Greeks who mostly live in Hatay Province, are one of the Arabic-speaking communities in Turkey, their number approximately 18,000. They are Greek Orthodox. However, they are sometimes known as Arab Christians, primarily because of their language. Antioch (capital of Hatay Province) is also the historical capital of Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch. Turkey is also home to a number of non-Arab Armenians (who number around 70,000), Greeks (who number around 5,000 not including Antiochian Greeks) and Assyrian Christians in the southeast (who number more than 25,000). The village of Tokaçlı in Altınözü District has an entirely Arab Christian population and is one of the few Christian villages in Turkey. Yemen Christianity was a widespread religion on the territory of contemporary Yemen as early as in 6th century before arrival of Islam in Yemen. Today it is a minority religion in Yemen with only a few thousand followers which has greatly been reduced amid the Yemeni Civil War. See also Christianity and Islam Christianity in the Middle East Christian influences on the Islamic world List of Christian terms in Arabic Bible translations (Arabic) Arab Orthodox Society John of Damascus References Bibliography Seth J. Frantzman, The Strength and the Weakness: The Arab Christians in Mandatory Palestine and the 1948 War, unpublished M.A thesis at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Itamar Katz and Ruth Kark, 'The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and its congregation: dissent over real estate' in The International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 37, 2005. External links Arabic Christians community Arabic Christians magazine Sample of Melkite Chant in Arabic, English, and Greek Christian Minorities in the Islamic World: No Arab Spring for Christians Qantara.de Christian groups in the Middle East Ethnic groups in the Middle East Ethnic groups in Syria Ethnic groups in Iraq Ethnic groups in Israel Ethnic groups in Jordan Ethnic groups in Lebanon Ethnic groups in Turkey Ethnic groups in Morocco Ethnic groups in the State of Palestine Semitic-speaking peoples Middle Eastern Christians