter of German Christian worker Tilmann Geske, who was martyred alongside Turkish Christian converts Necati Aydın and Uğur Yüksel at the Zirve Publishing House in Malatya in 2007.
Please pray that:
- The reason for the authorities vetoing Michal’s residency will be made clear,
- Michal will be able to stay and complete her master’s degree without further hindrance,
- The Turkish authorities will stop expelling foreign Christians who have made Türkiye their home and made personal sacrifices to serve the Lord in this land.
Resource: Middle East Concern