 Nhamba yevaKristu muTurkey, yaimbova imwe yenharaunda dzakakura zvikuru, yakaderera kubva pa19 muzana muna 1914 kusvika pa2,5 muzana muna 1927; izvi zvainyanya kukonzerwa nokuparadzaniswa kwoUmambo hweOttoman, uko kwakaona nzvimbo dzakawanda dzechiKristu dzakadai seArmenia dzichiva nyika dzakazvimirira. Kuuraya rudzi kukuru kwakaderedzawo chiKristu, kubatanidza kuuraya rudzi kwechiArmenian, vaGiriki, vaAsiria vemunharaunda, uye kuchinjana kwevanhu pakati peGirisi neTurkey neBulgaria neTurkey, pamwe chete nekuenda kune dzimwe nyika kwevaKristu kune dzimwe nyika kunyanya muEurope neAmerica. Nhasi kune vanhu vanopfuura 160 000 anenge 0,2 vemachechi echiKristu akasiyana-siyana. 