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NEW HEAD OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS APPOINTED
Inside Turkey Sep 19, 2025

NEW HEAD OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS APPOINTED

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed Istanbul Mufti Professor Safi Arpaguş as the new head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), replacing Ali Erbaş, whose term has ended after the completion of his term, according to a decree published in the Official Gazette.

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