Özet:

The problem of poverty is one of the most important problems of societies. Although there is a significant reduction in the rate of poverty in Turkey, especially in recent years, it still appears to have a ratio that cannot be underestimated. It is mostly known that public policies are the first options that comes to mind in the struggle against this problem. It does not seem possible to deal with such a huge problem only with public policies. Therefore, the role of Zakat, an institution of Islamic religion with a complementary and compensatory aspect; a field research was conducted to analyze social trends. In various studies it is calculated that the zakat institution has a zakat potential that would completely end poverty in many Islamic countries. In this context, the tendency of the society towards the necessity of this institution and its ability to provide the expected potential in the fight against poverty was analyzed by a field research conducted between the mosque community. In the survey "convenience sampling" method was used. Data is obtained by surveying 346 individuals who accepted to participate in the research. It is revealed that this institution has the potential to be an important policy option in the fight against poverty.