Statement from the Diyanet Foundation on allegations of 'fund profiteering': 'Dismissals are just coincidences'

At the Turkish Religious Foundation (TDV), three senior managers were dismissed following allegations that donations collected for Palestine were transferred to investment funds. The General Manager of the Foundation, İzani Turan, and the deputy general managers, Recep Şükrü Balkan and Fatih Kayacan, were dismissed.

A written statement was made by the Diyanet Foundation after the dismissals became a hot topic and the news was made. The statement claimed that some of the foundation's cash assets were "invested in the TLK fund, which operates in accordance with interest-free finance principles, and this is the only fund investment", and stated that it is not true that the resources have lost value.

"IT'S A COINCIDENT THAT IT CAME INTO THE SAME PERIOD"

In the statement, it was claimed that the allegations that the general manager and two deputy general managers of the foundation were dismissed due to the fund issue did not reflect the truth and said:

"The change of management in the Foundation has been an issue that has been on the agenda of the Foundation Board of Trustees for a long time, and it is just a coincidence that the change coincides with the aforementioned allegations. The Foundation has not suffered any losses due to fund investments, and it is out of the question for the management change to be made for this reason. Legal proceedings have been initiated against those who reported on the allegations containing unfair accusations and slander against TDV and those who spread them on social media."