Hasan Hüsnü Erdem Explained

Office:	President of the Directorate of Religious Affairs
Termstart:	6 April 1961
Termend:	13 October 1964
President:	Cemal Gürsel (acting until 10 October 1961)
Predecessor:	Ömer Nasuhi Bilmen
Successor:	Mehmet Tevfik Gerçeker
Birth Date:	8 July 1889
Birth Place:	Sadıkler Village, Akseki, Antalya
Death Date:	22 August 1974 (aged 85)

Hasan Hüsnü Erdem (8 July 1889 – 22 August 1974) was a Turkish scholar, teacher, and Mufti who served as the sixth president of the Turkish Directorate of Religious Affairs from 1961 to 1964.^[1]

Biography

In his early life, Erdem learned Arabic from his father, before completing an education in Fiqh.^{[2] [3]} 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 Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam. His writings include:

• Ebedî Risâlet - a translation of Abdul Rahman Azzam's Eternal Message
• Riyâzü’s-sâlihîn ve Tercemesi - on Al-Nawawi's The Meadows of the Righteous
• İlâhî Hadisler - on translation of hadiths
• Berat Gecesi Hakkında Bir Tedkik

Notes and References

1. Book: Ertan . Velı . Erdem, Hasan Hüsnü - An article published in 11th volume of Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam . 1995 . . Istanbul . 978-975-389-438-8 . 283–284 . 11 . 11 January 2022. tr.
2. Web site: Hasan Hüsnü ERDEM. Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı. tr.
3. Web site: Hasan Hüsnü Erdem. 2022-01-11. www.biyografya.com. tr.