Mehmet Görmez
Mehmet Görmez | |
|---|---|
| President of the Directorate of Religious Affairs | |
| In office 11 November 2010 – 31 July 2017 | |
| President | Abdullah Gül Recep Tayyip Erdoğan |
| Preceded by | Ali Bardakoğlu |
| Succeeded by | Ali Erbaş |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 (age 65–66) Nizip, Gaziantep, Turkey |
| Education | Ankara University, Islamic Studies |
| Known for | President of Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı |
Mehmet Görmez (born 1959) is the former President of the Presidency of Religious Affairs (Turkish: Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı from November 2010 to 31 July 2017, commonly known as Diyanet) and as such legally the highest level Islamic scholar in Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.