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In Turkey, a strong stance of secularism has held sway since Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's Turkish revolution in the early 20th century.

On March 3, 1924 Turkey removed the caliphate system and all religious influence from the state.

Sunni Islam, the majority religion, is now controlled by the Turkish government through the Department of Religious Affairs, and is state-funded while other religions or sects have independence on religious affairs.

Islamic views which are deemed political are censored in accordance with the principle of secularism.