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Damage by ISIL comparable to Prophet Mohammad cartoons, says head of Turkish Diyanet
Damage done by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants is comparable to that wrought by "Islamophobic" drawers of "intolerable cartoons," Mehmet Görmez, head of the Turkish Religious Affairs (Diyanet), has said, without using the name of the French satire magazine that was targeted in a deadly attack.
Quran-shaped cake under investigation in northern Turkey
Turkey's top religious body, the Diyanet, has opened an investigation over a Quran-shaped cake made by a Quran class in the Black Sea province of Tokat in 2013, stating that the cake did not comply with the spirit of the Holy Birth of the Prophet Muhammad and the Quran.
Mankind 'failing' multiculturalism: Turkey's top cleric
All religions, beliefs and cultures are intertwined, Turkey?s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) head Mehmet Görmez said on April 11, adding with ?regret? that mankind is failing to manage this multiculturalism.