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Germany plans to end practice of importing imams from Turkey, abroad

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has announced that she wants to significantly reduce the influence of foreign imams on Islamic communities in Germany and put...

Cologne’s mega mosque to start calling Muslims to prayer

Germany's largest mosque will for the first time broadcast the call to prayer on Friday after city authorities in Cologne gave the go-ahead for...

Germany launches training center for imams, Turkish groups uneasy

Germany has launched a state-backed training center for imams to help reduce the number of Islamic leaders coming in from abroad, but the initiative...

German politicians skeptical of DİTİB’s claim of refocus on religious services

German politicians have expressed skepticism over a campaign launched by the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB) -- the largest Islamic umbrella group in...

Local DİTİB head in Germany resigns, citing interventions from Turkey

Yılmaz Kılıç,head of the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB),the largest Islamic umbrella group in Germany as well as in the Lower Saxony and...

Germany is debating official surveillance of DİTİB after Erdoğan visit

Following a state visit to Germany by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan last week, German politicians are now discussing whether the country’s intelligence agency...

Cologne bans rally at mosque opening by Erdoğan over security concerns

The German city of Cologne has refused to allow a major rally in the city on Saturday on the occasion of the opening of...

German intelligence mulls putting DİTİB under surveillance: report

German intelligence is reportedly considering putting the Turkish-state-backed Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB) under official surveillance, the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper and public broadcasters...

Erdoğan requests approval to speak at mosque opening in Germany

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has requested approval from German authorities to address Turkish expatriates on the occasion of a mosque opening in Cologne...

French magazine reveals widespread corruption in DİTİB in France

French weekly magazine Le Point has discovered through documents it obtained that there is extensive corruption in the French branch of the Turkish-Islamic Union...

Berlin uneasy with DİTİB’s endorsement of Afrin offensive

The German government has expressed concern about the Turkish government’s efforts to exert political influence in mosques linked to the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious...

Report: Diyanet mosque in Germany set on fire

Berlin’s Kocasinan Mosque, managed by the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DİTİB), part of Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), was set on fire...

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