Irreligion in Turkey

Irreligion in Turkey is uncommon among Turks, as Islam is the predominant faith.[1] It is difficult to quantify the number of atheists or agnostics in Turkey, as they are not officially counted in the census of the country. Recent polls suggest that 4.5 million of people were irreligious in 2013. Polls conducted by the same institutions suggested that in 2015 that number reached to 5.5 million of people which indicates that roughly 9.4% of Turkish citizens do not have a religion. The same data also suggests that 85% of all irreligious people are younger than 35.[2] There is a great stigma attached to being an atheist in Turkey, so many Turkish atheists communicate with each other via the internet.[3][4][5][6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Fazil Say and Turkey's war on atheism". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  2. ↑ "Atheists raising their voice in Turkey amid polarized reactions". Daily News. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  3. ↑ "Uneasy neighbors in Turkey: atheism and Islam". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  4. ↑ "Turkey's Atheists Face Hostilities, Death Threats". VOA. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  5. ↑ "Atheists, the "Ultimate Other" in Turkey | Inter Press Service". Ipsnews.net. 2014-06-24. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  6. ↑ Semih Idiz (2014-04-22). "Turkey's atheists get organized - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 2015-11-12.


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