Diyanet-Sen made a statement about the unfounded news in some media about the official vehicle taken to Gaziantep Provincial Mufti.
Making a press statement on the subject, Diyanet-Sen Gaziantep Branch President Müslüm Göral said, "The unfounded and manipulative news about our provincial mufti and our mufti in some media organs are intentional news that is far from good intentions. Using our Presidency of Religious Affairs as a method to discredit our muftis cannot be accepted by any mind or conscience. Unfortunately, some media circles have made it a tradition to use the language of attack on our Diyanet and our muftis, with untrue claims, when the authorities' vehicles purchased for all public institutions are taken to the Diyanet or mufti offices in case of need."
“VEHICLE HAS BEEN PURCHASED WITH THE MUFTIATE'S ALLOWANCE”
Branch President Göral, The main purpose of these news, which appear in the press and social media from time to time, is to wear down and discredit religion and the Diyanet in the eyes of the public. These news, which are made in the form of 'throw dirt enough, and some will stick', are smear campaigns that are far from the ethics of the press, and our nation does not respect such news. Since the 2013 model service vehicle belonging to the provincial mufti requires high maintenance and repair costs, it was duly put up for sale and sold with the decision taken. A new vehicle was purchased by adding an appropriate official appropriation to the amount of the vehicle sold. All of this has been done in a documented manner. The price of the vehicle in question is evident in the documents and has nothing to do with the price in the news. The fee of the vehicle was paid from the muftiate's allowance," he added.