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'''Ittihadul Ulema''', officially the '''Union of Islamic Scholars and Schools''' ([[Kurdish languages|Kurdish]]: Yekîtiya Aliman û Medreseyan; [[Turkish language|Turkish]]: Alimler ve Medreseler Birliği) is an Islamic organization active in [[Turkey]], which holds dialogues, and operates various [[Boarding school|boarding schools]] and mosques. |
'''Ittihadul Ulema''', officially the '''Union of Islamic Scholars and Schools''' ([[Kurdish languages|Kurdish]]: Yekîtiya Aliman û Medreseyan; [[Turkish language|Turkish]]: Alimler ve Medreseler Birliği) is an Islamic organization active in [[Turkey]], which holds dialogues, and operates various [[Boarding school|boarding schools]] and mosques. |
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== History == |
== History == |
Revision as of 23:40, 11 February 2024
Ittihadul Ulema, officially the Union of Islamic Scholars and Schools (Kurdish: Yekîtiya Aliman û Medreseyan; Turkish: Alimler ve Medreseler Birliği) is an Islamic organization active in Turkey, which holds dialogues, and operates various boarding schools and mosques.
History
Ittihadul Ulema was established in Diyarbakır in 2013, by Enver Kılıçarslan, as a project to give education to both male and female students in a very short time. Ittihadul Ulema is headquartered in Diyarbakir and hosts Islamic conferences for both local and international attendants. Kurdish is an official language of Ittihadul Ulema, and it is a Kurdish-led organization.[1] According to Turkish court documents, Enver Kılıçarslan had met Hüseyin Velioğlu in Iran in the 1980s, in which Kılıçarslan joined the Kurdish Hezbollah. In February 2002, Enver Kılıçarslan was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison for his Hezbollah membership, and was released around the year of 2009.[2]
Ittihadul Ulema is a known rival of Diyanet, the Turkish government's religious ministry. Ittihadul Ulema denies being a nationalist organization, which it criticises the Diyanet for, and also accuses Diyanet of racism.[3] However, Ittihadul Ulema supported Diyanet president Mehmet Görmez, and showed disappointment when Görmez was replaced by Ali Erbaş, and insisted that Görmez remained president. Mehmet Şenlik, deputy chairman of Ittihadul Ulema, stated that "Mehmet Görmez himself is a madrasa-based scholar, especially from madrasahs in Kurdistan. He is trained by Kurdish scholars. Mehmet Görmez's point of view on Islam is an Ummah viewpoint. He is not a racist, or nationalist ruler, like the previous Diyanet presidents."[4]
Controversies
In 2022, during Ittihadul Ulema's "7th Meeting of Scholars" conference held in Diyarbakir, which was attended by Islamic scholars from various places including Turkey, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Libya, Jordan, Iraq, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iran, and Syria. At the conference, Iraqi Kurdistan was mentioned only as Kurdistan. Taliban spokesman,Zabihullah Mujahid, was the representative of Afghanistan, and when he was asked about Kurdistan during an interview at the meeting, he stated "we recognise Kurdistan. Kurdistan is not just a Kurdish issue, but an issue of all Islamic states."[5][6] Zabihullah Mujahid announced his plans of visiting Iraqi Kurdistan in the future.[7]
Yusuf Kaplan, a writer for Yeni Şafak, stated that Kurdistan's inclusion was problematic and its representatives should've been listed as representatives of Iraq, in which Dr. Imad Goyeni responded by saying "we are Kurds and we are currently in a place called Kurdistan. As Kurds, of course we speak with our mother tongue Kurdish, and we do not start problems with anyone about their mother tongue, just like the other nations. I was born Kurdish, no one can change this."[8]
Enver Kılıçarslan rebuffed Kaplan's claims of Kurdistan's inclusion being problematic, and stated that no one at the meeting had a problem with Kurdistan's inclusion, nor was anyone provoked by it, not even the Iraqi or Syrian representatives. Kılıçarslan also argued that the only reason Kaplan had a problem with it was because he held racist beliefs secretly.[9]
Ittihadul Ulema also sent a delegation to meet with Hamas leader Khaled Mashal in Qatar during the Israel–Hamas war.[10]
References
- ^ https://dogruhaber.com.tr/mobil/haber/744508-molla-enver-kilicarslan-kimdir/
- ^ https://nordicmonitor.com/2022/10/turkish-government-is-a-close-friend-says-taliban-leader-at-a-controversial-pro-hizbullah-meeting/
- ^ https://www.yenicaggazetesi.com.tr/diyanet-ve-milli-egitime-rakip-ittihad-ul-ulema-402872h.htm
- ^ https://ilkha.com/english/latest/support-to-the-diyanet-president-gormez-from-scholars-2472
- ^ https://www.indyturk.com/node/564886/haber/afganistan-hükümet-sözcüsü-mücahid-ilk-kez-independent-türkçe’ye-konuştu-kürt
- ^ https://bianet.org/haber/yazar-furuzan-hayatini-kaybetti-291700
- ^ https://bianet.org/haber/yazar-furuzan-hayatini-kaybetti-291700
- ^ https://www.indyturk.com/node/564886/haber/afganistan-hükümet-sözcüsü-mücahid-ilk-kez-independent-türkçe’ye-konuştu-kürt
- ^ https://www.rudaw.net/turkish/middleeast/turkey/1610202210-amp
- ^ https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/siyaset/hizbullahtan-hamasa-ziyaret-2163001