The publication was launched at a reception at the Prestige Elite Hotel in Istanbul. The publisher is called Yeni Yaşam Yayınları, which translates in English as New Life Publications. In 2011, an organization published a Turkish translation of the Gospel of Matthew, which used a paraphrase methodology. This was part of a wider controversy that arose among several mission agencies during 2012 with regard to how to translate certain words and phrases at the heart of Christian belief. Thomas Cosmades translated the New Testament into Turkish in 2010. Jehovah's Witnesses released a translation of the Bible into Turkish, "Kutsal Kitap Yeni Dünya Çevirisi", in 2008.