According to Akkaya, the first prayer room to be renovated by Tita will be a mushola belonging to Indonesian news agency ANTARA.
"I will make the renovation of musholas in Antara a pilot project before we do it for other prayer rooms in other places like those at shopping centers and offices," Akkaya told some Antara officials.
He added that if this pilot project is successful, TITA will conduct the same projects for some shopping centers as these places are always crowded by visitors that need to pray at any time.
"We categorize the project at the shopping centers as the level one because of the big number of people visiting these places. The second level is the project at schools and offices. The third level is that in villages," Akkaya said, adding that the coverage of locations where the project will be carried out is to be extended to all provinces across Indonesia.
Regarding the budget for the renovation of prayer rooms at the shopping centers, TITA has met the managements talking about the budget sharing between both sides.
"If each party agrees, the renovation cost will be half shared, 50 percent on TITA and the rest on the shopping center management. However, it depends on the financial capacity of the shopping center management," Akkaya said.
According to him, financial supports for the prayer room renovation project will be obtained from the donation of Turkish and Indonesian companies, and TITA will manege it based on a non-profit orientation.
The project aims to make people more comfortable when praying at prayer rooms in public places such as shopping centers. The project was also expected to help enhance the bilateral relationship between the two countries and strengthen the people to people contact.
"Turkey and Indonesia are far away in terms of distance. We are very different in culture and social backgrounds, but we are so close in heart," Akkaya said.
(T.KR-LWA/B/B005/B005)
Editor: Aditia Maruli Radja
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