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

Although 98% of the population is Muslim, Türkiye has been officially secular since the early 1920s. Two-thirds of the Muslims in Türkiye 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

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

Islamic Records

Jewish Records

SephardicGen.com: Sephardic Resources - Türkiye, Greece, and the Balkans

For more information about how to obtain records for Jewish denominations see Jewish 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

Protestant Records

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

Main article: Turkey Church Records

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+Although Türkiye is a Muslim country, Islam ceased to be the official religion of Türkiye in 1928 and Türkiye is now a secular state. Freedom of religion is ensured in the constitution. The population of Türkiye is now mostly Muslim Turks. Muslim Kurds who constitute about 17% of the total population.
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+Although 98% of the population is Muslim, Türkiye has been officially secular since the early 1920s. Two-thirds of the Muslims in Türkiye 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.
-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]]
+==Islamic 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 see [[Jewish 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]]
+==Protestant Records==
+*For more information about how to obtain records for Protestant denominations, visit this page:[[Türkiye Church Records]]
+{{Main|Turkey Church Records}}
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