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Turkey’s top religious body dismisses ‘rocker imam’


Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) on Friday dismissed an imam who started a rock band and gave concerts in the country and abroad, according to the Demirören news agency.

Ahmet Muhsin Tüzer, who became an imam in 1990, gave his first concert in 2013 after forming his rock band with two other musicians. In 2014 he took the stage in the US and in 2016 in Portugal.

Tüzer was previously investigated by the Diyanet and was given two reprimands and two warnings.

Read more at: https://www.turkishminute.com/2018/10/05/turkeys-top-religious-body-dismisses-rocker-imam/

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