Faith, Politics and the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Turkish Response

Medical anthropology

Alyanak, OÄŸuz.

Introduction

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, in Turkey, all eyes were on Diyanet, the Directorate of Religious Affairs, the country’s highest authority for regulating matters pertaining to Islamic practices. Would the Diyanet, like other religious authorities around the world, propose to close down mosques for a temporary period?

Keywords

Epidemiology