Antalya, Turkey · Turkish Updated: Oct 2025

Antalya - Turkish

Antalya, located on the Mediterranean coast of Türkiye, is a vibrant and dynamic city that offers endless opportunities for those looking to get involved. Whether you are interested in investing in the thriving tourism industry, or serving the local community through volunteering or charity work, Antalya has something for everyone. With its rich history, diverse culture, and stunning natural beauty, this city is sure to captivate and inspire all who visit.

Key Facts

Antalya is known as the "Turkish Riviera" and boasts over 300 days of sunshine per year.
The city is home to the ancient Roman port of Attalia, which dates back to 150 BC.
Antalya is surrounded by stunning natural landscapes, including the Taurus Mountains and Mediterranean Sea.
It is one of the largest international tourism destinations, with over 15 million visitors per year.
Antalya is a melting pot of cultures, with Greek, Roman, Ottoman, and modern influences.
The city is famous for its delicious cuisine, including fresh seafood and traditional Turkish dishes.

Overall Infrastructure Score

Total Infrastructure Score

23 / 35

Base

5/5

There is a strong, healthy church that can receive new ex-pats.

As of Oct 2025

1 submission on record

Strengths & Weaknesses

Top Strengths

Bible Translation 5/5

There is a full Bible translation available that is understandable and translated from original languages
Evangelism 5/5

Evangelism is happening in the local language, widely, and predominantly by local/long-term believers
Literature 4/5

Translated Christian literature is available with adequate distribution but consumption is not wide. Local believers are creating literature and distribution platforms.

Top Weaknesses

Seminary 1/5

There is no known seminary for theological training or there is a Protestant seminary but it is not at all recommended
Healthy Churches 2/5

One healthy church exists

Core Indicators

Base

5/5

There is a strong, healthy church that can receive new ex-pats.

Base Scale

1 There are currently no healthy churches or none to recommend.

2 Not on the ground yet, but a like-minded work is being planned.

3 On the ground, forming though not established and/or high level of scrutiny.

4 There is a strong, healthy church, but there are some limits to capacity (including: lack of ability to integrate new people whether due to lack of people to care for them or lack of enough people to be ballast for the church)

5 There is a strong, healthy church that can receive new ex-pats.

Bible Translation

5/5

There is a full Bible translation available that is understandable and translated from original languages

Bible Translation Scale

1 None.

2 Portions available

3 Books available

4 NT available OR a translation exists but quality issues (e.g., only from English to local language, not from original languages)

5 There is a full Bible translation available that is understandable and translated from original languages

Evangelism

5/5

Evangelism is happening in the local language, widely, and predominantly by local/long-term believers

Evangelism Scale

1 None, or very limited happening

2 Evangelism is happening, but not widely and not predominantly by local/long-term believers

3 Evangelism is happening widely but not predominantly by local/long-term believers

4 Evangelism is happening in the local language predominantly by local/long-term believers, but not widely

5 Evangelism is happening in the local language, widely, and predominantly by local/long-term believers

Healthy Churches

2/5

One healthy church exists

Next Step (2 → 3)

Establish more new healthy churches until those new churches also start a healthy church. Long term goal of new national churches established by national churches with national resources only.

Healthy Churches Scale

1 There are currently no healthy churches or they are growing in health.

2 One healthy church exists

3 Multiple healthy churches exist and they have planted a healthy church (e.g., Lucknow)

4 Multiple healthy churches being planted by multiple local churches, but dependent on outside resources (e.g., Dubai)

5 There is a network of many churches working together with sustainable reproduction (e.g., Washington, DC)

Literature

4/5

Translated Christian literature is available with adequate distribution but consumption is not wide. Local believers are creating literature and distribution platforms.

Next Step (4 → 5)

Work with churches and believers to develop a culture of reading Christian literature more widely

Literature Scale

1 Not yet.

2 Translated Christian literature is available, but not theologically sound

3 Translated Christian literature is available, but with inadequate distribution

4 Translated Christian literature is available with adequate distribution but consumption is not wide. Local believers are creating literature and distribution platforms.

5 Translated Christian literature is available with adequate distribution and consumption. Local believers are primary content creators and distributors.

Local Pastor Training

3/5

There is clearly defined and on-going local pastor training in partnership with local churches, but dependent on outside resources

Next Step (3 → 4)

Establish projects to raise sustained national church resources for training local pastors or find creative ways to cut funds so that national church resources suffice. Long term goal of sustained training.

Local Pastor Training Scale

1 Local pastors are not being trained yet or the training is not recommended

2 There are good ways that local pastors are trained but these are more ad hoc or led by outsiders

3 There is clearly defined and on-going local pastor training in partnership with local churches, but dependent on outside resources

4 Local pastor training is happening using sufficient resources within local churches to train local pastors

5 There is a network of local churches training multiple local pastors on an on-going basis, and it is reproducing

Local Worship Music

3/5

Local believers sing Western worship songs written by foreigners

Next Step (3 → 4)

Establish multiple projects to encourage writing good worship songs by national believers. Long term goal of increasing use of locally written worship songs in churches.

Local Worship Music Scale

1 Local believers sing Western worship songs in their own language or have written their own but with poor theology

2 Local believers sing Western worship songs in their own language and with good theology

3 Local believers sing Western worship songs written by foreigners

4 Local believers sing worship songs written by local believers

5 Local believers sing worship songs written by local believers and they are being sung widely among the churches

Seminary

1/5

There is no known seminary for theological training or there is a Protestant seminary but it is not at all recommended

Next Step (1 → 2)

Establish an in-country seminary even if professors are expats. Long term goal of national students becoming professors.

Seminary Scale

1 There is no known seminary for theological training or there is a Protestant seminary but it is not at all recommended

2 There is an evangelical seminary that is theologically close but there are important theological differences.

3 There is a seminary for theological training, however the seminary professors are predominantly expats.

4 There is a seminary for theological training provided predominantly by locals; however it does not have the capacity to train all the leaders needed

5 There is a seminary for theological training. Its professors are predominantly locals and it has sufficient capacity to train the leaders needed; also it is financially sustainable

Location

Latest submission: Oct 2025

1 submission on record

Data reflects the most recent local assessment.