The grandchildren of Turks forced to convert are rebelling
More and more young Turks are asking themselves who they really are. And quite a few are discovering their Christian and non-Turkish roots.
Johannes Reimer was born and raised in the Soviet Union. As a young convert to Christianity, he spent two years in a labour camp in the east of modern day Russia. Today, Dr Reimer teaches Missiology and Intercultural Theology at the University of South Africa (UNISA), from where he gained his DTh, and is Professor of Mission Studies and Intercultural Studies at Ewersbach University of Applied Arts in Germany. Until recently he led the Public Engagement department and the Peace and Reconciliation Network for the World Evangelical Alliance.
More and more young Turks are asking themselves who they really are. And quite a few are discovering their Christian and non-Turkish roots.