
Does Turkey use ‘spying imams’ to assert its powers abroad?
On April 1, Germany launched an investigation into the Diyanet, the Turkish government agency in charge of regulating religious activities.
Prosecutors are exploring the possibility that some Diyanet imams in Germany spied on members of the the Gülen movement, an international faith network that follows the Turkish-born, United States-based preacher Fethullah Gülen.
Confidential documents leaked in February 2017 by Austrian politician Peter Pliz suggested that Turkish embassies in over 30 countries across Europe, Africa, Asia and beyond had been sending Diyanet reports on alleged Gülenists residing within their borders.
Witch hunt on the Gülen movementTurkey’s July 15 2016 attempted coup was a watershed event in the ongoing conflict between Gülen and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.… Seguir leyendo »