Turkey (MNN) — Compass Direct reports good news in a kidnapping in southeastern Turkey. According to their sources, unidentified assailants kidnapped Father Edip Daniel Savci, 42, last Wednesday.
Two days later, he was freed by his captors 43 miles north of Midyat where he was kidnapped. Church officials can't confirm the identity of his kidnappers or whether a ransom was paid, but kidnappers had made a ransom demand of 300,000 euros.
Deputy Governor Aziz Mercan said, "Given the information obtained from the priest, we now know who the perpetrators are, and security forces are tracking them down now." He declined, however, to give the suspects' names.
Most of Turkey's 75 million people are Muslim, and it has barely 100,000 Christians–mostly of Greek and Armenian origin. Although the incident appears to have been motivated by money, there are scattered reports that mission groups think Turkey's anti-Christian atmosphere may have influenced the kidnappers. Pray for those in Christian work in Turkey.
