Compassion is one of the basic feelings making us humans. One of the most prominent facts with its functionality on emergence and development of this feeling and its positioning at the center of relationships is religion. Hence, for the sake of humanity, the religious doctrine has been trying to draw the lines of the life most suitable to human nature and to bloom “morality of compassion” in hearts, and has been encouraging its followers to be more merciful. Thus, in this study, we look for the answer to the question of whether the individuals with high piety are more merciful towards both themselves and ‘others’. In this study based on the hypothesis that especially individuals having inner motivation for religion would be more merciful, it is aimed to analyze the compassion level of individuals towards both themselves and others. In the research that has a quantitative approach, the questionnaire technique was used by the correlational survey model. In order to obtain the quantitative data, ‘Religious Orientation’, ‘Compassion’ and ‘Self-Compassion’ scales were used besides the personal information form. The research data pertains to the year 2021, and it was obtained through the internet-based survey (Google Forms) from August to December. In the study, 579 questionnaire forms filled by the sample group at the average age of 30 on a volunteer basis were evaluated. According to the research findings, it has been discovered that the score obtained by the sample group from the scales of religious orientation, self-compassion (=3,29), and compassion (=4,08) is above the average. According to these findings, it can be said that the participants handle their earthly affairs under the guidance of the religion, and they act responsibly towards praying to Allah by strongly feeling His existence. Also, according to the findings, the participants being sympathetic, kind, and caring towards both themselves and the others have a balanced perspective in agonizing circumstances, and they tend to see the failures as a natural result of being human. It can also be said that the participants who tend to be away from making hurtful criticism towards both themselves and others are restrained in self-criticism. On the other hand, it can be stated that the participants who tend to help people in need instead of ignoring them have an attitude of taking other people’s troubles away. One of the most important findings of this research is that there is a positive meaningful relationship between religious orientation and self-compassion (r=.224) and compassion (r=.324) (p
