AKP’s efforts to shape social life along religious lines have backfired. Recent research has revealed that the majority of people are against cults and do not trust the Diyanet.
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The murder that took place in a cult dormitory in Antalya, the sexual assaults in another cult dormitory in Erzurum and the anti-secular rhetoric of the Director of Religious Affairs Ali Erba\u015f have increased backlash against the community, cult and the Diyanet. Over the past year, research on secularism and secular life has revealed that the majority of the population is uncomfortable with Islamist political leanings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 According to the results of the Turkey Monitor study, prepared by Aksoy Research the day before, it was revealed that while distrust of the Directorate of Religious Affairs was over 50%, more than 80% of the public wanted sects closed. . or very strict control. According to the survey results, \u00ab\u00a053.4% \u200b\u200bof the participants said that I do not trust the Presidency of Religious Affairs at all\u00a0\u00bb or \u00ab\u00a0I do not trust\u00a0\u00bb. Voters of political parties who trusted Religious Affairs the most were the AKP with 55.8%. Among Nation Alliance voters, this rate remained at the 10 percent level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 \u201cIf you were President of the Republic of Turkey, which one would you apply to the sects operating in the country? The answers given to the question are as follows: while 42.6% of the question received the answer \u00ab\u00a0I would close it completely\u00a0\u00bb, 39.6% received the answer \u00ab\u00a0I would have made a very tight control\u00a0\u00bb. While 14.3 percent said \u00ab\u00a0I would do a routine inspection\u00a0\u00bb, only 3.4 percent said \u00ab\u00a0I would totally release it.\u00a0\u00bb While the dominant opinion of all the voters of the political parties was that \u00ab\u00a0I would completely shut down\u00a0\u00bb the sects or \u00ab\u00a0I would do a very strict control\u00a0\u00bb; The opinion of total liberation was observed among the highest voters of the AKP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022 Similar results have also been reflected in surveys conducted from time to time by various public opinion research firms. According to Yoylem Research’s September survey, it was revealed that 54% of voters did not trust the Directorate of Religious Affairs at all, 5% did not trust the Diyanet, and 59% in total did not trust the Directorate of Religious Affairs. Diyanet. According to the same research, the rate of those who said they trusted Diyanet completely was only 25%. In addition, more than a quarter of MHP voters do not trust Diyanet at all. Still in the research, \u00ab\u00a0Do you think it is normal or not for the President of Religious Affairs to comment on political issues?\u00a0\u00bb voters to the question \u2026..<\/p>\n\n\n\n