Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey

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The Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey is a state institution responsible for overseeing and administering Islamic religious services, mosques, and related affairs throughout the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
religious affairs authority
budgetSource state budget of Turkey
cooperatesWith Ministry of National Education of Turkey
Turkish Directorate General of Foundations
country Turkey
employs Qur’an course instructors
imams
muezzins
religious officials
established 1924
establishedAfter abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate
establishedBy Republic of Turkey
linked to: Turkey
governedBy Turkish public law
hasBranch district mufti offices
overseas religious services attachés at embassies and consulates
provincial mufti offices
headquartersCountry Turkey
headquartersLocation Ankara
jurisdiction Republic of Turkey
linked to: Turkey
legalBasis Constitution of Turkey
Law on the Organization and Duties of the Presidency of Religious Affairs
legalStatus constitutional institution of Turkey
mainDenomination Sunni Islam
mission to inform society about religion
to manage places of worship
to provide religious services in line with the principles of secularism of Turkey
nativeName Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı
officialLanguage Turkish
oversees Friday sermons in state mosques
mosques in Turkey
religious education services in mosques
state-employed imams in Turkey
partOf central government of Turkey
predecessor Şeyhülislamlık (Ottoman office of the Sheikh al-Islam)
linked to: Shaykh al-Islam
publishes Qur’an translations and commentaries
religious books
religious journals
religion Islam
responsibleFor Qur’an course administration
administering Islamic religious services
issuing religious guidance and fatwas
managing mosque construction and maintenance policies
organizing Hajj services for Turkish citizens
organizing Umrah services for Turkish citizens
preparing standardized sermons
publishing religious literature
shortName Diyanet
subordinateTo President of Turkey

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Hagia Sophia governingBody Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey
Şehzade Mosque governingBody Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey
Selimiye Mosque affiliation Directorate of Religious Affairs of Turkey
linked to: Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey
Old Mosque (Eski Camii) governingBody Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey (Diyanet)
linked to: Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey
Sultan Ahmed Mosque governingBody Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey
Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey nativeName Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı
linked to: Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey
Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey shortName Diyanet
linked to: Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey
Tomb of Suleiman the Magnificent governingBody Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey
Beştepe Millet Camii affiliation Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey
Beştepe Millet Camii operator Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey
Turkish diaspora associatedWith Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey
Türkiye Cumhurbaşkanlığı oversees Presidency of Religious Affairs
linked to: Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey
Directorate of Religious Affairs nativeName Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı
linked to: Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey
Directorate of Religious Affairs shortName Diyanet
linked to: Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey
Chora Church governingBody Directorate of Religious Affairs of Turkey
subject linked to: Chora Church in Constantinople
linked to: Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey
Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque affiliation Directorate of Religious Affairs of Turkey
linked to: Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey