INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PROTOCOL SIGNED FOR ANCESTRAL MOSQUES
1/23/2026
Mr. Şakir Fetai, President of the Islamic Religious Community of the Republic of North Macedonia; Mr. İrsal Yakupi, Secretary General; Mr. Fehmi Ebibi, Director of the Directorate of Foundations; Mr. Nizam Reşit, Türkiye Coordinator; Mr. Mafiz Rüstemi, Diaspora Coordinator; Mr. Selver Cemaili, Mufti of Tetovo (Kalkandelen); Mr. Nasir Recepi, Mufti of Štip (İştip); and Mr. Hamit Rasimi, Mufti of Bitola (Manastır), paid a visit to our Directorate General.
The visit, hosted by our Director General Mr. Sinan Aksu, was also attended by Deputy Director General Mr. Mustafa Kemal Aran, Head of the Department of Foreign Relations Mr. Kadir Kantekin, and accompanying experts.
Within the scope of the visit, a cooperation protocol was signed for the restoration of two Ottoman-era waqf monuments located within the borders of North Macedonia: the Hacı Balaban Mosque in Skopje and the Alaca Mosque in Tetovo (Kalkandelen).
We hope that this step—taken to contribute to the preservation and transmission of our shared waqf heritage across our spiritual geography—will yield beneficial outcomes.
