Ahmet Hamdi Akseki

Ahmet Hamdi Akseki
Vice President of the Directorate of Religious Affairs
In office 20 July 1939 – 29 April 1947
President of the Directorate of Religious Affairs
In office 29 April 1947 – 9 January 1951
President	İsmet İnönü, Celâl Bayar
Preceded by	Mehmet Şerefettin Yaltkaya
Succeeded by	Eyüp Sabri Hayırlıoğlu
Personal details
Born	1886 Güzelsu, Antalya Province
Died	9 January 1951 (aged 64–65)

Ahmet Hamdi Akseki (1886 – 9 January 1951) was an Islamic scholar who served as the President of the Directorate of Religious Affairs in Turkey. The Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque is named after him.

Biography

Grave of Ahmet Hamdi Akseki in Cebeci Asri Cemetery, Ankara

Akseki was born in 1886 in Antalya Province. He both studied and taught at various Madrasas and became an Islamic cleric.^[1] Mehmet Rifat Börekçi appointed him as the Vice President of the Directorate of Religious Affairs in 1939, and he remained at the post until the death of Mehmet Şerefettin Yaltkaya, when he took the position of Minister.^[2]

References

1. "Ahmet Hamdi Akseki". Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı. Archived from the original on 2017-10-02.
2. "Ahmet Hamdi Akseki (1887-1951)". Atatürk Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2021-12-29.