Christians in Turkey are living under a shadow of fear and insecurity due to a violent backlash by nationalist hardliners.

The minority group consists of around 120,000 practising Christians, and while they are legally free to practise their religion, many say they suffer discrimination and persecution.

Orhan Picaklar, a Christian pastor, says he has faced the ire of the hardliners for his missionary preachings.

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