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+Although the former Ottoman Empire endorsed Islam as the state religion, Türkiye has been a secular state since 1928, with freedom of religion enshrined in its constitution. The population is 98% Muslim, most of them Turks, while Muslim Kurds constitute about 17% of the total population. Two-thirds of the Muslims in Türkiye belong to the Sunni branch of Islam, with the other third as Shiites. The Kurds are also Sunni Muslims.
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+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.
-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.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Turkey,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1998.</ref>
+==Catholic Records==
+*For more information about how to obtain records for Greek Catholic and Roman Catholic denominations, visit this page:[[Türkiye Church Records]]
-==Muslim Records==
+==Islamic Records==
-====Marriage Contracts [Arabic - ''Sidāq'']====
+==Jewish Records==
+*SephardicGen.com: [http://www.sephardicgen.com/turkey_sites.htm Sephardic Resources - Türkiye, Greece, and the Balkans]
+*'''1800-1900s''': [http://www.dankazez.com/istanbul/ Istanbul Jewish Genealogy Project] at Dankazez.com; index; contains close to 100,000 genealogical documents, including marriage and burial records
+*[https://farhi.org/genealogy/index.html Les Fleurs de l'Orient] - genealogy database of major Sephardic families in the Ottoman Empire and beyond
+For more information about how to obtain records for Jewish denominations see [[Jewish Records]].
-Research use: These records are the only source of specific marriage information and provide a marriage date. They also provide relationships helpful in lineage linking.
+==Orthodox Records==
+*For more information about how to obtain records for Eastern Orthodox, Greek Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox denominations, visit this page: [[Türkiye Church Records]]
-Record type: Legal contracts of marriage; essentially the closest thing in Islamic society to marriage records. In Islamic tradition marriage is considered a legal contract between two families and is not considered a religious sacrament. Islamic law courts [''sharia''] handled the majority of litigation, particularly in the domain of personal and family status including marriage and divorce.
+==Protestant Records==
+*For more information about how to obtain records for Protestant denominations, visit this page:[[Türkiye Church Records]]
-Time period: 1622-1928.
-Contents: Names of marriage candidates; dates of contract and marriage; parents (at least the father) of marital partners; details concerning dowry. Other details about these records are not available.
-Location: At sharia court archives in various cities; many are found at the Ethnographic Museum in Ankara and the seat of the Mufti [''Müftülük''] in Istanbul. Other possible locations include the Sulaymaniye Library and the Topkap Museum in Istanbul.
-Population coverage: Probably 75%; these records pertain to Muslim marriage only.
-Reliability: Excellent.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Turkey,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1998.</ref>
-==Christian Church Records==
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