Citizens who were in creed in Gaziantep were first sprayed with tear gas inside the mosque, then they were beaten and detained. The Ministry of Internal Affairs, which did not make a voice for the crowding of congress halls, hotels and stadiums, turned a blind eye to violence against believers. Citizens and NGO representatives, who reacted harshly to this approach inside the mosque, which does not comply with the manners of the mosque, stated that those responsible for the incident must be held to account.
HEAD OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ALLOWED
While the treatment of the 50-person group of citizens gathering at the mosque to perform the Itiqaf, one of the most important sunnahs of the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh), the Religious Affairs High Council of the Presidency of Religious Affairs gave the good news that mosques will be prepared for those who want to admit it in the last ten days of Ramadan this year. In the instructions sent to the mufti offices in 81 provinces with the decision taken by the High Council of Religious Affairs,
Mosques to be determined by the mufti's offices will be prepared for those who want to take i'tikaf. During the Itiqaf, the relevant persons will be informed to pay attention to the necessary sensitivities regarding cleanliness and mosque manners within the scope of the Covid-19 epidemic disease measures.
"THE RESPONSIBLE ONES OF THE RAID THAT DOES NOT FIT THE MOSQUE MANNERS SHOULD GIVE ACCOUNT"
Evaluating the scandal to the Milli Gazete, the President of DİN-BİR-DER, Muhittin Hamdi Yıldırım, "We never find this approach acceptable inside the mosque, which does not conform to the manners of the mosque. In our religion Islam, there are three places that are inviolable. The first is the person's household, the second is the mosques and masjids, and the third is the Harem-i Sharif, that is, the Kaaba. Masjids and mosques are the branches of the Haram-i Sharif. Especially when people who declared their faith in Ramadan were taken into custody in such aggressive manner and worshiped, it has ached the conscience of our nation. Those who do this and those responsible for the incident must be punished," he said.
GOVERNOR'S ANNOUNCEMENT
Gaziantep Governorship made a statement to the members of Furkan Foundation about the intervention images with pepper gas. In the statement, "Despite the difficult conditions of use, the use of tear gas by a police officer in the mosque upset us, like everyone else, and the relevant personnel were suspended," it was said.
WE CANNOT FIT THIS OUR POLICE
One of the citizens who was subjected to violence while making a creed in the mosque, "Although I was fasting, they sprayed tear gas into my mouth and eyes inside the mosque. They blew my hands, treated like reverse handcuffs. We were treated like terrorists. Is this Israel? Is this East Turkistan? Is this China? We could not match this to the Turkish police. Although we repeatedly said that we would petition the mufti, they inflicted violence on us. We condemn this persecution inflicted on us while in worship," he said.