Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s efforts on taking an anti-India stand on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has not been limited to his anti-Kashmir rhetoric at the United Nation General Assembly (UNGA), rather, his efforts to influence the issue are now visible in the region. Turkey-based Islamist charity organisations and Turkish NGOs have launched a blitzkrieg in Jammu and Kashmir, especially after the abrogation of Article 370. It is observed that activities of Turkey-based outfits intensified in the Union Territory during Ramadan.”One of the most prominent and powerful Turkey-based NGO, which organizations has a worldwide presence and most of its units, located abroad, found to be indulged in anti-India activities. During last Ramadan, the organisation distributed food and money in the form of zakat in Jammu and Kashmir. It also organised a charity programme in Jammu and Kashmir on Eid. Organisation’s unit in Germany also conducted charity for Kashmir and extended its support for the separatist elements.” said a senior officer deployed in the Central security establishment.Observers of Islamist charity organisations believe that the NGO has been floated by Turkey’s Religious Directorate, Diyanet — an organization aggressively promoting Erdogan’s religious agenda. The organisation is also a member of the Union of NGOs of Islamic World — IDSB.The IDSB is an umbrella organisation of Islamist NGOs controlled by Diyanet and has been tasked with promoting Erdogan’s geopolitical agenda. IDSB also issued a statement criticizing India’s move to abrogate Article 370 and termed it a ‘threat to global peace and stability’. It has also pulled-in a number of Indian Islamic NGOs in its fold, thereby working to subvert and converge entities for furthering Erdogan’s interests in India, along with the world.
