Home›Open Questions›When Was the Current Alevi Population Estimate Actually Taken?Open QuestionsWhen Was the Current Alevi Population Estimate Actually Taken?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "When Was the Current Alevi Population Estimate Actually Taken?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/when-was-the-current-alevi-population-estimate-actually-taken.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). When Was the Current Alevi Population Estimate Actually Taken?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/when-was-the-current-alevi-population-estimate-actually-takenCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-when-was-the-current-alevi-population-es, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {When Was the Current Alevi Population Estimate Actually Taken?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/open-questions-index/when-was-the-current-alevi-population-estimate-actually-taken}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionNo government census in Turkey records sect within Islam, so every published Alevi population figure is a scholarly or advocacy estimate; the widely repeated ten to twenty million range is quoted across sources without a shared reference year.What would resolve this A dedicated demographic survey fielded in Turkey that asked about Alevi identity specifically, dated and methodologically documented, would let a real time-stamped estimate replace the undated range in circulation today.OpenDavid Shankland, The Alevis in Turkey: The Emergence of a Secular Islamic TraditionCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnAlevism, Denominations Well-attested Source The Alevis in Turkey: The Emergence of a Secular Islamic TraditionDavid Shanklandtier 1SourcesThe Alevis in Turkey: The Emergence of a Secular Islamic Traditiontier 1David Shankland, RoutledgeCurzon, 2003View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year