Turkey Religious Records

Although Turkey is a Muslim country, Islam ceased to be the official religion of Turkey in 1928 and Turkey is now a secular state. Freedom of religion is ensured in the constitution. The population of Turkey is now mostly Muslim Turks. Muslim Kurds who constitute about 17% of the total population.

Although 98% of the population is Muslim, Turkey has been officially secular since the early 1920s. Two-thirds of the Muslims in Turkey belong to the Sunni branch of Islam. The other third are Shiites. The Kurds are also Sunni Muslims. Christians now make up less than 2% of the population; these include Greek Orthodox, Armenians (Gregorians,) Armenian Apostolic, Nestorians (Chaldeans), Syrian Uniats, Greek Uniats, Roman Catholics and Protestants. The Jews in Turkey number only some 20,000.

Catholic Records

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Jewish Records
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 * Sephardic Resources - Turkey, Greece, and the Balkans

Orthodox Records

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Protestant Records

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