Hasan Hüsnü Erdem


Hasan Hüsnü Erdem was a Turkish scholar, teacher, and Mufti who served as the sixth president of the Turkish Directorate of Religious Affairs from 1961 to 1964.

Biography

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

Works

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