Erbaş, who gave important messages in the statements he made after the fast-breaking, called for everyone and every segment to be sensitive about values. Answering the question about how much quota will be allocated to Turkey for this year's pilgrimage, Erbaş reminded that Saudi Arabia announced that it will accept a total of one million visitors from within and outside the country for the pilgrimage this year, but the details will be announced in the coming weeks.
THOSE OVER 65 YEARS OLD WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO HAJJ THIS YEAR
Reminding that there are those who have been waiting for the pilgrimage for two years, and to the question about how the lottery method will be done this year, Erbaş said: “We had drawn lots for our citizens that we will take to the pilgrimage in 2020. In that lottery, we drew the lots of our 84,000 citizens. In other words, we have 84,000 brothers and sisters waiting at the moment. We will have the opportunity to send the first 30,000 or 40,000 of these 84,000 to pilgrimage. There is only one thing; Those over the age of 65 will not be able to go on pilgrimage this year. There is no age limit in Umrah.”