History of Istanbul Lutheran Congregation – PDF

300 years of Lutheran Parish work in Istanbul

King Karl XII of Sweden and Finland lost the battle against the Russian archenemy at Poltava in the summer of 1709. The King together with about 1500 of his soldiers were forced to retreat to Bender in Moldova in the Ottoman Empire. He stayed in Istanbul for five years. This is the beginning of Lutheran church in Istanbul. Pastor Torsten Sandell has written an article about history of Lutheran Church in Turkey.

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