Abstract
This study analyzed the views of vegans who define themselves as Muslims, Atheists or Deists. Questions such as ‘How did you decide to be a vegan?’, ‘Please present your opinion about sacrificing an animal for God’ etc. were asked to the participants in order to evaluate their views. In-depth audiorecorded interviews were conducted with individuals over the age 18 which were then, decoded and interpreted. The interviews took place between April 9 and November 8, 2017. Upon completing the analyses, it was determined that some Muslim vegans want to live and behave according to the specific religious identity and continue life as vegans without exploiting innocent living beings at the same time. On the other hand, some of the interviewed individuals mentioned that the notion of sacrifice in Islam has changed in time and it is no longer correct to sacrifice animals for Allah in Islam. According to the obtained data, Muslim vegans do not usually put the vegan identity forward and avoid politicization. Muslim vegans also reported that they stay away from activist vegan groups. The common aspect among Muslim, Atheist and Deist groups is that they are against capitalism
Highlights
Similar with the popularization of the issue all over the world, it is seen that researches about Veganism/Vegetarianism have been increasingly known and the number of these studies about the issue has been increasing every day in Turkey (Sünnetçioğlu et al, 2017; Erben and Balaban-Salı, 2016; Cömert and Durlu Özkaya, 2014; Clarys et al, 2014; Dyett et al, 2014; Leitzmann, 2014)
Vegans don’t wear clothes made of animal products such as wool, silk, leather and they don’t use products tested on animals such as cosmetic products, detergents, toothpaste etc. (Pilis et al, 2014; Vegan Association of Turkey, 2020; Phillips, 2005; Karabudak, 2008: 7-8; Vegetarian Society, 2020; Çetin, 2014; Kınıkoğlu, 2015: 17, Türkmen, 2015; Yıldırım, 2015)
More than half of these vegan interviewees defined themselves as Muslims while half of these Muslim individuals mentioned that they live according to Islamic rules on a daily basis
Summary
Similar with the popularization of the issue all over the world, it is seen that researches about Veganism/Vegetarianism have been increasingly known and the number of these studies about the issue has been increasing every day in Turkey (Sünnetçioğlu et al, 2017; Erben and Balaban-Salı, 2016; Cömert and Durlu Özkaya, 2014; Clarys et al, 2014; Dyett et al, 2014; Leitzmann, 2014). It is accepted that Veganism/Vegetarianism isn’t a type of diet; it is a lifestyle, a philosophy and a bioethical approach (Pollan, 2009: 361395; Singer, 2005: 224-255; Tunçay and Bulut, 2019; Tunçay, 2020). There are some people who prefer this diet because of their belief while some individuals have more than one reason for this lifestyle (Best, 2009: 371; Karabudak, 2008: 8-9; Kıran, 2015; Pollan, 2009: 361-395; VEBU, 2015; Vegetarian Society, 2020). Vegetarians don’t eat any kind of animal meat (red meat, chicken, fish, etc.), they eat limited secondary animal products while sometimes they never eat them (yogurt, egg, milk, etc.) (Karabudak, 2008: 7; Vegetarian Society, 2020; Vegan Association of Turkey, 2020). Veganism is a lifestyle (Tunçay Son and Bulut, 2016) and most of these members of these societies act according to their beliefs in their daily life. The basic point of the research is the views of individuals who embrace a vegan lifestyle
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