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Turkey's dominant religion is Sunni Islam of the Hanafi School. There are Muslim minorities such as Alevis and Alawites, but these are minor.

Historically, there used to be some areas of the country with Greek Orthodox Christian, Georgian Orthodox Christians, and Armenian Apostolic Christians, especially near to the major cities like Izmir, Istanbul, and Edirne in the west and Van and Trabzon in the east. Due to the Armenian Genocide (1915-1917) and the Greco-Turkish Population Exchange (1923), these minorities no longer exist in Turkey in any meaningful way. There also used to be a sizable Jewish populaton in Turkey prior to the establishment of the State of Israel. In 1949, almost all of the Jewish community emigrated to Israel.

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βˆ™ 10y ago

In Turkey, in all areas the main religion is Islam. There is no exception.

Historically, there used to be some areas of the country with Greek Orthodox Christian, Georgian Orthodox Christians, and Armenian Apostolic Christians, especially near to the major cities like Izmir, Istanbul, and Edirne in the west and Van and Trabzon in the east. Due to the Armenian Genocide (1915-1917) and the Greco-Turkish Population Exchange (1923), these minorities no longer exist in Turkey in any meaningful way.

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Sunni Islam of the Hanafi School is the most common religion in Turkey, but there is a significant minority of Alevis, whose status as Muslims is disputed.

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βˆ™ 12y ago

Islam. If you ask me, Turkish people are not that much religious.

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βˆ™ 15y ago

According to the CIA factbook: Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)

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βˆ™ 12y ago

the main religion is Islam

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βˆ™ 15y ago

Islam (99%), Orthodox, Jew...

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βˆ™ 8y ago

Islam

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