Turkey’s religious authority ignores court ruling, re-sanctions imam for refusing to take congregation to Erdoğan rally

Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has sanctioned an imam again for refusing to bring his congregation to a 2023 rally for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, despite a court overturning an earlier sanction, the Karar news website reported on Friday. İmam Yusuf Kılıç had been sanctioned after he rejected a request from the local branch … Continue reading Turkey’s religious authority ignores court ruling, re-sanctions imam for refusing to take congregation to Erdoğan rally