Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey
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The Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey is a state institution responsible for overseeing and administering Islamic religious services, mosques, and related affairs throughout the country.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey Context triple: [Hagia Sophia, governingBody, Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey]
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A.
Government of Turkey
The Government of Turkey is the central executive authority of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and implementing laws across the country.
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B.
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey is the unicameral national parliament responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Turkish people.
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C.
Ottoman Parliament
The Ottoman Parliament was the representative legislative body of the late Ottoman Empire, periodically convened from the late 19th to early 20th century as part of the empire’s constitutional reforms.
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D.
Necmettin Erbakan University
Necmettin Erbakan University is a public higher education institution in Konya, Turkey, known for its programs in theology, engineering, education, and health sciences.
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E.
Committee of Union and Progress
The Committee of Union and Progress was a nationalist reformist political organization that became the dominant ruling force in the late Ottoman Empire, leading the Young Turk movement and overseeing major constitutional and military changes before and during World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey Target entity description: The Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey is a state institution responsible for overseeing and administering Islamic religious services, mosques, and related affairs throughout the country.
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A.
Government of Turkey
The Government of Turkey is the central executive authority of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and implementing laws across the country.
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B.
Grand National Assembly of Turkey
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey is the unicameral national parliament responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Turkish people.
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C.
Ottoman Parliament
The Ottoman Parliament was the representative legislative body of the late Ottoman Empire, periodically convened from the late 19th to early 20th century as part of the empire’s constitutional reforms.
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D.
Necmettin Erbakan University
Necmettin Erbakan University is a public higher education institution in Konya, Turkey, known for its programs in theology, engineering, education, and health sciences.
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E.
Committee of Union and Progress
The Committee of Union and Progress was a nationalist reformist political organization that became the dominant ruling force in the late Ottoman Empire, leading the Young Turk movement and overseeing major constitutional and military changes before and during World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
ⓘ
religious affairs authority ⓘ |
| budgetSource | state budget of Turkey ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Ministry of Education
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of National Education of Turkey
Turkish Directorate General of Foundations ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| employs |
Qur’an course instructors
ⓘ
imams ⓘ muezzins ⓘ religious officials ⓘ |
| established | 1924 ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Turkey
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Turkey
|
| governedBy | Turkish public law ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
district mufti offices
ⓘ
overseas religious services attachés at embassies and consulates ⓘ provincial mufti offices ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Turkey ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Ankara ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Turkey
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Turkey
|
| legalBasis |
Constitution of Turkey (1982)
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surface form:
Constitution of Turkey
Law on the Organization and Duties of the Presidency of Religious Affairs ⓘ |
| legalStatus | constitutional institution of Turkey ⓘ |
| mainDenomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| mission |
to inform society about religion
ⓘ
to manage places of worship ⓘ to provide religious services in line with the principles of secularism of Turkey ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı
|
| officialLanguage | Turkish ⓘ |
| oversees |
Friday sermons in state mosques
ⓘ
mosques in Turkey ⓘ religious education services in mosques ⓘ state-employed imams in Turkey ⓘ |
| partOf | central government of Turkey ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Shaykh al-Islam
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surface form:
Şeyhülislamlık (Ottoman office of the Sheikh al-Islam)
|
| publishes |
Qur’an translations and commentaries
ⓘ
religious books ⓘ religious journals ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Qur’an course administration
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administering Islamic religious services ⓘ issuing religious guidance and fatwas ⓘ managing mosque construction and maintenance policies ⓘ organizing Hajj services for Turkish citizens ⓘ organizing Umrah services for Turkish citizens ⓘ preparing standardized sermons ⓘ publishing religious literature ⓘ |
| shortName |
Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Diyanet
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| subordinateTo | President of Turkey ⓘ |
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