Draft:Ahmet Doğan
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| Name | Ahmet Doğan |
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| Religion | Islam |
Ahmet Doğan was a theologian, cleric, preacher, and religious missionary who was born in the village of Artan (Pınarıyayla) in Adıyaman, Turkey. He was appointed as the central preacher of Adıyaman. Upon graduating from the faculty of theology, he was employed as a civil servant and began working at the Mufti's Office in İskenderun. After completing his term as a member of parliament, he returned to Adıyaman and resided there until his death. He is the only individual who, after concluding his parliamentary term, returned to his hometown despite not owning a home there and living as a tenant.
Overview
Ahmet Doğan, a theologian, cleric, preacher, and religious missionary, was born in 1950 AD in the village of Artan (Pınarıyayla), Adıyaman, Turkey. His father's name was Mehmet Celaleddin, and his mother's name was Hanım. He was the grandson of the late scholar Artanlı Mehmet Said Hoca (Baviko). He began his primary education in the village of Artan (Pınarıyayla). The school was a rural institution where two teachers instructed students across multiple grades in a single classroom. He completed up to the fourth grade in the village. When he entered the fifth grade, his uncle took him to the city and enrolled him at Biraralık Primary School in the city center to provide him with better educational opportunities. He stayed in a student dormitory under the care of his uncle, who was a high school student at Adıyaman High School. He and his father have seven children. He speaks Arabic and English at an intermediate level.
Education
After completing primary school, he continued his middle and high school education in Adıyaman and graduated. In 1967, he took the university entrance examinations and was admitted to the Faculty of Theology at Ankara University. While he was a student, a history of Islam professor at the faculty intended to expel a female student due to her wearing the hijab and headscarf. This led to student protests, resulting in Turkey's first student sit-in. At that time, Ahmet Doğan was one of the most active students participating in the sit-in and protests. Upon graduating from the faculty, he was employed as a civil servant and began working at the Mufti's Office in İskenderun. During his university years, due to poverty, he was compelled to have his wife live with her grandfather in the village. It was during this period that the Almighty blessed him with a son.
Beginning of Religious Activities
He collaborated with Cemalettin Kaplan, the Mufti of Adana, serving as his deputy and studying Islamic sciences under him. After completing his military service as a reserve officer in Erzincan, he was appointed as a preacher and religious missionary in Çelikhan. During his tenure as a missionary in Çelikhan, coffeehouses were hubs for criminals, particularly gamblers. However, Ahmet Doğan's presence and preaching led to the elimination of gambling from all coffeehouses. He transformed each coffeehouse into a small school, teaching individuals how to read the Quran. His missionary work was so impactful that, to this day, no criminal activities or gambling occur in the coffeehouses of Çelikhan. Later, he was appointed as the central preacher and missionary of Adıyaman.
Political Activities
Following the 1983 elections, he was appointed as a preacher and religious missionary in the Kilis district of Gaziantep. During this period, the chairman of the Welfare Party resigned under Necmettin Erbakan and was appointed as the provincial inspector of the party. From this point onward, a painful chapter began for Ahmet. Acting on Erbakan's instructions, he commenced party activities and was elected as the first-ranking member of parliament through the preferential voting system in the 1991 elections. However, his election certificate was rejected by the Supreme Election Council. In the 1995 elections, he entered parliament as the first-ranking representative of Adıyaman from the Welfare Party. Following the collapse of the Refahyol government due to the February 28 coup, the Welfare Party was shut down by the Constitutional Court, and the Virtue Party was established. He won the elections in 1999 as an elected candidate. However, the Virtue Party selected only three of its representatives, and he was disqualified by the party. After the Virtue Party was closed by the Constitutional Court, he continued his activities as a founding member of the Felicity Party. However, with the establishment of the Justice and Development Party, he supported this party and sought to engage in its activities. After completing his term as a member of parliament, he returned to Adıyaman. He remains the only individual who, after concluding his parliamentary term, returned to his hometown despite not owning a home there and living as a tenant.
During his time as a religious missionary and as a member of parliament, he delivered dozens of conferences at the invitation of National Vision organizations across the country, as well as in Europe and Canada.
One of his most notable characteristics, widely recognized by all, is that regardless of denomination or sect, whether known or unknown to him, he attends funeral gatherings. Whenever someone passes away, he delivers religious and spiritual speeches to offer condolences to the bereaved, to the best of his ability.
Sheikh Dogan's Outcry Against Erdogan
The conduct of Erdogan, the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated president of Turkey, deviates from the authentic line of the Muslim Brotherhood. Leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood had defined their primary approach as combating the Israel and liberating Al-Quds; however, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan holds such a view only in words and fails to take appropriate action in practice. At a time when the people of Gaza are under siege and subjected to attacks from land and air by the Zionist regime, Turkey did not sever its economic ties with Israel, and even the fuel for Israeli fighter jets was supplied through Turkey. These behaviors have led Sheikh Ahmad Dogan to take such a stance against Erdogan's policies.
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