This dissertation will investigate whether the development of the indigenous Protestant Evangelical churches in Turkey began with a focus on transmitting the gospel directly to Turkish Muslims.

Chapter 1 introduces concepts of transmission and translation and describes the methodology to be used as well as the literature review.

Chapter 2 explains the historical and religious setting of Turkey to provide the background of gospel transmission and translation.

Chapter 3 observes the history of transmission attempts by missionaries to Turks, especially Muslim Turks.

Chapter 4 looks at the perspectives of Christian Turks and how they have translated Christianity to the Turkish context.

Chapter 5 concludes the dissertation by summarizing the main ideas from the text as well as drawing conclusions based on the research.