Necati Aydin, Ugur Yuksel and Tilmann Geske

Tilman Geske (1961-2007)

Necati Aydin (1975-2007)

Ugur Uksel (1978-2007)

Names you probably haven't heard before. But I wish you had because these men are martyrs, evidence that the continued martyrdom of Christians carries on as it always has.

These Christian men were held captive, tortured and murdered 6 years ago on April 18th 2007 in what is known as the Zirve Publishing House massacre, Malatya, Turkey. The suspected murderers were quickly arrested but have still not been brought to trial.

You can read more here http://www.eurasianet.org/node/66848

More details here http://mattpapa.wordpress.com/2010/12/06/martyr-monday-tilman-geske-1961-2007-necati-aydin-1975-2007-and-ugur-uksel-1978-2007/

And here http://vomcblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/malatya-murders-remembered-5-years.html

A prayer from the Catholic Church seems appropriate at this time:

God of all creation, you gave your bishop Polycarp the privilege of being counted among the saints who gave their lives in faithful witness to the gospel.
May his prayers give us the courage to share with him the cup of suffering and to rise to eternal glory. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

Authored by Chris Hall

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