Erdogan meets with delegation of Muslim scholars

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with a delegation from the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) at the Presidential Complex in the Turkish capital, Ankara, Anadolu Agency reported.

The delegation included the secretary-general of the Dublin-based organisation, Sheikh Ali Mohieddin Qaradaghi.

The meeting’s attendees on the Turkish side comprised Ali Erbas, the president of the state-run Directorate of Religious Affairs, and Dr Mohammed Gormaz, the president of the Ankara-based Institute of Islamic Thought (IDE).

The IUMS is a non-governmental organisation established in 2004 with the objective of promoting Muslim unity and advancing Islamic knowledge.

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