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People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]
![People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171225_2_27734053_29204514.jpg?ssl=1 "Christmas mass at the House of Virgin Mary in Turkey's Izmir")
People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]
![People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171225_2_27734053_29204523.jpg?ssl=1 "Christmas mass at the House of Virgin Mary in Turkey's Izmir")
People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]
![People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171225_2_27734053_29204522.jpg?ssl=1 "Christmas mass at the House of Virgin Mary in Turkey's Izmir")
People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]
![People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171225_2_27734053_29204521.jpg?ssl=1 "Christmas mass at the House of Virgin Mary in Turkey's Izmir")
People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]
![People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171225_2_27734053_29204520.jpg?ssl=1 "Christmas mass at the House of Virgin Mary in Turkey's Izmir")
People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]
![People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171225_2_27734053_29204519.jpg?ssl=1 "Christmas mass at the House of Virgin Mary in Turkey's Izmir")
People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]
![People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171225_2_27734053_29204518.jpg?ssl=1 "Christmas mass at the House of Virgin Mary in Turkey's Izmir")
People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]
![People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171225_2_27734053_29204517.jpg?ssl=1 "Christmas mass at the House of Virgin Mary in Turkey's Izmir")
People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]
![People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171225_2_27734053_29204526.jpg?ssl=1 "Christmas mass at the House of Virgin Mary in Turkey's Izmir")
People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]
![People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171225_2_27734053_29204525.jpg?ssl=1 "Christmas mass at the House of Virgin Mary in Turkey's Izmir")
People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]
![People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171225_2_27734053_29204524.jpg?ssl=1 "Christmas mass at the House of Virgin Mary in Turkey's Izmir")
People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]
![People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171225_2_27734053_29204513.jpg?ssl=1 "Christmas mass at the House of Virgin Mary in Turkey's Izmir")
People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]
![People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171225_2_27734053_29204512-scaled.jpg?ssl=1 "Christmas mass at the House of Virgin Mary in Turkey's Izmir")
People attend a Christmas Eve, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at the House of Virgin Mary at Selcuk district of Izmir, Turkey on 25 December, 2017 [Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency]
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