He doesn't understand Arabic, struggles to read French! Ali Erbaş's French sermon becomes a hot topic...
Footage of Diyanet Affairs President Ali Erbaş reading a sermon in French from a paper at the Strasbourg Central Yunus Emre Mosque a year ago has resurfaced on social media, following his request for a Turkish translation when asked a question in Arabic.
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AKP Chairman and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's Diyanet Affairs President Ali Erbaş, who accompanied him on his visit to Iraq, continues to be a topic of discussion after he failed to understand a question asked in Arabic in Baghdad and requested a Turkish translation.
Erbaş, whose biography states that he 'has a good command of Arabic and French,' has now become a trending topic on social media due to a French sermon he delivered 1 year ago at the Strasbourg Central Yunus Emre Mosque.
He doesn't understand Arabic, struggles to read French!
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Ali Erbaş's French sermon becomes a hot topic... https://t.co/StRZbKHmy2 pic.twitter.com/46Uaaf8TBF
It did not go unnoticed that Erbaş struggled while reading the French sermon from a paper.
'HAS A GOOD COMMAND OF ARABIC AND FRENCH'
The following statement appears exactly in Ali Erbaş's biography on the official website of the Presidency of Religious Affairs:
“Prof. Dr. Ali Erbaş, who has authored 12 books, numerous articles, and has presented many symposium papers and conferences both domestically and abroad, has a good command of Arabic and French.”