"Religious life in Armenians from pre-christian period to the present day Apostolic Armenians in Turkey"

Armenians, one of the most important figures of Anatolia, met with Turks in Malazgirt about ten centuries ago and the two communities with different religious and ethnic identities have experienced living together until today. Turkish-Armenian relations have followed a mostly positive path and continued to exist throughout long periods of history. Various works have been written about Armenians in terms of their historical, religious and cultural background. However, it is understood that these works are sources classified under studies with political and historical quality. In the field of 'religion', which constitutes the most important element of the Armenian identity, on the other hand, the scarcity of qualified research is remarkable. In our research, the focus was on presenting the religious-cultural aspects shaped around the Armenians together with their backgrounds in a concise manner, and seeing the entire photograph of Armenian beliefs and symbols. For this reason, a brief introduction to Armenian's religion, living Christianity, was made in the introduction and the first chapters of the thesis, and in the second part, the elements of pagan beliefs that still survive in the Armenian society were traced. In the third and last part, the transformation of the Armenians after the adoption of Christianity and the dimensions of the Christian belief and worship practices which were established in the society afterwards were included in the study. Finally, as a general evaluation of the research, the main elements of the subject were interpreted.