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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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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.

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[edit | edit source]

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

Islamic Records[edit | edit source]

Jewish Records[edit | edit source]

For more information about how to obtain records for Jewish denominations see 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: Türkiye Church Records

Protestant Records[edit | edit source]


Main article: Turkey Church Records


References[edit | edit source]

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