Religion and religious life in Turkey

Türkan, Ahmet (author)

Shortly after the transition to the Republican regime in Turkey, the millet system was abolished in the Ottoman Empire. While certain rights were given to non-Muslims in religious matters, not all of them were included in the framework of civil law. For Muslims, the place of religion in society and state institutions has always been a matter of debate. While religious and state affairs were separated according to the principle of secularism, the state's control over religion continued. However, some restrictions on religious matters created discomfort in the society, therefore, after the Second World War, more flexible policies were followed in the field of religion. In addition, the social reflection of religion has become more visible. Since the 2000s, the social visibility of religion in Turkey has expanded considerably and the number of respective studies has increased compared to previous years. However, studies on religious life in Turkey are obviously very late, compared to studies in the West. The Religious Life in Turkey Survey conducted by the Directorate of Religious Affairs in 2013 is the most comprehensive to date. In this study, religious affiliation, belief, religious knowledge, daily life and religion and religiosity in Turkey were examined. In some places, evaluations were made by comparison with other surveys and studies.

• Language: English
• Keywords: Turkey, religion, life, identity, faith, practice, education
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.02 - Review Article
• Organization: TEOF - Theological Faculty
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 01.01.2023
• Year: 2023
• Number of pages: Str. 95-114
• Numbering: Letn. 78, št. 1
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-163395
• UDC: 2-58(560)
• ISSN on article: 2335-4127
• DOI: 10.34291/Edinost/78/01/Turkan
• COBISS.SI-ID: 168110595
• Publication date in RUL: 07.10.2024

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Edinost in dialog : revija za ekumensko teologijo in medreligijski dialog = Unity and dialogue : journal for ecumenical theology and interreligious dialogue
• Publisher: Založba Univerze v Ljubljani, Teološka fakulteta Univerze v Ljubljani, Enota v Mariboru in Inštitut Stanka Janežiča za dogmatično, osnovno in ekumensko teologijo ter religiologijo in dialog
• ISSN: 2335-4127
• COBISS.SI-ID: 268194560

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Vera in versko življenje v Turčiji

Abstract

Kmalu po prehodu na republikanski režim v Turčiji je bil sistem verske avtonomije milet v Otomanskem cesarstvu ukinjen. Medtem ko so bile v verskih zadevah nemuslimanom podeljene določene pravice, so bile le nekatere od njih vključene v okvir civilnega prava. Za muslimane je bil položaj vere v družbi in državnih institucijah vedno predmet razprave. Verske in državne zadeve so bile po načelu sekularizma ločene, kljub temu pa se je nadzor države nad vero nadaljeval. Nekatere omejitve v verskih zadevah so v družbi vzbujale negodovanje, zato je po drugi svetovni vojni politika na verskem področju postala prožnejša. Poleg tega je družbena refleksija vere postala vidnejša. Od leta 2000 se je družbena prepoznavnost vere v Turčiji močno povečala, prav tako pa – v primerjavi s prejšnjimi leti – tudi število študij o tem. Razvidno pa je, da so študije o verskem življenju v Turčiji zelo nove v primerjavi s študijami na Zahodu. Raziskava o verskem življenju v Turčiji, ki jo je leta 2013 izvedel Direktorat za verske zadeve, je najobsežnejša doslej. V njej so preučevali versko pripadnost, prepričanje, versko znanje, vsakdanje življenje ter vero in religioznost v Turčiji. Ponekod so ocene izdelali s primerjavo z drugimi raziskavami in študijami.

• Keywords: Turčija, vera, življenje, identiteta, vera, praksa, izobraževanje