Erdogan Builds Another Mega-Mosque, This Time in Germany
The City Council of Wuppertal, a municipality in Germany with a substantial Muslim population, has voted to approve the construction of a controversial mega-mosque that will be controlled by the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a tireless propagator of political Islam in Europe.
Erdogan Builds Another Mega-Mosque, This Time in Germany
Soeren Kern | Focus on Western Islamism | April 6, 2023
The City Council of Wuppertal, a municipality in western Germany with a substantial Muslim population, has voted to approve the construction of a controversial new mega-mosque that will be controlled by the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a tireless propagator of political Islam in Europe.
The new mosque will be controlled by the Turkish government’s Directorate for Religious Affairs, known in Turkish as Diyanet, which Erdogan wields to spread Turkish Islamism worldwide.
Diyanet operates hundreds of Turkish-funded mosques in Germany and other Western countries that Erdogan uses to promote Islamism, spy on political opponents, and spread pro-regime propaganda. In the United States, a $110 million Diyanet mega-mosque just outside Washington, DC has been described as a “Trojan horse” because it is used by the Turkish government to influence American politics and help Muslim candidates win elections — under the guise of a religious institution.
