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Piedmont governor opposes proposed mosque in Turin
Piedmont governor Alberto Cirio has spoken against a proposed mosque on Via Bologna in Turin.
The city has approved the project, which its proponents say would include a 20-metre minaret.
Cirio described it as more than a place of prayer and culture and alleged that it would be a centre for the spread of Islam, funded by Morocco’s government.
He said he supports freedom of religion but opposes this project in its proposed form and would do what he could to stop it.
Speaking at a Forza Italia convention in Milan, he said the party should not follow the anti-mosque campaign of Roberto Vannacci.
Cirio invoked the late party leader Silvio Berlusconi’s belief that all people are equal and should be respected.
Piedmont Governor Alberto Cirio said he opposes the proposed mosque on Via Bologna in Turin and will do what he can to block it.
He described the project as more than a place of prayer and culture, calling it a “centre of Islamisation” funded by the Moroccan government.
Cirio said his opposition concerns the project and its financing, not religious freedom, which he called sacred.
Turin’s municipality has approved the project, whose proposed minaret is 20 metres high, according to the article.
Cirio made his remarks at a Forza Italia convention in Milan on October 12, 2026.
- Who
- Piedmont Governor Alberto Cirio opposes the mosque project.
- What
- Cirio said he would try to block it, while distinguishing his opposition to the project from support for freedom of worship.
- When
- October 12, 2026.
- Where
- The proposed mosque is on Via Bologna in Turin; Cirio spoke at a Forza Italia convention in Milan.
- Why
- Cirio objected to the project’s characteristics and financing, describing it as a centre of Islamisation funded by Morocco’s government.
Alberto Cirio
Mosque project proponents
Project
Alberto Cirio
Cirio says the mosque should not be built “in those terms” and that he will do what he can to block it.
Mosque project proponents
The project’s proponents propose a mosque on Via Bologna; the municipality has approved it.
Purpose and funding
Alberto Cirio
Cirio describes it as a centre of Islamisation funded by the Moroccan government.
Mosque project proponents
The article describes the project’s proponents as proposing a place of prayer and culture.
We do not want that mosque in those terms, and we will do everything to block it.
Pray to whoever you want, pray as you please.
Religious freedom is sacred.
All people are equal.
Roberto Vannacci was the first to take to the streets in Turin with his movement to protest the mosque.
Turin’s municipality gave the mosque project the go-ahead.
Cirio spoke against the project at a Forza Italia convention in Milan.
- Governor
- Alberto Cirio
- Proposed mosque location
- Via Bologna, Turin
- Proposed minaret height
- 20 metres
- Municipal decision
- Project approved
- Cirio’s remarks
- Forza Italia convention, Milan
- Published
- October 12, 2026
Sources
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