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Humans, animals need same affection, says Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate
The Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has issued a statement addressing violence against animals after a number of videos spread on social media, saying there is no difference between humans and animals in terms of affection they deserve, Anadolu Agency has reported.
No difference between humans and animals, says Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate
The Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has issued a statement addressing violence against animals after a number of videos spread on social media, saying there is "no difference between humans and animals," state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
Turkey's religious affairs directorate criticizes matchmaking TV shows
Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) slammed matchmaking TV shows in its Friday sermon on Feb. 3, saying they undermined the country's values.
Diyanet delivered its Friday sermon on the topic of marriage, ruling that marriage should strictly be based on loyalty and family values.
Turkish Religious Affairs Head condemns beating of student in Quran class
Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) Head Mehmet Görmez has condemned the beating of a student in a Quran class in the Marmara province of Sakarya on May, 2016, after footage showing a religion teacher beating the student went viral on social media.
Sure, let's unite, but how?
We can easily recite the usual things that we expect to hear and see following terror attacks. Officials will say terror would be destroyed, smashed from its source, terrorists would be drowned in the blood they shed, we would not back away and we would not surrender. So let us get ready to live with this.
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Opposition HDP condemns Reina terror attack
The Kurdish issue-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) on Jan. 1 condemned the armed attack that targeted New Year revelers at a nightclub in central Istanbul, claiming 39 lives and wounding more than 60 people.
The HDP said it "cursed this inhumane attack," while also criticizing the Directorate of Religious Affairs' (Diyanet) Friday sermon on Dec. 30.
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Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate condemns terror attack at Reina club
Directorate of Religious Affairs Head Mehmet Görmez released a statement on Jan. 1 condemning the deadly attack at a nightclub in central Istanbul, which claimed 39 lives, describing the act as "savage and horrific."
Turkish religious affairs attaché in The Hague recalled after accusations of spying
Turkey has recalled the religious affairs attaché of the Turkish Embassy in The Hague, Yusuf Acar, after Dutch authorities accused him of gathering intelligence for the Gülen movement, believed to have orchestrated the July 15 coup attempt.
Acar was "invited" to Turkey and is currently in the country, a Turkish official has told the Hürriyet Daily News.
Diyanet gathers intelligence on suspected Gülenists via imams in 38 countries
Turkey's Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has gathered intelligence via imams from 38 countries on the activities of suspected followers of the U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, widely believed to be the mastermind of the failed July 15 coup attempt.
A child should not be forced into marriage: Turkey's top cleric
A child should not be forced into marriage even if the parents give their consent to it, Turkey's top cleric said, referring to a verse in the Quran on the importance of marriage.