Religion in Turkey - Religiosity

Religiosity

According to the KONDA Research and Consultancy survey on religiosity carried out throughout Turkey on 2007:

  • 0.9% defined themselves as "someone with no religious conviction" (Atheist).
  • 2.3% defined themselves as "someone who does not believe in religious obligations" (Non-believer).
  • 34.3 % defined themselves as "a believer who does not fulfill religious obligations" (Believer).
  • 52.8% defined themselves as "a religious person who strives to fulfill religious obligations" (Religious)
  • 9.7% defined themselves as "a fully devout person fulfilling all religious obligations" (Fully devout).

And for specific religious practices:

The worship practices by the people in Turkey:

Frequency of worship Regularly Sometimes Never
Performing ritual prayer 43.9% 41.7% 14.4%
Fasting 82.5% 12.1% 5.4%
Going to Friday prayer (men only) 56.1% 25.0% 18.9%
Going to mosque 24.4% 51.1% 24.5%
Praying 75.2% 22.5% 2.3%
Reading the Quran 26.3% 31.2% 42.5%

According to a 2003 study by Çarkoglu, Ergüder, and Kalaycıoğlu:

Belief in ... Believes No belief No response
God 98.0% 1.7% 0.3%
Sin 97.0% 2.8% 0.2%
Heaven and hell 96.2% 3.4% 0.4%
Existence of spirit 95.5% 3.9% 0.6%
Afterlife 93.2% 6.3% 0.5%
Existence of the devil 92.1% 7.5% 0.4%

A Pew Research Center report of 2002 found that 65% of the people in Turkey say religion plays a very important role in their lives.

According to the most recent Eurobarometer Poll 2010:

  • 94% of Turkish citizens responded: "I believe there is a God".
  • 1% responded: "I believe there is some sort of spirit or life force".
  • 1% responded: "I don't believe there is any sort of spirit, God, or life force".

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