Turkish Law in EnglishTÜRKİYE
Constitution of the Republic of Türkiye

Article 24: VI. Freedom of religion and conscience

PART TWO: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER TWO: Rights and Duties of the Individual

Everyone has the freedom of conscience, religious belief and conviction.

Acts of worship, religious rites and ceremonies shall be conducted freely, provided that they do not violate the provisions of Article 14.

No one shall be compelled to worship, or to participate in religious rites and ceremonies, or to reveal religious beliefs and convictions; no one shall be blamed or accused because of his or her religious beliefs and convictions.

Religious and moral education and instruction shall be conducted under State supervision and control. Instruction in religious culture and morals shall be one of the compulsory lessons in the curricula of primary and secondary educational institutions. Other religious education and instruction shall be subject to the individual's own desire, and in the case of minors, to the request of their legal representatives.

No one shall exploit or abuse religion or religious feelings, or things held sacred by religion, in any manner whatsoever, for the purpose of basing, even partially, the fundamental social, economic, political or legal order of the State on religious rules, or for the purpose of securing political or personal interest or influence.

Original Turkish text

MADDE 24 · VI. Din ve vicdan hürriyeti

Herkes, vicdan, dini inanç ve kanaat hürriyetine sahiptir.

14 üncü madde hükümlerine aykırı olmamak şartıyla ibadet, dini ayin ve törenler serbesttir.

Kimse, ibadete, dini ayin ve törenlere katılmaya, dini inanç ve kanaatlerini açıklamaya zorlanamaz; dini inanç ve kanaatlerinden dolayı kınanamaz ve suçlanamaz.

Din ve ahlak eğitim ve öğretimi Devletin gözetim ve denetimi altında yapılır. Din kültürü ve ahlak öğretimi ilk ve ortaöğretim kurumlarında okutulan zorunlu dersler arasında yer alır. Bunun dışındaki din eğitim ve öğretimi ancak, kişilerin kendi isteğine, küçüklerin de kanuni temsilcisinin talebine bağlıdır.

Kimse, Devletin sosyal, ekonomik, siyasi veya hukuki temel düzenini kısmen de olsa, din kurallarına dayandırma veya siyasi veya kişisel çıkar yahut nüfuz sağlama amacıyla her ne suretle olursa olsun dini veya din duygularını yahut dince kutsal sayılan şeyleri istismar edemez ve kötüye kullanamaz.

Text as of 1 October 2026 · Official source (Turkish): mevzuat.gov.tr ↗

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