Hakan Taştan and Turan Topal

Hakan Taştan and Turan Topal are two Turkish converts from Islam to Christianity who went on trial on November 23, 2006, several days before a visit to Turkey by Pope Benedict XVI on accused of insulting 'Turkishness' under Article 301 of the Turkish penal code and inciting religious hatred against Islam. Turan Topal converted to Christianity in 1989 whereas Hakan Taştan converted in 1994.

Hakan Taştan and Turan Topal

Hakan Taştan and Turan Topal are two Turkish converts from Islam to Christianity who went on trial on November 23, 2006, several days before a visit to Turkey by Pope Benedict XVI on accused of insulting 'Turkishness' under Article 301 of the Turkish penal code and inciting religious hatred against Islam. Turan Topal converted to Christianity in 1989 whereas Hakan Taştan converted in 1994.