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.
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.[1] 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.[2]