Turkish aid agency TIKA dismissed ISIL claims
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Turkish aid agency TİKA rejects claims in some Turkish media outlets that the organization helped ISIL-linked people and institutions.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TiKA) has rejected the claims that the agency helped people and institutions allegedly linked with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, according to a statement by the agency.
"Some media outlets have brought up unreal claims and information about the agencys international cooperation activities in Kosovo. These claims are intentionally targeted at organizations focusing on peoples well-being, safety, and building a friendly and brotherly environment where people from different nations can live, said the statement from Friday.
According to the statement, the Turkish aid agency has dismissed the claims about Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque in Kosovo's capital Pristina, adding the allegations are groundless and unrealistic.
Turkish daily Taraf claimed that Kosovo police launched an operation against radical Islamic groups, arrested 30 imams who are thought to send jihadists to fight in Syria and Iraq and shut down sixteen associations and foundations on charges of aiding members of ISIL, the al-Nusra Front and other al-Qaeda-linked organizations.
The paper claimed that Sefcet Kranici, the imam of Pristina's Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque, was among the arrested imams aiding the members of militant groups in Syria and Iraq.
"The renovation of the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque was carried out within the framework of development project between Kosovo and Turkey and protocol related to TİKA Kosovo Program Coordination Office Statute," the statement said.
The statement added that TIKA implemented all of its projects and activities in line with Turkish laws.
"TIKA can not be held responsible for a religious man who is appointed on Kosovo soil by local authorities and his activities in the country," the statement said.
Anadolu Agency
"Some media outlets have brought up unreal claims and information about the agencys international cooperation activities in Kosovo. These claims are intentionally targeted at organizations focusing on peoples well-being, safety, and building a friendly and brotherly environment where people from different nations can live, said the statement from Friday.
According to the statement, the Turkish aid agency has dismissed the claims about Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque in Kosovo's capital Pristina, adding the allegations are groundless and unrealistic.
Turkish daily Taraf claimed that Kosovo police launched an operation against radical Islamic groups, arrested 30 imams who are thought to send jihadists to fight in Syria and Iraq and shut down sixteen associations and foundations on charges of aiding members of ISIL, the al-Nusra Front and other al-Qaeda-linked organizations.
The paper claimed that Sefcet Kranici, the imam of Pristina's Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque, was among the arrested imams aiding the members of militant groups in Syria and Iraq.
"The renovation of the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Mosque was carried out within the framework of development project between Kosovo and Turkey and protocol related to TİKA Kosovo Program Coordination Office Statute," the statement said.
The statement added that TIKA implemented all of its projects and activities in line with Turkish laws.
"TIKA can not be held responsible for a religious man who is appointed on Kosovo soil by local authorities and his activities in the country," the statement said.
Anadolu Agency
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