Turkey’s religious affairs directorate to start paying salaries of more than 100,000 officials through Islamic banks - media
Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate, Diyanet, will start paying the salaries of its officials through Islamic banks, state-owned news agency Anadolu reported on Monday (Nov 25).
Local administrative offices of the Diyanet will decide which participation banks, as Islamic banks are called in Turkey, they will use to process the salaries, according to Anadolu.
The Diyanet is an official state institution and the salaries of its employees are paid by the government. In 2018 it had 107,206 employees, according to data from its website.
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