Home›Abrahamic (Monotheistic)›Where Practised›TurkeyRegionTurkeyAlso Known As TürkiyeThe Near East and EgyptDocumented History and SocietyVerifiedTurkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is the country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe, bordering the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The source records that present-day Turkey was home to ancient peoples such as the Hattians and Hittites, that Hellenization followed the conquests of Alexander the Great and Romanization the Roman and Byzantine eras, that Seljuk Turks began migrating into Anatolia in the eleventh century, and that Mehmed II conquered Constantinople in 1453. Mosques, tombs, rites and texts are placed here when they belong to the modern country.TurkeyConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)TurkeyFilter Results1 entryPlace of OriginAllHejaz (1)DenominationsAllAhmadiyya (1)Alawites (1)Alevism (1)Ibadism (1)Ismailism (1)Kharijites (1)Nation of Islam (1)Quranism (1)Salafism (1)Shia (Twelver) (1)Sufism (1)Sunni (1)Wahhabism (1)Zaidiyyah (1)ScripturesAllAl-Istibsar (1)Al-Muwatta (1)Buyruk (1)Da'a'im al-Islam (1)Hadith (1)Jami at-Tirmidhi (1)Jami' al-Rabi' (1)Kitab al-Kafi (1)Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih (1)Musnad al-Imam Zayd (1)Sahih al-Bukhari (1)Sahih Muslim (1)Sunan Abu Dawud (1)Sunan an-Nasa'i (1)Sunan Ibn Majah (1)Tahdhib al-Ahkam (1)The Quran (1)Origin EraAll610 (1)Conception of the DivineAllMonotheistic: one God (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (1)Establishment StatusAllVaries by Province (1)Closed Practice StatusAllPartly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (1)Giving Obligation EnforceabilityAllCodified Obligation With Consequences (1)Usury PositionAllInterest of any kind on a loan is forbidden (1)Marriage PositionAllMarriage may licitly be polygynous (1)Sexuality PositionAllSame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (1)Kind of TraditionAllAbrahamic (Monotheistic) (1)Show ResultsIslamTurkeyConnectionsModern AreaTurkey, Countries Well-attested Source Turkey (Wikipedia)Originated HereCathedral of Ani, Sacred Sites Well-attested Source The Armenian People From Ancient to Modern TimesRichard G. Hovannisian (ed.)tier 1Ephesus and the Temple of Artemis, Sacred Sites Well-attested Source UNESCO World Heritage ListUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizationtier 2Hagia Sophia, Sacred Sites Well-attested Source Hagia Sophia: Architecture, Structure and Liturgy of Justinian's Great ChurchRowland J. Mainstonetier 1Marjoram, Plants Well-attested Source Plants of the World OnlineRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kewtier 1Semah, Alevi-Bektasi Ritual, Performance Works Well-attested Source Semah, Alevi-Bektasi Ritual, UNESCO Representative List inscription (ich.unesco.org)UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritagetier 1The Forty Rules of Love, Literary Works Well-attested Source Wikipedia, "The Forty Rules of Love"tier 3The Süleymaniye Mosque, Sacred Sites Well-attested Source UNESCO World Heritage ListUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizationtier 2The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Sacred Sites Well-attested Source The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd editionP. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.)tier 1The Tomb of Rumi, Sacred Sites Well-attested Source Rumi: Past and Present, East and WestFranklin D. Lewistier 1Plants Native HereMarjoram, Plants Well-attested Source Plants of the World OnlineRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kewtier 1Regions Where This Is PrincipalIslam, Religions Well-attested Source CIA World Factbook (public-domain archive): CIA World Factbook: TurkeyIn the Other AtlasesSame AsTurkeyAlso in Geography Atlas: the same subject.SourcesTurkey (Wikipedia)IntroductionTurkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.Introduction, alternative nameRepublic of TürkiyeView the SourcePlants of the World Onlinetier 1Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens, KewPlants Native Here: Marjoram, Stored origin-region property on this entity, cited to this source: Cyprus and Turkey, in the eastern MediterraneanOriginated Here: Marjoram, Stored origin-region property on this entity, cited to this source: Cyprus and Turkey, in the eastern MediterraneanView the SourceUNESCO World Heritage Listtier 2United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO World Heritage CentreOriginated Here: The Süleymaniye Mosque, Stored country property on this entity, cited to this source: TurkeyOriginated Here: Ephesus and the Temple of Artemis, Stored country property on this entity, cited to this source: TurkeyView the SourceRumi: Past and Present, East and Westtier 1Franklin D. Lewis, Oneworld, 2000Originated Here: The Tomb of Rumi, Stored country property on this entity, cited to this source: TurkeyView the SourceHagia Sophia: Architecture, Structure and Liturgy of Justinian's Great Churchtier 1Rowland J. Mainstone, Thames and Hudson, London, 1988Originated Here: Hagia Sophia, Stored country property on this entity, cited to this source: TurkiyeThe Armenian People From Ancient to Modern Timestier 1Richard G. Hovannisian (ed.), St. Martin's Press, 1997Originated Here: Cathedral of Ani, Stored country property on this entity, cited to this source: Turkey (built under the Armenian Bagratid kingdom)View the SourceSemah, Alevi-Bektasi Ritual, UNESCO Representative List inscription (ich.unesco.org)tier 1UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, UNESCO, 2010Originated Here: Semah, Alevi-Bektasi Ritual, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Turkey, among Alevi-Bektasi communitiesView the SourceWikipedia, "The Forty Rules of Love"tier 3WikipediaOriginated Here: The Forty Rules of Love, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: TurkeyView the SourceThe Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd editiontier 1P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.), Brill, 2005Originated Here: The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Stored country property on this entity, cited to this source: TurkeyView the SourceCIA World Factbook (public-domain archive): CIA World Factbook: TurkeyCIA World Factbook (public-domain archive)Regions Where This Is Principal: Islam, ReligionsQuote, Regions Where This Is Principal: Islam, ReligionsReligions.text: Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.