Mehmet Rifat Börekçi
Mehmet Rifat Börekçi | |
|---|---|
| President of the Presidency of Religious Affairs | |
| In office 4 April 1924 – 5 March 1941 | |
| President | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Abdülhalik Renda İsmet İnönü |
| Prime Minister | İsmet İnönü Fethi Okyar İsmet İnönü Celâl Bayar Refik Saydam |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Mehmet Şerefettin Yaltkaya |
| Member of the Grand National Assembly | |
| In office 23 April 1920 – 27 October 1920 | |
| President | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
| Prime Minister | İsmet İnönü |
| Constituency | Muğla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mehmet Rifat Efendi 29 November 1860 Ankara, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 5 March 1941 (aged 80) Ankara, Turkey |
| Resting place | Cebeci Asri Cemetery |
| Occupation | Politician, religious scholar |
Mehmet Rifat Börekçi (born; Mehmet Rifat Efendi; 29 November 1860 – 5 March 1941) was a Turkish Islamic scholar and politician who served as the first president of the Presidency of Religious Affairs from 1924 to 1941. He also served as a member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in the first parliament following the establishment of the Republic of Turkey. However, he resigned as a member of parliament after six months on 27 October 1920 and preferred his duties as a mufti.