Islam and Deviance in Türkiye

The goal of the present study is to explore link between Islam and deviance using a sample 1,596 young adults from public university in Türkiye by employing multivariate statistical analyses. core independent variables are importance political identity (Islamic, nationalist, social democrat/Ataturkist, apolitic, other). dependent life-time (an index), cheating on exams, skipping school, cigarette use, alcohol carrying weapon, beating up/hurting someone seriously, internet crime. findings indicate that has inverse impacts various deviant acts, its effect stronger for substance use than non-ascetic/secular control (age, gender, monthly total family income, friends, failed courses, high certainty punishment, risk seeking, maternal control). In other words, associated negatively with deviance, Islamic identity, compared democratic/Ataturkist sum, religion related acts.