EU grant for the Türkiye Diyanet Foundation

Euro goes into the “black box”: EU grant for the Türkiye Diyanet Foundation

TÜGVA AND THE DIYANET FOUNDATION

The evaluation of applications for the “European Solidarity Corps Solidarity Projects”, completed on 20 May, also yielded associations close to the government and the “black box of the Diyanet”. It was observed that thousands of Euros in EU funds were approved for the projects of TÜGVA and the Diyanet Foundation.

The Turkish National Agency completed the evaluation process for the Solidarity Projects applications submitted within the scope of the European Solidarity Corps on 20 May. Subjecting a total of 532 projects to evaluation, the Agency approved 39 projects to receive grant support.

THOUSANDS OF EUROS

The Diyanet Foundation, which collects billions of liras in donations from citizens every year, and TÜGVA, known for its closeness to the government, also had their names inscribed on the list of those entitled to receive grants. The path was cleared to provide up to 6,930 Euros in grant support for the Diyanet Foundation’s project named “Growing Together: A Bridge of Hearts from Youth to Children”, and up to 7,560 Euros for TÜGVA’s project named “Rise to Hope”.

Following the evaluation by the National Agency, it was made possible for the projects of TÜGVA and the Diyanet Foundation to utilise up to 14,490 Euros in EU grants.

Note: This article is translated from the original article titled ‘Kara kutuya’ avro girecek: Diyanet Vakfı’na AB hibesi, published in BirGün newspaper on May 26, 2026.