Saki Elhüseyni invokes the law against rival brothers in Menzil community: Could investigations be next?

A bitter inheritance dispute inside Turkey’s Menzil religious community is increasingly being framed as a matter for the state and the law. Saki Elhüseyni’s faction has targeted his rival brothers, Mübarek and Fettah Elhüseyni, arguing that their conduct violates the community’s order and Islamic law rather than reflecting a family dispute over property.

The escalation follows investigations involving the Süleymancılar and Furkan movements, which have turned attention toward Menzil, a community that has remained in the public eye in recent years because of conflict among the brothers over inheritance. Saki’s supporters have compared the rivals’ actions with the Kuriş case.

Cumhuriyet previously reported allegations concerning missing gold. According to those claims, a follower known as “Nizam Bey,” described as a businessman close to Mübarek Elhüseyni, collected money from Semerkand Foundation employees in 2016, supposedly equivalent to 390 grams of gold per person each month, with the promise of providing homes. The allegations say the money disappeared after Abdulbaki Elhüseyni, the community’s former leader, died.

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No one should exploit official regulations to usurp the people’s rights. My greatest hope is that the state protects the people’s property, and that the people protect the property of the religious community.

Saki’s supporters have likened those allegations to the case involving Hilmi Tuna Kuriş, the fugitive brother of imprisoned Süleymancı leader Alihan Kuriş. They cited the discovery of 200 gold bars valued at 1.34 billion Turkish lira in his home.

In a recent internal talk, Saki reportedly addressed ongoing title-deed lawsuits with his brothers. “No one should exploit official regulations to usurp the people’s rights,” he said, adding that he hoped the state would protect the people’s rights and the property of the religious community. His Serhendi faction has since openly targeted the rival Semerkand group, saying: “Our state knows very clearly that Semerkand does not represent Menzil.”

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Our state knows very clearly that Semerkand does not represent Menzil.