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Abstract The subject of this research is to make a general evaluation of postgraduate studies on youth and religion in the Sociology of Religion departments of Theology Faculties in Turkey. In other words, it aims to present a "Youth Sociology of Religion" bibliography through theses. A list of forty-one theses was determined by scanning the literature on youth-religion in the YOK Thesis Catalogue. The study consists of two parts: Qualitative and quantitative evaluation. In the quantitative evaluation presented statistical information about the types, years, universities, themes, methods, and youth subgroups of the theses. The qualitative evaluation part, the theses within the scope of the research were examined and some themes were determined. The thesis related to the determined themes is summarized in a way to include the subject, method(s), and conclusions. The aim of the research is to both contribute to the sociology of youth and to give new ideas to those who want to study the youth issue in the field of sociology of religion, based on what has been done. At the end of the study, it has been revealed that there has been an increased interest in the subject of youth in recent years and that there is a "Youth Sociology of Religion" even though there are deficiencies in terms of content and method. Keywords: Sociology of Religion, Youth Sociology, youth, youth and religion, youth religiosity.

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