Mehmet Görmez was born in 1959 in Nizip in Gaziantep Province, Turkey. His maternal grandmother was Turkish, while his paternal grandmother was Kurdish. His paternal side is partially from Sivas.[3]
He has been the President of Diyanet since November 2010. In 1987, he completed his studies of Islamic studies at Ankara University and gained his bachelor's degree at this faculty. Later, he became an assistant at Ahmet Yesevi University in Kazakhstan. From 1988 to 1989, he visited Cairo University. In 1995, he earned his PhD in Islamic studies at the Ankara University. From 1997 to 1998, he lived in the United Kingdom. From 2001 to 2003 he gave lessons at the Hacettepe University. He became a professor in 2006.[1]
He speaks fluent Turkish, Arabic, English,[5] and partially speaks a regional dialect of Kurdish that is heavily Turkish-influenced according to his own account.[3]
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^ ab. www.diyanet.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011.
^"Turkey's top cleric retires from his post". Anadolu Agency. 31 July 2017.
mehmet, görmez, born, 1959, former, president, presidency, religious, affairs, turkish, diyanet, işleri, başkanlığı, from, november, 2010, july, 2017, commonly, known, diyanet, such, legally, highest, level, islamic, scholar, turkey, turkish, republic, norther. Mehmet Gormez born 1959 is the former President of the Presidency of Religious Affairs Turkish Diyanet Isleri Baskanligi from November 2010 to 31 July 2017 2 commonly known as Diyanet and as such legally the highest level Islamic scholar in Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Mehmet GormezPresident of the Directorate of Religious AffairsIn office 11 November 2010 31 July 2017PresidentAbdullah GulRecep Tayyip ErdoganPreceded byAli BardakogluSucceeded byAli ErbasPersonal detailsBorn1959 age 64 65 Nizip Gaziantep TurkeyEducationAnkara University Islamic Studies 1 Known forPresident of Diyanet Isleri BaskanligiBackground editMehmet Gormez was born in 1959 in Nizip in Gaziantep Province Turkey His maternal grandmother was Turkish while his paternal grandmother was Kurdish His paternal side is partially from Sivas 3 He has been the President of Diyanet since November 2010 In 1987 he completed his studies of Islamic studies at Ankara University and gained his bachelor s degree at this faculty Later he became an assistant at Ahmet Yesevi University in Kazakhstan From 1988 to 1989 he visited Cairo University In 1995 he earned his PhD in Islamic studies at the Ankara University From 1997 to 1998 he lived in the United Kingdom From 2001 to 2003 he gave lessons at the Hacettepe University He became a professor in 2006 1 The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant ISIL declared him an apostate 4 He speaks fluent Turkish Arabic English 5 and partially speaks a regional dialect of Kurdish that is heavily Turkish influenced according to his own account 3 References edit a b Diyanet Isleri Baslanligi www diyanet gov tr Archived from the original on 15 June 2011 Turkey s top cleric retires from his post Anadolu Agency 31 July 2017 a b Bildirici Faruk MEHMET GORMEZ Faruk Bildirici farukbildirici com Retrieved 27 January 2022 The Theological Battle Between ISIL and the Turkish State War on the Rocks Magazine HILMI DEMIR AND SELIM KORUMAY May 4 2016 Interview by Faruk Bildirici Hurriyet Retrieved 2013 10 19 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mehmet Gormez http www diyanet gov tr en Government offices Preceded byAli Bardakoglu President of Religious Affairs of Turkey2010 2017 Succeeded byAli Erbas Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mehmet Gormez amp oldid 1206360811, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
