MUSLIM TURKEY - THIS IS WHAT THE STREETS LOOK LIKE in a country where 99% profess ISLAM 

With my wife Dace we continue traveling this side of the map to share it with you and we arrive at Turkey, a great country that, between east and west, is located at the navel of the world.
It is known that Turkey is a predominantly Muslim country and we want to see it on its streets. Islam is the predominant religion in Turkey, and approximately 99% of the population is of Muslim origin.
The majority of Muslims in Turkey follow the Sunni stream of Islam, while a minority follow the Alevi stream, a heterodox form of Islam.
Despite being a country with a Muslim majority, Turkey is a secular republic according to its Constitution. This means that government and religion are separated in formal terms.
Turkey has adopted a secular system since the time of its founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, in the 1920s. As a result, the country has a secular tradition in which religion does not play a central role in politics and public life.
Judging by what we are seeing, tolerance prevails in these streets, I have seen a degree of limited, ordered freedom, without overflows, but the rigidity of other geographies does not prevail here.
It is important to highlight that Turkey is a diverse country with a multicultural and multi-religious population. Although Islam is the predominant religion, there are also religious minority communities, such as Christians and Jews, that have coexisted in Turkey for centuries.
Reports say that religious freedom is generally promoted in the country, and people have the right to practice their religion or beliefs according to their personal choice.
In summary, we can say that Turkey is a country with a majority Muslim population, but it is also a secular country where religious freedom and religious and cultural diversity are guaranteed.
The streets of Istanbul are the perfect setting to enter a different world. Although images of the Muslim creed are increasingly common in Europe, coming here still means taking a step beyond this side of the map.
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🔎 I am Gustavo Llusá, Argentine, after traveling for several years through more than 65 countries I settled in Latvia where I married Dace and learned to know another way of life, on the other side of the map.
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