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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.  
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>
 
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==
==Catholic Records==
*For more information about how to obtain records for Greek Catholic and Roman Catholic denominations, visit this page:[[Türkiye Church Records]]
*For more information about how to obtain records for Greek Catholic and Roman Catholic denominations, visit this page:[[Turkey Church Records]]


==Islamic Records==
==Islamic Records==


==Jewish Records==
==Jewish Records==
*SephardicGen.com: [http://www.sephardicgen.com/turkey_sites.htm Sephardic Resources - Türkiye, Greece, and the Balkans]
*For more information about how to obtain records for Jewish denominations, visit this page:  [[Jewish Records]]
*'''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]].


==Orthodox Records==  
==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]]
*For more information about how to obtain records for Eastern Orthodox, Greek Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox denominations, visit this page: [[Turkey Church Records]]


==Protestant Records==
==Protestant Records==
*For more information about how to obtain records for Protestant denominations, visit this page:[[Türkiye Church Records]]
*For more information about how to obtain records for Protestant denominations, visit this page:[[Turkey Church Records]]




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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.[1]

Catholic Records[edit | edit source]

  • For more information about how to obtain records for Greek Catholic and Roman Catholic denominations, visit this page:Turkey Church Records

Islamic Records[edit | edit source]

Jewish Records[edit | edit source]

  • For more information about how to obtain records for Jewish denominations, visit this page: Jewish Records

Orthodox Records[edit | edit source]

  • For more information about how to obtain records for Eastern Orthodox, Greek Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox denominations, visit this page: Turkey Church Records

Protestant Records[edit | edit source]

  • For more information about how to obtain records for Protestant denominations, visit this page:Turkey Church Records


Main article: Turkey Church Records


References[edit | edit source]

  1. 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.