Diyanet’s budget is 4.5 times that of AFAD

TurkeyFollowing the earthquakes that rocked Turkey, citizens desperately sought refuge in support of AFAD. Although the earthquake caused destruction in many cities and made it difficult for teams to reach, the budget assigned to the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) came to mind. AFAD’s budget for 2023 is 8,000 million 75 million TL. Ciudadanos compared this budget with the budget of the Presidency of Religious Affairs. Diyanet’s budget for 2023 is TL 35.91 billion, approximately 4.5 times the AFAD budget.

5 thousand 982 PERSONNEL

The Presidency for Religious Affairs has 137,563 officials in offices of muftis, central organization, overseas organizations, and centers of religious specialization.

The number of AFAD troops was announced at 5,982, of which 688 in the center and 5,294 in the interior. In other words, the Diyanet staff number is the AFAD staff number.
23 times

In 2023, the AFAD budget was reduced by 33.6 percent compared to the previous year, that is, compared to 2022. For its part, the budget of the Presidency of Religious Affairs increased by 56.6 %. AFAD has received a participation of 5 per thousand of the 2023 budget. The participation of the Presidency of Religious Affairs is approximately 1%.

CITIZEN RISK

Comparing the budget assigned to AFAD with the budgets assigned to the Directorate of Religious Affairs, the citizen commented: “Sela reading would not bring back those who left, but if they had dedicated themselves to science up to so much budget allocated to Diyanet , it wouldn’t have gone… This budget could have been spent on earthquake-reinforced buildings.”

There are more tools in Diyanet

There are 53 vehicles in the Diyanet garage, one of which is a VIP minibus. The Presidency also uses 1,455 rental cars. The total number of Diyanet vehicles is 1,508. In AFAD, 25 rentals; There are 1,233 vehicles, including minibuses, pick-up all-terrain vehicles, buses and ambulances with medical equipment.