Hasan Hüsnü Erdem

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Hasan Hüsnü Erdem
President of the Directorate of Religious Affairs
In office
6 April 1961 – 13 October 1964
PresidentCemal Gürsel (acting until 10 October 1961)
Preceded byÖmer Nasuhi Bilmen
Succeeded byMehmet Tevfik Gerçeker
Personal details
Born8 July 1889
Sadıkler Village, Akseki, Antalya
Died22 August 1974 (aged 85)

Hasan Hüsnü Erdem (8 July 1889 – 22 August 1974) was a Turkish scholar, teacher, and Mufti who served as the sixth president of the Turkish Directorate of Religious Affairs from 1961 to 1964.[1]

Biography[edit]

In his early life, Erdem learned Arabic from his father, before completing an education in Fiqh.[2][3] He received a PhD on this topic in 1916 and subsequently taught at many schools and became an Islamic scholar.[2][3] He retired in 1964.[2][3]

Works[edit]

He also contributed to more than two hundred biographies in Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam.[1] His writings include:

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Ertan, Velı (1995). Erdem, Hasan Hüsnü - An article published in 11th volume of Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam (in Turkish). Vol. 11. Istanbul: TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi. pp. 283–284. ISBN 978-975-389-438-8. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Hasan Hüsnü ERDEM". Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı (in Turkish).
  3. ^ a b c "Hasan Hüsnü Erdem". www.biyografya.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-01-11.