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TDV runs student residences and has founded its own university, Istanbul 29 Mayıs Üniversitesi. As part of the educational activities, buildings are being provided for Imam Hatip schools and several schools have been established in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Romania, Bulgaria and Somalia. Imams and preachers are trained in these schools. Turkish lessons are compulsory.
“Like a state within a state”
“Diyanet today acts like a gigantic holding company, or worse: like a state within a state. It should not act like an economic powerhouse,” said theologian Cemil Kilic in an interview with the Deutsche Welle. “The Diyanet was founded to bring the truth and the Islamic religion to the public, to give them an understanding of justice and virtue.”
But now Diyanet is nothing more than a clique acting outside the population. “The institution was originally established to serve the poor and not for personal enrichment. This contradicts the logic of Islam.”
“We cannot understand the media reports or the statements of the Finance Minister, since we, as affected, do not even have notifications,” ATIB President Fatih Yilmaz said in surprise.
The ATIB association cannot understand the announcement of sanctions either, since legal recourses are also allowed against ordinary notices: “We live in a constitutional state. If there was misconduct, clear penalties are provided. But the fact that the media judges us before we have warnings in our hands about the ongoing financial procedures is inappropriate, “Yilmaz continued. They are drawn to the Vienna election campaign.
Finanz’s knowledge of the foundation comes from the action against 211 Islamic associations, on which the KURIER reported in detail yesterday:
