Religion in Turkey

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Religion in Turkey consists of various religious beliefs. Turkey is officially a secular state and various surveys claim Islam as the country's most common religion. In the official records, 99.8% of the population is initially registered as Muslim, and the remaining 0.2% are Christians and adherents of other officially recognised religions such as Judaism. However, because the government registers everyone as Muslim at birth by default, the official statistics can be misleading. There are many people who follow other religions or do not adhere to any religion, yet they are officially classified as 'Muslim' in official records unless they make a contrary claim. These records can be changed or even blanked out on the request of the citizen using a valid electronic signature to sign the electronic application. Most surveys estimate the percentage to be around 94 to 98% of Turkey self-identified as Muslim. Turkey was historically a religiously diverse country. On the eve of World War I, the...

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