Mehmet Görmez

The country?s top cleric took the initiative to deliver Friday?s sermon on Sept. 11, in a bid to urge the people of Turkey not to be trapped by ethic divides amid rising conflict between security forces and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK).

Mehmet Görmez, the head of the Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), recently said the relationship between the media and religion is the ?most important problem? of modern times.

He said he finds this relationship ?saddening and annoying.?

After recently slamming the warped theology of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Turkey?s top religious body may have another formidable enemy: The Jedi.

Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) head Mehmet Görmez has called on the religious authorities in the region to unite against the oppression of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Turkey?s top religious affairs body has released a report on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), where it defined the group as a terror organization for the first time.

The report, which was prepared by Turkey?s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), was highly critical of ISIL, denouncing its actions. 

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an held an iftar dinner for prominent names from the Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet). I have to say that I resented the fact that the head of Diyanet, Mehmet Görmez, came with the controversial luxury Mercedes and stop there.

At the dinner, former heads of Diyanet talked about religious education and the perception of religion in society.

If political parties? campaigns for today?s election can be described in just one word, it would probably be ?polemical.? From the claim that President Erdo?an?s palace has golden toilet seats to the purchase of a luxury Mercedes for Turkey?s top cleric, the campaign has been full of polemics. 1) The golden toilet seat at the palace

Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Ar?nç has overtly criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an?s stance regarding a recent controversy over the allocation of a luxury car to Turkey?s top cleric.

Finance Minister Mehmet ?im?ek has said he would like to ride a bicycle to work, like a number of politicians in European countries, if it were not for regional terrorist organizations such as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK). 

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an?s vow to provide a private plane for Turkey?s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) head Mehmet Görmez has sparked severe reaction from Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, prompting him to call on Görmez to resign from his post in order to rescue his institution from being further politicized by the head of the state.