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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]]
-==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]
+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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