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Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı

That Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı (briefly: Diyanet), German: Presidency for religious affairs, is in that Turkey a state institution for the administration of religious affairs. It is simultaneous the highest Islamic authority of the country. It became to 3. March 1924 according to law No. 429 of the Turkish law book based and is the office of the Prime Minister attached.

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Historical context

Laizisti republic

Major item: Kemalismus

After the defeat in the First World War Turkey under several crew powers should be divided. That became by that Turkish war of liberation prevented, that Mustafa Kemal stated. After the victory became to 29. October 1923 the Turkish republic proclaimed.

After the will and the vision of Mustafa Kemal (later Atatürk called) Turkey should orient itself at the west and develop in such a way to a modern national state. In the course of its term of office Atatürk accomplished profound reforms in the political and social system, in order to reach this vision. Among other things that became in the year 1922, still before proclaiming Republic, that Sultanate abolished and to 29. October 1923 that Kalifat. 1924 eliminated Turkey the religious courts and 1925 became in the course of a comprehensive „dress reform “that Fes and that Veil forbidden and those Koedukation introduced. In the same year those became Islamic time calculation by that Gregorian calendar replaced as well as that metric system introduced.

In the following years whole became Juridical systems from European countries taken over and Turkish conditions adapted. 1928 became those Secularization proclaimed and in the same year those Arab writing by those Latin replaced. In the course of further reforms the active became in Turkey 1930 Woman right to vote introduced - since 1934 may itself place to women also to the choice (passive woman right to vote). Only few of the reforms, about Atatürks idea that in the mosques instead of on Arab on Turkish should be only gebetet, proved as impracticable and were taken back.

See also: History of Turkey

Laizisierung

Despite all attempts the meaning that Religion for the society on the laizistischen level to weaken, the faith remained an important component in the Turkish society. The danger rose even that those Religion by circles to be instrumentalisiert could, on which the state did not have influence. Therefore 1924 became that Office for religious affairs based. With this institution the state wanted to control the religion. Therefore the Turkish form of the Laizismus is less a separation between state and religion, but rather a subordination of the religion under the state.

Structure

The Diyanet in Ankara has the following head departments: Religious services (DIN Hizmet Dairesi), religious education (DIN Eğitim Dairesi), barrier travel natures (Haç Dairesi), religious publications (Dinî Yayınlar Dairesi) and external relations (Dış İlişkiler Dairesi). In the provinces of Turkey is the office with the so-called Müftülük, „the office of the Muftis“represent.

Tasks

In the year 2007 that employed THIEF 84.195[1] Humans, among them was 60.641[2] Imame. It is for 79.096[3] (2007) Mosques in the country responsible and for those mosques abroad, to DITIB belong. Outside of Turkey that is THIEF for 1805[4] Mosques responsibly. The Diyanet is responsible for the adjustment of the Koran courses. It writes the lecturelecture lectures, sends Prediger, Imame and Muezzine to the mosques and maintains the places of worship. The office sends likewise advice (müşavir) and Attachés to messages and consulates, in particular in the Federal Republic of Germany.

The majority that Aleviten does not feel represented by the Diyanet, since the office supports and teaches only the orthodox--Sunni Islam.

The Diyanet represents one comparatively „moderate “ Islam- and Koran- Interpretation - in such a way among other things 2005 two became in March Women as viceMufti in Kayseri and Istanbul appointed. Ali Bardakoğlu 28 is since that. May 2003 president of the Diyanet.

The Diyanet makes for some time however also by a very conservative interpretation of the Islam of itself talks. Thus in a manual for the good and exemplary life of the Muslim woman, published by the office, the opinion is held that flirting is not not less any more and than adultery and the contact with strange men is generally avoided must. Also the use of perfume outside of the own house is a sin. Women and men on the same job are therefore a particularly large danger for the society. [5]

Examples

  • In January 2007 the Diyanet decided to send 2,500 persons in the east and southeast of Turkey. These are as „teams for right line and lectures “(vaaz VE irşat timleri) the influence of the Kurdish Hizbullah and that Kurdish worker's party dam (see. Hürriyet of 10. January 2007).
  • In March 2007 the office in one explained fetva Organ donations for with that Islamic right compatible. Organ donors became their organs in the the other world again get back (see. Hürriyet of 8. March 2007).

Activities abroad

In Germany „the Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı is “over those Turkish-Islamic union of the institute for religion (DITIB) actively, those approx. 900 mosques maintains. In the sense of the stabilization of the gang to the centralasiatic Turkstaaten it operates an Islamic cultural policy in the states Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Usbekistan and Tadschikistan.

See also

Single checks

  1. ↑ Number of persons employed for the years 1998-2007, Presidency for religious affairs, called up to 29. June 2008
  2. ↑ Number of persons employed according to kind of occupation (detailiert), Presidency for religious affairs, called up to 29. June 2008
  3. ↑ Number of mosques, Presidency for religious affairs, called up to 29. June 2008
  4. ↑ Number of mosques abroad, Presidency for religious affairs, called up to 29. June 2008
  5. ↑ ISLAM IN TURKEY: If women send special attractions, mirror on-line one 01. June 2008

Resuming literature

  • Erman, Tahire; Göker, Emrah: Alevi Politics in Contemporary door key, in: Middle Eastern Studies Vol.36, Nr.4, 2000
  • Göztepe, Ece: The head cloth debate in Turkey. A critical inventory admission for the German discussion, in: From politics and contemporary history, federal center for political education, Berlin 2004
  • Karakas, Cemal: Islam and Laizismus between state, politics and interests of society, hessian donation peace and conflict research, HSFK- Report No. 1/2007
  • Kehl Bodrogi, Krisztina: From the revolutionary class warfare to „protect “Islam. Transformation processes in the Alevitentum of Turkey after 1980, Berlin 1992
  • Seufert, Günther: State and Islam in Turkey, study of the donation for science and politics, Berlin 2004
  • Steinbach, Udo: Islam in Turkey. Worth knowing over Laizismus, Religiosität and main variants Islam, in: Information for political education, number 277, 4.Quartal, Berlin 2002
  • Tezcan, Levent: Religious strategies of the feasible society. Administered religion and Islamic utopia in Turkey, Bielefeld 2003
  • Tröndle, Dirk: The debate around the Islam and its institutionalizing in Turkey, in: Magazine for Turkey studies, 14. Jg 2001, number 1+2
  • Tröndle, Dirk: The lecturelecture lectures (hutbe) of the presidency for religious affairs (Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı) in Turkey - Seelsorge, religious service or instrumentalization of the religion, in: KAS/foreign information 4/06, Berlin 2006
  • Vorhoff, Karin: „Let´s Reclaim Our History and Culture! “- Imagining Alevi Community in Contemporary door key, in: The world of the Islam Vol.38, Nr.2, suffering 1998

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