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The '''Republic of Turkey''' is a transcontinental country occupying the Anatolian Peninsula of [[Western Asia]], as well as a small section of Southeastern [[Europe]] at the Bosporus Strait.
The '''Republic of Turkey''' ('''Republic of Turkiye''') is a transcontinental country occupying the Anatolian Peninsula of [[Western Asia]], as well as a small section of Southeastern [[Europe]] at the Bosporus Strait.
Turkey has a lot of cultural heritage places. It is the land of the Seven Churches of [[Book of Revelation|Revelation]]. 89.5%<!--Eighty nine and a half percent--> of its people are [[Muslim]]s<ref>[https://t24.com.tr/haber/optimar-dan-din-inanc-anketi-yuzde-89-allah-in-varligina-ve-birligine-inaniyor,821459 Optimar'dan din-inanç anketi: Yüzde 89 Allah'ın varlığına ve birliğine inanıyor]</ref> and religion doesn't play a pivotal role in their lives. Most of the Turks are said to be cultural or nominal Muslims and continue to practice [[Shamanism|shamanistic]] traditions from pre-Islamic heritage. Although, [[atheism]] and [[deism]] are increasing in Turkey, there is a growing amount of [[Islamism]], largely due to [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan|Erdoğan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/04/turkey-why-so-many-turks-are-losing-faith-in-islam.html|title=Why so many Turks are losing faith in Islam|last=Akyol|first=Mustafa|date=2018-04-16|work=Al-Monitor|access-date=2018-04-21|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>[https://www.dw.com/en/atheism-grows-in-turkey-as-recep-tayyip-erdogan-urges-islam/a-47018029 Atheism grows in Turkey as Recep Tayyip Erdogan urges Islam]</ref><ref>[http://asianews.it/news-en/The-number-of-atheists-increasing-in-Turkey-45956.html The number of atheists increasing in Turkey]</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43981745 The young Turks rejecting Islam]</ref><ref>https://www.thecairoreview.com/essays/turkeys-pan-islamist-foreign-policy/</ref>
Turkey has a lot of cultural heritage places. It is the land of the Seven Churches of [[Book of Revelation|Revelation]]. 89.5%<!--Eighty nine and a half percent--> of its people are [[Muslim]]s<ref>[https://t24.com.tr/haber/optimar-dan-din-inanc-anketi-yuzde-89-allah-in-varligina-ve-birligine-inaniyor,821459 Optimar'dan din-inanç anketi: Yüzde 89 Allah'ın varlığına ve birliğine inanıyor]</ref> and religion doesn't play a pivotal role in their lives. Most of the Turks are said to be cultural or nominal Muslims and continue to practice [[Shamanism|shamanistic]] traditions from pre-Islamic heritage. Although, [[atheism]] and [[deism]] are increasing in Turkey, there is a growing amount of [[Islamism]], largely due to [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan|Erdoğan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2018/04/turkey-why-so-many-turks-are-losing-faith-in-islam.html|title=Why so many Turks are losing faith in Islam|last=Akyol|first=Mustafa|date=2018-04-16|work=Al-Monitor|access-date=2018-04-21|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>[https://www.dw.com/en/atheism-grows-in-turkey-as-recep-tayyip-erdogan-urges-islam/a-47018029 Atheism grows in Turkey as Recep Tayyip Erdogan urges Islam]</ref><ref>[http://asianews.it/news-en/The-number-of-atheists-increasing-in-Turkey-45956.html The number of atheists increasing in Turkey]</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43981745 The young Turks rejecting Islam]</ref><ref>https://www.thecairoreview.com/essays/turkeys-pan-islamist-foreign-policy/</ref>