The so-called hodja, who was expelled from the Directorate of Religious Affairs near İsmailağa, founded another foundation in the earthquake zone: Their aim is to train clergy.

While problems related to education still persist in the earthquake region, this paves the way for religious organizations to increase their effectiveness in the region. In this context, a "religious" foundation was established in Hatay, one of the provinces where the February 6 earthquakes were most devastating. The deed of the "Sunnah Education Assistance Science and Solidarity Foundation", published in the Official Gazette yesterday by the General Directorate of Foundations, attracted attention. The purpose of the foundation established by the decision of the Hatay 3rd Civil Court of First Instance dated July 28; It was announced as "to train expert scientists who understand under the guidance of the Holy Quran and the Sunnah and who are connected to the spiritual roots of our nation." The assets of the foundation were shown as 120 thousand TL.

NEW MADRESSA AFFILIATED WITH IFAM!

In the promissory note; An annotation was also included that in case of termination of the foundation, all its assets and rights would be transferred to the Samsun-based "Scientific and Intellectual Research Center Foundation" (İFAM). İFAM, which is affiliated with the Samsun/Çarşamba branch of the İsmailağa community; It acts like a madrasa, providing classical Arabic, tafsir, hadith, fiqh, akaid, logic and procedure courses, especially to students attending the faculty of theology or from outside. İhsan Şenocak, the reactionary so-called teacher who is the founder and current president of İFAM; He was fired from the Directorate of Religious Affairs in 2017 due to his harsh sermons and style towards women's clothing, co-education and secular lifestyle.