In Turkey, the Directorate of Religious Affairs is an official state institution established on 3 March 1924 under article 136 of the Constitution of Turkey by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey as a successor to the Shaykh al-Islām after the abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate. Read More
At least 227 Afghan nationals who entered Turkey illegally were flown back to Afghanistan on Sunday, local media reported citing officials as saying. ...