(is it just me or are we ex-Muslims flooding this place? 
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Hoşgeldin Cosmic Perspective
Istanbul is a great place to be for atheists in Turkey, especially when compared to other posibilities. There are a lot of awesome freethinkers to be found in some parts. In which district of the city do you live in?
And I wouldn't say there are Islamic laws in Turkey, it's a lot more subtle than that. The regime is very obviously pro-Islam and they are slowly encouraging a re-Islamization without mentioning Sharia or anything similar. If they were to talk about jihad, hand-chopping or punishing atheists, they would never have such a broad support.
)Hoşgeldin Cosmic Perspective
Istanbul is a great place to be for atheists in Turkey, especially when compared to other posibilities. There are a lot of awesome freethinkers to be found in some parts. In which district of the city do you live in?
(May 16, 2013 at 9:19 am)mota Wrote:Atheists in Turkey don't really face any legal prosecution, but great parts of the population are fairly intolerant when it comes to atheist and other minorities...(May 16, 2013 at 7:07 am)Brian37 Wrote: I don't know what Turkey is like regarding the general public finding apostates.
I know islamic laws are spreading like wildfire in Turkey, don't know though their strictness level.
And I wouldn't say there are Islamic laws in Turkey, it's a lot more subtle than that. The regime is very obviously pro-Islam and they are slowly encouraging a re-Islamization without mentioning Sharia or anything similar. If they were to talk about jihad, hand-chopping or punishing atheists, they would never have such a broad support.
