Religious and Foundations Officials Union of Turkey (Diyanet-Sen) Academy Scientific Committee prepared a report on the organizational structure of foundations. In the report, which was announced to the public by the union, the importance of foundations for our country was mentioned, and it was noted that many problems emerged in the last period regarding their attaching to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. It was stated in the report that the General Directorate of Foundations, which was attached to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in 2018 with the presidential decree, did not become functional after this date. The report said, "In the Presidential Government system, the affiliation of the General Directorate of Foundations to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism did not comply with the behavior / majesty / position of the foundations."
ATTACHING FOUNDATIONS TO THE MINISTRY IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR RESPECT
In the report, it was mentioned that the separation of the General Directorate of Foundations with the Directorate of Religious Affairs since the establishment of the Republic, and the separation of these two institutions, which have been together for 94 years, caused problems. “Transferring one of them to the Presidency and the other to the Ministry does not comply with the mission of foundations inherited from history and their prestige in the society; also, it has saddened the pious foundations community.”
THIS TOPIC WAS MENTIONED DURING THE COUP PERIOD
In the report prepared by Diyanet-Sen Union, it was also emphasized that efforts were made to attach the General Directorate of Foundations to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism during the periods when democracy was suspended, and the decision taken was also criticized with the question of “What a right decision it was to attach the General Directorate of Foundations to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, as was voiced by certain circles during the periods when democracy was suspended?”