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Christians are a tiny minority — about 0.2% — in this ~99% Muslim land, yet Turkey is the very cradle of the early church. A fresh translation reveals God as a near and loving Father, free online with audio.

Yes — you can read the Bible free online in Turkey right now. The Father’s Heart Bible™ is free to read and hear on any phone, with no app and no account. Christians are a tiny minority — roughly 0.2% of a nation that is about 99% Muslim — yet the Bible is legal to own and read, and this is the land of Antioch, Tarsus, and the seven churches of Revelation. It is in English today, and a Turkish edition is among our priorities — for the land where Paul was born and the disciples were first called Christians, and where the Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals God as a near and loving Father.

Last updated June 2026

Key takeawayTurkey is the cradle of the early church — and the Father's Heart Bible™ longs to reveal again, in Turkish, the Father whose story began in this very land.

Turkey at a glance

Turkey bridges Europe and Asia — a land of ancient cities, soaring mosques, and the rock valleys of Cappadocia. It is also holy ground for the Bible: here Paul was born, the disciples were first called Christians, and the Seven Churches of Revelation once shone.

People
85 million
Christians
a small minority
Turkish
~88 million
Cradle of
the early church

What Turkey is known for

Few lands hold a richer biblical history — or a more spectacular landscape — than Turkey.

Cradle of the early church

Antioch, Ephesus, Tarsus, and the Seven Churches of Revelation all lie in Turkey — the heartland of the first Christians.

Cappadocia

The fairy chimneys and balloon-filled skies of Cappadocia are among the world’s most striking landscapes.

A bridge of continents

Istanbul straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus — a crossroads of history.

Ancient Ephesus

The ruins of Ephesus, where Paul taught and John ministered, still draw the world.

Pamukkale and beyond

White travertine terraces, Mediterranean coasts, and Anatolian plains fill a land of wonders.

Warmth and hospitality

Turkish people are famed for their generosity, tea, and welcome to the stranger.

A Turkish grandmother with her two grandchildrenA smiling Turkish woman in traditional dressA Turkish craftsman with tea in his workshopChildren playing on a street in Istanbul

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Faith and the Bible in Turkey

No land outside Israel holds more biblical history than Turkey. Here Paul of Tarsus was born; here, in Antioch, the disciples were first called Christians; here John ministered at Ephesus and wrote to the Seven Churches of Revelation; and here the early councils shaped the faith.

Today Turkey is around 99% Muslim, with only a small Christian minority — Armenian, Greek, and a growing handful of Turkish believers. For the vast majority, the Bible has never been opened.

That is the quiet wonder and need of Turkey: the cradle of the church has largely forgotten the story that began here. A fresh translation can let this land hear again that God is a Father who draws near.

Sources: Christianity in Turkey — WikipediaTurkey — Encyclopaedia Britannica

What pains Turkey

Behind Turkey’s beauty and history, families carry heavy burdens — and it is into these exact wounds that the Father’s heart speaks.

the most refugees
of any nation on earth — millions sheltered from war next door
~50,000+
lives lost in the 2023 earthquakes, with millions displaced
orphans
the earthquakes and war left countless children without parents
economic crisis
high inflation has pressed hard on ordinary families
the stranger
millions of the displaced long for welcome and a home
the searching heart
longing, after every hardship, to be truly known and loved

Turkey shelters more refugees than any nation on earth; the 2023 earthquakes took tens of thousands of lives and orphaned countless children; and economic strain presses on every home. Across the land, the wound of the orphan and the displaced runs deep.

These are not statistics to a Father. They are children He longs to gather. Turkey does not need more striving — it longs to know it is held by a Father to the fatherless, near to the broken-hearted.

Sources: Refugees in Turkey — UNHCR2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes — UNICEF

What “our Father” offers Turkey

Turkey was once the heartland of the faith. The Father’s Heart Bible™ does not bring a foreign religion — it answers a universal longing: to be held by a Father who never abandons His children. In a fresh translation, Scripture can reveal God not only as the Almighty, but as a Father near to the suffering.

For the orphan and the displaced

To children orphaned by earthquake and war, Scripture promises “a father to the fatherless” — a Father who gathers the child no one came back for.

For the stranger seeking a home

To the millions sheltered here from war, the Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals a God who makes a home for the homeless and a family for the alone.

For the land where it began

In the cradle of the church, the Father’s Heart Bible™ opens again the story that started here — where the disciples were first called Christians.

For the weary

To all who carry hardship, the Father says, “Come to me, all you who are weary… and I will give you rest.”

Why the Father's Heart Bible™ for Turkey

God revealed as Father

In the land where the church was born, the Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals God as Father wherever Scripture reveals Him that way — from Genesis 1:1 onward.

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Turkish among our priorities

English is available today, and Turkish — spoken by some 88 million people — is among our translation priorities. See the translation opportunity.

The translation opportunity for Turkey

Turkish is the heart language of a land that was once the cradle of the church — some 88 million people who have rarely heard, and who deserve a Bible that reveals the Father’s voice.

  • English available now speakers
    Available
  • Turkish 88 million speakers
    On the roadmap
  • Kurdish (Kurmanji) 16 million speakers
    Translation needed
  • Azerbaijani 23 million speakers
    Translation needed

Every language is a door. If you feel called to help open one, you can sponsor a translation — or simply start reading the editions available today.

A preview in the Father’s voice

Read the opening of Scripture side by side — the English Father’s Heart Bible on the left, Turkish on the right.

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Genesis 1 · Yaratılış 1 31 verses

1 In the beginning, our Heavenly Father created the heavens and the earth.

1 Başlangıçta göksel Babamız gökleri ve yeri yarattı.

2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of our Father was hovering over the surface of the waters.

2 Yer boş ve şekilsizdi, karanlık enginin yüzünü kaplıyordu ve Babamızın Ruhu suların yüzü üzerinde dalgalanıyordu.

3 Then our Father said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

3 Sonra Babamız, "Işık olsun" dedi ve ışık oldu.

4 He saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.

4 Işığın iyi olduğunu gördü ve ışığı karanlıktan ayırdı.

5 He called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

5 Işığa "gündüz", karanlığa ise "gece" adını verdi. Akşam oldu, sabah oldu; ilk gün.

6 And our Father said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water."

6 Babamız, "Suların arasında bir kubbe olsun ve suları birbirinden ayırsın" dedi.

7 So he made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so.

7 Böylece Babamız kubbeyi yarattı; kubbenin altındaki suları üstündeki sulardan ayırdı. Ve öyle oldu.

8 He called the expanse "sky." So there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

8 Kubbeye "gök" adını verdi. Akşam oldu, sabah oldu; ikinci gün.

9 Then our Father said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear." And it was so.

9 Sonra Babamız, "Göğün altındaki sular bir yere toplansın ve kuru toprak görünsün" dedi. Ve öyle oldu.

10 He called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And he saw that it was good.

10 Kuru toprağa "kara", toplanan sulara ise "deniz" adını verdi. Ve bunun iyi olduğunu gördü.

11 Then he said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees that bear seed-bearing fruit, each according to its kind." And it was so.

11 Sonra, "Kara bitkiler bitirsin: tohum veren otlar ve içinde tohum bulunan meyveler veren ağaçlar, her biri kendi türüne göre" dedi. Ve öyle oldu.

12 The land produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing seed-bearing fruit according to their kinds. And our Father saw that it was good.

12 Kara bitkiler bitirdi: türlerine göre tohum veren otlar ve türlerine göre içinde tohum bulunan meyveler veren ağaçlar. Ve Babamız bunun iyi olduğunu gördü.

13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day.

13 Akşam oldu, sabah oldu; üçüncü gün.

14 And our Father said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark the seasons, the days, and the years,"

14 Babamız, "Gök kubbesinde ışıklar olsun; gündüzü geceden ayırsınlar ve mevsimleri, günleri ve yılları belirleyen işaretler olarak hizmet etsinler" dedi,

15 "and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so.

15 "ve gök kubbesinde ışıklar olup yeryüzünü aydınlatsınlar." Ve öyle oldu.

16 Our Father made two great lights: the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.

16 Babamız iki büyük ışık yarattı: gündüze egemen olması için büyük ışığı, geceye egemen olması için küçük ışığı. Yıldızları da yarattı.

17 He set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth,

17 Yeryüzünü aydınlatmaları için onları gök kubbesine yerleştirdi,

18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And he saw that it was good.

18 gündüze ve geceye egemen olsunlar ve ışığı karanlıktan ayırsınlar diye. Ve bunun iyi olduğunu gördü.

19 So there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

19 Akşam oldu, sabah oldu; dördüncü gün.

20 Then our Father said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky."

20 Sonra Babamız, "Sular canlı yaratıklarla dolup taşsın ve kuşlar yeryüzünün üzerinde, gök kubbesinde uçsun" dedi.

21 So he created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves and teems in the water, each according to its kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And he saw that it was good.

21 Böylece büyük deniz yaratıklarını ve suda kaynaşıp hareket eden her canlı yaratığı, her birini kendi türüne göre, ve her kanatlı kuşu kendi türüne göre yarattı. Ve bunun iyi olduğunu gördü.

22 Our Father blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth."

22 Babamız onları kutsayarak, "Verimli olun, çoğalın ve denizlerdeki suları doldurun; kuşlar da yeryüzünde çoğalsın" dedi.

23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

23 Akşam oldu, sabah oldu; beşinci gün.

24 And our Father said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so.

24 Babamız, "Kara, türlerine göre canlı yaratıklar çıkarsın: evcil hayvanlar, yerde sürünen yaratıklar ve yabani hayvanlar, her biri kendi türüne göre" dedi. Ve öyle oldu.

25 He made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And he saw that it was good.

25 Yabani hayvanları türlerine göre, evcil hayvanları türlerine göre ve yerde sürünen bütün yaratıkları türlerine göre yarattı. Ve bunun iyi olduğunu gördü.

26 Then our Father said, "Let us make humanity in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over every creature that moves along the ground."

26 Sonra Babamız, "İnsanı kendi suretimizde, kendi benzeyişimizde yaratalım; öyle ki denizdeki balıklara, gökteki kuşlara, evcil hayvanlara, bütün yeryüzüne ve yerde sürünen her yaratığa egemen olsunlar" dedi.

27 So our Father created humanity in their own image; in the image of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit he created them; male and female he created them.

27 Böylece Babamız insanı kendi suretinde yarattı; onları Baba, Oğul ve Kutsal Ruh'un suretinde yarattı; onları erkek ve dişi olarak yarattı.

28 Our Father blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, and over every living creature that moves on the ground."

28 Babamız onları kutsadı ve onlara, "Verimli olun, çoğalın; yeryüzünü doldurun ve onu yönetiminiz altına alın. Denizdeki balıklara, gökteki kuşlara ve yerde hareket eden her canlı yaratığa egemen olun" dedi.

29 Then he said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that bears seed-bearing fruit. They will be yours for food.

29 Sonra, "İşte, bütün yeryüzünün üzerindeki tohum veren her otu ve içinde tohum bulunan meyve veren her ağacı size veriyorum. Bunlar size yiyecek olacak." dedi.

30 "And to all the animals of the earth, all the birds in the sky, and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food." And it was so.

30 "Yeryüzündeki bütün hayvanlara, gökteki bütün kuşlara ve yerde sürünen bütün yaratıklara —içinde yaşam soluğu olan her şeye— yiyecek olarak yeşil bitkilerin hepsini veriyorum." Ve öyle oldu.

31 Our Father saw all that he had made, and it was very good. So there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

31 Babamız yaptığı her şeyi gördü ve işte, çok iyiydi. Akşam oldu, sabah oldu; altıncı gün.

John 3 · Yuhanna 3 36 verses

1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

1 Ferisiler'den, Yahudiler'in önderlerinden Nikodim adında bir adam vardı.

2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from our Father, for no one can do these signs that you do unless our Father is with him."

2 Bu adam bir gece İsa'ya gelerek O'na, "Rabbî, senin Babamız'dan gelmiş bir öğretmen olduğunu biliyoruz; çünkü Babamız kendisiyle olmadıkça hiç kimse senin yaptığın bu belirtileri yapamaz" dedi.

3 Jesus replied to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of our Father."

3 İsa ona şöyle karşılık verdi: "Sana doğrusunu, doğrusunu söylüyorum: Bir kişi yeniden doğmadıkça Babamız'ın egemenliğini göremez."

4 Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?"

4 Nikodim O'na, "Yaşlanmış bir adam nasıl doğabilir? İkinci kez annesinin rahmine girip doğabilir mi?" dedi.

5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Holy Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of our Father."

5 İsa şu yanıtı verdi: "Sana doğrusunu, doğrusunu söylüyorum: Bir kişi sudan ve Kutsal Ruh'tan doğmadıkça Babamız'ın egemenliğine giremez."

6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Holy Spirit is spirit.

6 Bedenden doğan bedendir, Kutsal Ruh'tan doğan ise ruhtur.

7 Don't be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'

7 Size, 'Yeniden doğmalısınız' dediğime şaşmayın.

8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Holy Spirit.

8 Yel dilediği yerde eser; sesini duyarsın, ama nereden gelip nereye gittiğini bilmezsin. Kutsal Ruh'tan doğan herkes de böyledir.

9 Nicodemus said to him, "How can these things be?"

9 Nikodim O'na, "Bunlar nasıl olabilir?" dedi.

10 Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?"

10 İsa ona şöyle yanıt verdi: "Sen İsrail'in öğretmeni olduğun halde bunları anlamıyor musun?"

11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony.

11 Sana doğrusunu, doğrusunu söylüyorum: Biz bildiğimizi söylüyor ve gördüğümüze tanıklık ediyoruz; ama siz tanıklığımızı kabul etmiyorsunuz.

12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

12 Size dünyasal şeyleri söylediğimde inanmıyorsanız, göksel şeyleri söylediğimde nasıl inanacaksınız?

13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.

13 Gökten inmiş olan İnsanoğlu'ndan başka hiç kimse göğe çıkmamıştır.

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

14 Musa çölde yılanı nasıl yukarı kaldırdıysa, İnsanoğlu da öylece yukarı kaldırılmalıdır;

15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

15 öyle ki O'na iman eden herkes sonsuz yaşama kavuşsun.

16 For our Father so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

16 Çünkü Babamız dünyayı o kadar çok sevdi ki, biricik Oğlu'nu verdi; öyle ki O'na iman eden hiç kimse mahvolmasın, ama sonsuz yaşama kavuşsun.

17 For our Father did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but so that the world might be saved through him.

17 Çünkü Babamız, Oğlu'nu dünyayı yargılamak için dünyaya göndermedi, dünya O'nun aracılığıyla kurtulsun diye gönderdi.

18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of our Father.

18 O'na iman eden yargılanmaz; ama iman etmeyen, Babamız'ın biricik Oğlu'nun adına iman etmediği için zaten yargılanmıştır.

19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.

19 Yargı da şudur: Işık dünyaya geldi, ama insanlar ışıktan çok karanlığı sevdiler; çünkü yaptıkları kötüydü.

20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, for fear that his works will be exposed.

20 Çünkü kötülük yapan herkes ışıktan nefret eder ve yaptıkları açığa çıkmasın diye ışığa gelmez.

21 But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in our Father.

21 Ama gerçeği yapan, yaptıklarının Babamız'da gerçekleştirildiği açıkça görünsün diye ışığa gelir.

22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and there he remained with them and was baptizing.

22 Bundan sonra İsa öğrencileriyle birlikte Yahudiye kırsalına gitti; orada onlarla birlikte kaldı ve vaftiz ediyordu.

23 John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized,

23 Yahya da Salim yakınındaki Aynon'da vaftiz ediyordu; çünkü orada bol su vardı ve insanlar gelip vaftiz oluyorlardı,

24 for John had not yet been put in prison.

24 çünkü Yahya henüz zindana atılmamıştı.

25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over purification.

25 Bu sırada Yahya'nın öğrencilerinden bazılarıyla bir Yahudi arasında temizlenme konusunda bir tartışma çıktı.

26 And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him."

26 Yahya'ya gelip O'na, "Rabbî, Şeria Irmağı'nın karşı yakasında seninle birlikte olan ve kendisine tanıklık ettiğin adam, işte O vaftiz ediyor ve herkes O'na gidiyor" dediler.

27 John replied, "A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven."

27 Yahya şöyle karşılık verdi: "İnsana gökten verilmedikçe, o tek bir şey bile alamaz."

28 You yourselves can testify that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.'

28 'Ben Mesih değilim, ama O'nun önünden gönderildim' dediğime siz kendiniz tanıklık edebilirsiniz.

29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom — Jesus. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.

29 Geline sahip olan, güveydir — İsa. Güveyin yanında durup onu dinleyen dostu ise güveyin sesiyle çok sevinir. İşte benim sevincim şimdi tam oldu.

30 He must increase, but I must decrease.

30 O büyümeli, bense küçülmeliyim.

31 The one who comes from above is above all. The one who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. The one who comes from heaven is above all.

31 Yukarıdan gelen, her şeyin üstündedir. Yeryüzünden olan yeryüzüne aittir ve yeryüzüne özgü biçimde konuşur. Gökten gelen ise her şeyin üstündedir.

32 He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.

32 Gördüğüne ve işittiğine tanıklık eder, ama kimse O'nun tanıklığını kabul etmez.

33 Whoever receives his testimony confirms that our Father is true.

33 O'nun tanıklığını kabul eden, Babamız'ın gerçek olduğunu onaylamış olur.

34 For the one whom our Father has sent speaks the words of our Father, for he gives the Holy Spirit without measure.

34 Çünkü Babamız'ın gönderdiği kişi Babamız'ın sözlerini söyler; çünkü O, Kutsal Ruh'u ölçüsüzce verir.

35 Our Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.

35 Babamız Oğlu'nu sever ve her şeyi O'nun eline vermiştir.

36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of our Father remains on him.

36 Oğul'a iman edenin sonsuz yaşamı vardır; Oğul'a itaat etmeyen ise yaşamı görmeyecek, tersine Babamız'ın gazabı onun üzerinde kalacaktır.

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Turkey and the world

Turkey stands at the crossroads of continents and faiths, and its language reaches across Central Asia. To give Turkey the Father’s heart in Turkish is to reawaken the land where the gospel first went out to the nations.

~88 million
Turkish speakers a Turkish edition would reach
a Turkic family
Turkish is kin to languages across Central Asia
where it began
the gospel first spread to the nations from Antioch

Where the gospel went out

From Antioch in Turkey, Paul and Barnabas were first sent to the nations. To reawaken faith here is to honor the very birthplace of Christian mission.

A bridge of continents

Turkey joins Europe and Asia. The Father’s heart, received here, sits at a crossroads of the world.

A Turkic family of languages

Turkish is related to tongues across Central Asia — Azerbaijani, Turkmen, Uzbek, and more — opening a wide door for the Father’s heart.

A wide diaspora

Millions of Turkish speakers live across Germany, Europe, and beyond, carrying their language and longing with them.

His Word will not return void

When our Father said, “Let there be light,” there was light. His Word accomplishes what He sends it to do. From Cappadocia’s valleys to every home touched by quake and war, His Word will not return empty — it will find the orphan and the displaced, and it will not fail.

“My word… will not return to me empty, but will accomplish that which I purpose.” — Isaiah 55:11

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Frequently asked questions

Is Christianity legal in Turkey?

Yes — Turkey is a secular state and Christianity is legal, though Christians are a tiny minority (about 0.2%) in a nation that is roughly 99% Muslim, and believers can face social pressure. This is the land where the disciples were first called Christians, in Antioch. You can read and hear the Scriptures free in the Father's Heart Bible™ at fathersheartbible.com/read.

Why are there so few Christians in Turkey?

Though Asia Minor was the heartland of the early church — home to Antioch, Tarsus, Ephesus, and the seven churches of Revelation — centuries of history left Turkey about 99% Muslim, with Christians now only around 0.2% of the population, roughly 180,000 people. Their Scriptures remain free to read online with audio in the Father's Heart Bible™ at fathersheartbible.com/read.

Can I read the Bible online free in Turkey?

Yes. The Father's Heart Bible™ is free to read online with audio — no account, no purchase, no app. It is currently in English; a Turkish edition is among our priorities, for the very land where the early church was born.

Is there a free audio Bible I can listen to?

Yes. Every chapter of the Father's Heart Bible™ comes with free audio, so it can be heard quietly and personally on any phone.

What is the most popular Bible translation in Turkey?

Among Turkish Christians, the Kitab-ı Mukaddes and the modern Turkish New Translation (Yeni Çeviri) are the most widely used. Most Turks, however, have never read the Bible — making a fresh, warm translation deeply needed.

Is the Father's Heart Bible available in Turkish?

Not yet — it is currently in English. Turkish, spoken by some 88 million people, is among our translation priorities.

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About the author

Kevin White

Founder, Spirit Media Publishing · Father's Heart Bible™

Kevin White is founder of Spirit Media Publishing the publisher of Father's Heart Bible™, a fresh translation centered on revealing God's heart as Father through every passage. He pastors readers toward the love of our Father — in plain English — and writes here about Scripture, sonship, and the modern Father-heart movement.

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