The question of secularism has become an issue of intense theoretical and political debate in recent decades. This is mostly due to a revival of religion as global fact. Recent developments such as fundamentalist upsurges (Islamic or Evangelical), the growing Muslim population in Western countries and the resurgence of religion in world affairs have put religion and secularism among the crucial issues for many Western and Eastern societies including Turkey. Thus, the issue of secularism has become a major research topic for sociologists.