Day 5: Northwest Marmara

3 provinces. 

1,427,300 people.

41 Turkish believers. 

1 church.

Northwest Marmara's three provinces are located in Europe and is the former Roman province of Thrace. Once a restricted military zone, the region is one of open fields and rolling hills. There are three provinces of Turkey in this area:

Edirne (E-deer-ne) - "Edirne is a strategic gateway city with several European highways converging at its doorsteps. Once an Ottoman capital from which they launched military campaigns for almost one hundred years, Edirne is steeped in Ottoman culture and looks more or less as it did a century ago."

Kɪrklareli (Kerk-lar-e-lee) - "This province is bisected by the Yɪldɪz mountain range. The north and northeastern parts are among the least populated and developed parts of Turkey while the south and west are more populated as it is better suited for agriculture and industrial development."

Tekirdağ (Te-keer-da) - "Tekirdağ is the largest and fastest-growing province in Northwest Marmara. The city of Tekirdağ is an important city located on the Marmara coast and spreads out beautifully over the hills. It continues to grow in importance because of its proximity to Istanbul."

Look back at the statistics at the top of the page...While these statistics are from 2003 when this book was published, they still represent the spiritual emptiness in Northwest Marmara. According to Dr. Jackson, in 2003 there were no resident workers living in this region to even attempt to share the Word.

*All information and quotes are taken from Turkey: The Lost Land of the Bible by Dr. Andrew Jackson.