Does Secular Education Impact Religiosity, Electoral Participation and the Propensity to Vote for Islamic Parties? Evidence from an Education Reform in a Muslim Country

Turkey, which is a predominantly Muslim country, enacted an education law in 1997 which increased the compulsory secular education from five to eight years. We employ a unique nation-wide survey of adults in 2012 to investigate the impact of education on religiosity, lifestyles and political

土耳其作为穆斯林人口占绝大多数的国家，于1997年颁布了一项教育法案，将世俗义务教育（secular education）的强制年限从5年提升至8年。本研究采用2012年针对该国成年人群体开展的独特全国性调查，旨在探究教育对宗教虔诚度、生活方式以及政治的影响。