"there are several formal and informal mechanisms in place that make it hard for citizens not to be Muslim. Non-Muslims, especially non-religious people, are discriminated against in a variety of ways. Article 216 of the penal code outlaws insulting religious belief, a de facto blasphemy law obstructing citizens from expressing irreligious views, or views critical of religions."
> As a specialist for Turkey I would say that it is much more secular-rationalist than Germany.
And reading https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Turkey doesn't at all give the impression that
> Turkey is not a religious country.
Neither does https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostasy_in_Islam#Turkey which says
"there are several formal and informal mechanisms in place that make it hard for citizens not to be Muslim. Non-Muslims, especially non-religious people, are discriminated against in a variety of ways. Article 216 of the penal code outlaws insulting religious belief, a de facto blasphemy law obstructing citizens from expressing irreligious views, or views critical of religions."