"Diyanet" redirects here. For other uses, see Diyanet (disambiguation).
Directorate of Religious Affairs
Logo of the Directorate of Religious Affairs
Formation
3 March 1924
Type
Islamic education, religious administration
Headquarters
Ankara, Turkey
Location
Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
Official language
Turkish
President
Ali Erbaş
Budget
$2 billion (2020)[1]
Website
Official website
Document given by the Presidency of Religious Affairs for the mosque built by the Circassian businessman, historian and philanthropist Nahit Serbes. A typical example of a Diyanet document.
The Directorate of Religious Affairs in Turkey (Turkish: Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı, normally referred to simply as the Diyanet) is an official permanent state institution established in 1924 by the orders of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk[2] under article 136 of the Constitution of Turkey[3] to carry out some of the administrative duties previously managed by the Shaykh al-Islām, before the abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate.[4] The President of the Directorate of Religious Affairs is considered the Grand Mufti of Turkey.
As specified by law, the duties of the Diyanet are “to administer the affairs related to faith and worship of the religion of Islam”.[4]
The Diyanet drafts a weekly sermon delivered at the nation's 85,000 mosques and more than 2,000 mosques abroad that function under the directorate. It provides Quranic education for children and trains and employs all of Turkey's imams, who are considered civil servants.[5]
Starting from 2006, the Diyanet was fortified, by 2015 its budget had increased four-fold,[6][7] and staff doubled to nearly 150,000.[6] Its 2019 budget has been estimated at €1.7 billion ($1.87 billion), far exceeding that of most Turkish government ministries.[8] It has 1,000 branches across Turkey and offers educational, cultural, and charitable activities in 145 countries.[8] Diyanet TV was launched in 2012,[9] now broadcasting 24 hours a day.[6] It has expanded Quranic education to early ages and boarding schools – "enabling the full immersion of young children in a religious lifestyle"[9] – and now issues fatwa (Turkish: fetva) on demand.
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^"Kurumsal". Archived from the original on 2017-10-07. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
^"Turkish Constitution | Anayasa Mahkemesi". Archived from the original on 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
^ abEstablishment and a Brief History Archived 2022-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, Presidency of Religious Affairs
^"Top cleric delivers Friday sermon in Mardin". hurriyetdailynews.com. 5 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-08-19. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
^ abcLepeska, David (17 May 2015). "Turkey Casts the Diyanet". Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
^"2006 Mali Yilin Bütçesi" (in Turkish). Alo Maliye. Archived from the original on 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
^ ab"Diyanet: The Turkish religious authority that makes millions". DW. 20 September 2019. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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