About Ahmet Hamdi Akseki
Lived 1887 – 1951 (aged 63–64). Ahmet Hamdi Akseki was a Turkish politician and ulema.
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
Akseki was born in 1886 in Antalya Province. He both studied and taught at various Madrasas and became an Islamic cleric. 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.
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Who was Ahmet Hamdi Akseki?
Turkish theologian and statesperson (1887–1951)
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Ahmet Hamdi Akseki was born in 1887 in Akseki.
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Ahmet Hamdi Akseki died on 9 January 1951 in Ankara.
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Ahmet Hamdi Akseki was a politician and ulema.
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Ahmet Hamdi Akseki was Turkish.
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