To K:

Submitted by tolga (United States), Feb 16, 2007 at 22:27

Yes, i m turkish and muslim .Of course all my turkish friends around me are mostly secular muslims .They are well-educated and all from wealthy families , unfortunately almost all of us are not practicing islam and not know all must-dos of our religion. But we are still proudly admitting that we are not only muslim but also turkish and muslims ( in our history books it was written that you wouldnot be pure turk unless you are muslim ).

Thats why maybe %99.9 of our population today is saying that we are not only muslim but also we are turkish. For example if you know anyone who is turkish ,y ou dont need to ask what his religion is ,surely the answer is muslim .If anyone says he is christian or jew ,he should be minority such as armenian or greek. One thing you never forget is that islam is not only religion its also the identity for turks. You can see many muslim is ready to sacrify themselves for thier religion, nation and the flag that they live under it..But not too many others do that.

P.s:If you need articles about islam especially muslim turks i can send you some articles from editors.

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