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After [[World War I]] Turkey continued the [[Western world|West]]-oriented [[modernization]] initiated by the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] dynasty and statesmen. Many things in Turkey contain a mixture of the West and the East, the old and the new, the traditional and the modern. When you visit even the smallest city in Turkey no matter how little its population is, you will find that different cultural elements, traditions, beliefs, languages or dialects live.<ref>[https://www.studyinturkey.gov.tr/StudyinTurkey/ShowDetail?rID=ctfC0sgwTeQ=&&cId=PE4Nr0mMoY4= Culture - Study in Turkey]</ref>  Most of the Turks are said to be cultural or nominal Muslims and continue to practice [[Shamanism|shamanistic]] traditions from pre-Islamic heritage.  Even those who have not done anything related to [[Islam]] in their lives see being Muslim as a part of their identity.  Although, [[atheism]] and [[deism]] are increasing in Turkey, there is a growing amount of [[Islamism]].<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>  Therefore, they may have a negative attitude towards [[Christianity]] or other religions. Because of historical hostilities and bigotry, some Turks are virulently [[Anti-Christian sentiment|anti-Christian]].<ref>https://www.jihadwatch.org/2020/03/turkey-muslims-screaming-allahu-akbar-disrupt-christian-funeral-desecrate-christian-graves</ref> Some people incite against Christians and the other non-[[Sunni]] religious minorities due to radical nature of Islamic cultural background.  The governing [[Justice and Development Party|AKP]] in Turkey depicts Christians as a "threat to the stability of the nation". Turkish Christian citizens have often been stereotyped as not "real Turks" but as "Western collaborators" by this bigoted and prejudiced point of view.<ref>[https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/israel-zionism/2020/12/how-yasir-arafat-drove-christians-from-bethlehem/ How Yasir Arafat Drove Christians from Bethlehem] D. Weinberg, Mosaic Mag., Dec. 28, 2020.</ref>

After [[World War I]] Turkey continued the [[Western world|West]]-oriented [[modernization]] initiated by the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] dynasty and statesmen. Many things in Turkey contain a mixture of the West and the East, the old and the new, the traditional and the modern. When you visit even the smallest city in Turkey no matter how little its population is, you will find that different cultural elements, traditions, beliefs, languages or dialects live.<ref>[https://www.studyinturkey.gov.tr/StudyinTurkey/ShowDetail?rID=ctfC0sgwTeQ=&&cId=PE4Nr0mMoY4= Culture - Study in Turkey]</ref>  Most of the Turks are said to be cultural or nominal Muslims and continue to practice [[Shamanism|shamanistic]] traditions from pre-Islamic heritage.  Even those who have not done anything related to [[Islam]] in their lives see being Muslim as a part of their identity.  Although, [[atheism]] and [[deism]] are increasing in Turkey, there is a growing amount of [[Islamism]].<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>  Therefore, they may have a negative attitude towards [[Christianity]] or other religions. Because of historical hostilities and bigotry, some Turks are virulently [[Anti-Christian sentiment|anti-Christian]].<ref>https://www.jihadwatch.org/2020/03/turkey-muslims-screaming-allahu-akbar-disrupt-christian-funeral-desecrate-christian-graves</ref> Some people incite against Christians and the other non-[[Sunni]] religious minorities due to radical nature of Islamic cultural background.  The governing [[Justice and Development Party|AKP]] in Turkey depicts Christians as a "threat to the stability of the nation". Turkish Christian citizens have often been stereotyped as not "real Turks" but as "Western collaborators" by this bigoted and prejudiced point of view.<ref>[https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/israel-zionism/2020/12/how-yasir-arafat-drove-christians-from-bethlehem/ How Yasir Arafat Drove Christians from Bethlehem] D. Weinberg, Mosaic Mag., Dec. 28, 2020.</ref>

==Social conditions==

==Social conditions==