Mehmet Tevfik Gerçeker

{{Infobox officeholder

| office = President of the Directorate of Religious Affairs

| termstart = 15 October 1964

| termend = 16 December 1965

| predecessor = Hasan Hüsnü Erdem

| successor = İbrahim Bedreddin Elmalılı

| birth_date = 1898

| birth_place = Bursa Province, Ottoman Empire

| birth_name = Mehmed Tawfiq

| death_date = 28 January 1982 (aged 83–84)

| death_place = Ankara, Turkey

}}

Mehmet Tevfik Gerçeker (born Mehmed Tawfiq; 1898 – 28 January 1982) was a Turkish scholar.

Biography

In his hometown, he studied religion and astronomy for his education. After this period, he moved to Istanbul where he completed higher education in a Madrasah. He was a founding member of the Turkish Directorate of Religious Affairs, and served at a high position in that department.{{Cite web|title=Tevfik GERÇEKER {{!}} Anayasa Mahkemesi|url=https://www.anayasa.gov.tr/tr/baskanvekilleri-ve-uyeler/emekli-uyeler/tevfik-gerceker/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=www.anayasa.gov.tr|archive-date=2021-10-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007184421/https://www.anayasa.gov.tr/tr/baskanvekilleri-ve-uyeler/emekli-uyeler/tevfik-gerceker/|url-status=live}} He then served as Deputy Head of the Council of State from 1952 until his retirement in 1963. He was appointed President of the Directorate of Religious Affairs in 1964.{{Cite web|title=Mehmet Tevfik GERÇEKER|url=https://www.diyanet.gov.tr/tr-TR/Person/PresidentDetail/31/mehmet-tevfik-gerceker|url-status=live|website=Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı|access-date=2022-01-12|archive-date=2017-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004005613/https://www.diyanet.gov.tr/tr-TR/Person/PresidentDetail/31/mehmet-tevfik-gerceker}}

References

Category:1898 births

Category:1982 deaths