Directorate General of Foundations (Turkey)

The Directorate General of Foundations (Turkish: Vakıflar Genel Müdürlüğü), founded 3 March 1924, is a Turkish governmental institution that manages and audits waqfs (Turkish: vakıf) (an inalienable charitable endowments under Islamic law) dating back to the Ottoman Empire and that still exist today.

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