Drawing on empirical data from seven different cities in Türkiye, this study will examine how and why non-religion has emerged in Türkiye It particularly will focus on the ways in which social dynamics form and shape nonreligion in Türkiye.
To date, Turkish society has been generally known as 99% Muslim, and the majority of which is considered conservative. Moreover, it has been ruled by the Justice and Development Party government for the last 20 years, which is known to be its Islamist and conservative inclinations. Despite the overt conservative policies, there have been speculations about a surprising increase in non-religion in general public opinion. It has also been speculated that non-religion is not anymore reserved domain of secular sections but increasing numbers of sympathizers are seen even among the children of conservative Muslim families. Thus, related to deeper social dynamics the subject matter deserves scholarly attention, exploratory scientific research methods