Turkish girls rebuked after TikTok video mocking Islamic prayer

Published December 21st, 2025 - 10:47 GMT
Turkish women mock Islamic prayers
Turkish women mock Islamic prayers. (TikTok/screenshots)

ALBAWABA - A group of multiple girls on TikTok posted a video that caused wide anger in Turkey after they were seen mocking Islamic prayers.

Turkish women went viral after a TikTok video where they were seen kneeling to perform Islamic prayers without wearing a hijab and while laughing.

One of the women also pretended to die while praying to make fun of people who die while performing prayers. 

Turkish women mock Islamic prayers

Turkish women mock Islamic prayers. (TikTok/screenshot)

The video has ignited massive anger not only in Turkey but also worldwide, with people asking authorities in the country to determine who the girls were and punish them.

A person shared the video on X and wrote a caption, "A group of Turkish girls mock the postures for Islamic prayer, in a TikTok video. Muslims are furious and demand revenge against them and that they be punished…"

One user commented, "I still don't know what they expect if they're in a country where 99% of the population is Muslim, doesn't the same rule of respecting apply here or not?"