Cultural Issues In Turkey

Turkey’s state and largest religion is Islam, and about 99.8 percent of the population being automatically registered by the state as Muslim. The majority of Turkish Muslim are Sunnis forming about 90 percent but there is a substantial Shia minority about 8 percent of the Muslim population. There is also a Twelver Shia community which forms about 1 percent of the Muslim population. The only religious minorities official recognized by the government are Greek Orthodox Christians, Armenian Orthodox Christians, and Jews, who compromise the non-Muslim religious population, make up 0.2 percent of the total. Although the Turkish government states that more than 99 percent of the population is Muslim, academic research give different results of the percentage of Muslims which are usually lower, most of which are above

Women are advised to refrain from exposing their legs and arms and to ensure clothes are not tight-fitting. Men are also prohibited to wear shorts.

D. Recreation, Sports, and other Leisure Activities a. Recreation

Many of the Turks leisure times are devoted to outdoor activities that enable them to enjoy their country’s beautiful cultural activities. Be it arts, hobby, entertainment or other leisure activities. In all major cities movies, plays, ballets, operas and other varieties of cultural activities are awaiting either participants or spectators. Local festivals and more traditional forms of leisure activities are also rising in popularity.

Turkey tries to maintain a relaxing, slow-paced lifestyle, and people are very generous with their time. You’ll often find Turks, young and old, smoking nargile, a Turkish water pipe, playing backgammon and sipping tea. Time isn’t a constraint for children, there’s no concept of “bedtime” in Turkey. You’ll find many children with their families out walking up until midnight, sometimes even