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European Parliament Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Religious Tolerance (FoRB & RT): Turkey. In: European Parliament Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Religious Tolerance (FoRB & RT): Annual Report 2017, p. 38. German Bishops' Conference, Protestant Church in Germany: Länderericht "Türkei". In: 3.
The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and Turkey is a party to the European Convention on Human Rights. [136] Turkey has a democratic government and a strong tradition of secularism. Nevertheless, the Turkish state's interpretation of secularism has reportedly resulted in religious freedom violations for some of its non-Muslim ...
The religious beliefs of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, have been a source of controversy; some sources assert that he was irreligious. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Irreligion in Turkey refers to the extent of the lack, rejection of, or indifference towards religion in the Republic of Turkey .
Acute human rights issues include in particular the status of Kurds in Turkey.The Kurdish–Turkish conflict has caused numerous human rights violations over the years. . There is an ongoing debate in the country on the right to life, torture, freedom of expression as well as freedoms of religion, assembly and associ
In Turkey, secularism or laicism (see laïcité) was first introduced with the 1928 amendment of the Constitution of 1924, which removed the provision declaring that the "Religion of the State is Islam", and with the later reforms of Turkey's first president Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, which set the administrative and political requirements to create a modern, democratic, secular state, aligned ...
Turkey's radio and television watchdog RTUK on Thursday placed a two-week broadcasting ban on the popular television series "Kizil Goncalar" (Crimson Buds), a board member said, as it was deemed ...
Pages in category "Religion in Turkey" ... Freedom of religion in Turkey; H. Hinduism in Turkey; I. Irreligion in Turkey; Isa Sofi; Ishikism; K. Kurdish Alevism; S.
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) designated Turkey a "Country of Particular Concern" for religious freedom, noting "systematic limitations on the freedom of religion or belief" with respect to access to places of worship, religious education, and right to train clergy.