Metin Balkanlıoğlu (1958–2018) was a Turkish Islamic cleric.
Biography
editAbdülmetin Balkanlıoğlu was born in 1958 in Aşağıfındıklı, Sungurlu. He graduated from Çorum İmam Hatip school in 1977, and from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 1986. He began working as an imam in Şile in 1977. He was one of the leaders of the İsmailağa community. Balkanlıoğlu was married and had 2 children.[1] He held nationalist views and supported Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[2][3]
He frequently made speeches against Gülenists, Kurds, Erbakanists, and the Turkish opposition.[2][4]
Shortly after a controversial speech where he angrily called for excessive force against Kurdish militants, he had a heart attack, and died on June 20, 2018.[2] His funeral was held at Fatih Mosque and he was buried in Edirnekapı.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Abdülmetin Balkanlıoğlu vefat etti". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ a b c "Abdülmetin Balkanlıoğlu özel harekatçılara böyle seslenmişti!". m.yeniakit.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Jihadist Turkish imam promotes Erdoğan's militarised foreign policy agenda - Nordic Monitor". nordicmonitor.com. 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ Odatv (2017-03-03). "Cami kürsüsünden Milli Görüşü din düşmanı terörist ilan ettiler". Odatv (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Abdulmetin Balkanlıoğlu ebediyete uğurlandı". YENİ ASYA - Gerçekten haber verir. Retrieved 2024-06-12.