Malatya is a documentary about the first martyrs of the Turkish Church. On April 18th, 2007, Necati Aydin, Uğur Yüksel, and Tillmann Geske were brutally killed in Malatya, Turkey for proclaiming that Jesus Christ is the King of kings and Lord of lords. Necati and Uğur are the first known modern Turkish converts from Islam to Christianity to be killed for their faith.
We spent the summer of 2008 in Turkey filming this documentary because this story must be told. In the process of making this film, we traveled thousands of miles by overnight bus, interviewed dozens of people across the country, gathered over thirty hours of footage, drank about fifty gallons of Turkish tea, and fell in love with the Turkish people. We believe, now more than ever, that this is a story to cherish.
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