Ertuğrul Gazi Camii

Timeline

The association was founded on 05/04/1981 by Monika Neuber and Erol Turgut under the name “Arbeitskreis zur Förderung der Beziehungen zwischen Deutschen und Türken” with the aim of strengthening coexistence and mutual understanding in society. Below are the decision dates and the resolutions adopted, in chronological order:

• 05/04/1981: The statutes were adopted and the association was founded; founding name: “Arbeitskreis zur Förderung der Beziehungen zwischen Deutschen und Türken”. Founding chair: Monika Neuber; deputy chair: Erol Turgut.
• 02/07/1981: Registered in the association register.
• 19/02/1983: The General Assembly resolved to rename the association to “Deutsch – Türkischer Freundschaftskreis”.
• 04/03/1988: The General Assembly resolved to rename the association to “Türkisch – Islamische Gemeinde e.V.” and endorsed membership in DİTİB; with this decision the association became a mosque association, and the first mosque was established in the rented basement of a building at the intersection of Feustelstraße and Bürgerreutherstraße.
• 13/05/1989: By resolution of the General Assembly, the association’s name was changed to “Türkische Gemeinde e.V.”.
• 01/10/1995: The Extraordinary General Assembly decided to amend the bylaws and adopt the new text, renaming the association to “Diyanet türkisch-islamischer Kulturverein für Bayreuth und Umgebung”. The General Assembly also decided to purchase the building at Brandenburgerstraße 51.
• 05/01/2003: The General Assembly approved a revised version of the bylaws; new name: “DITIB – Türkisch Islamische Gemeinde zu Bayreuth und Umgebung e.V.”.
• 30/06/2013: The General Assembly approved the new version of the bylaws; new name: “DITIB – Türkisch Islamische Gemeinde zu Bayreuth e.V.”.
• 08/06/2018: The General Assembly unanimously decided to sell the building at Brandenburgerstraße 51 and to purchase the property at Weiherstraße 1.
• 01/10/2019: The move to the new building took place. A temporary prayer space was set up until the renovation of the main prayer hall was completed.
• 01/04/2022: The carpet of the new prayer hall was laid, thus completing the new prayer hall.

From the day our association was founded until today – from the basement to our present magnificent mosque – may Allah be pleased with all those who have contributed to our association and thus to our mosque, who have supported us both materially and spiritually, and who have remembered us in their prayers. May He grant mercy to those who have passed away and make Paradise their abode; and may He bless those still living with a healthy and blessed life.

We need your support to keep the doors of our mosque open and to continue our services. Every contribution you make to the activities of our mosque means being a partner in the services of this spiritual home. Every donation, small or large, is very precious to us and is of great value for the future of our mosque.

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