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Ahmet Remzi Akgöztürk, a religious scholar, educator, and politician born in Kayseri, held various positions during both the Ottoman period and the early years of the Republic of Türkiye, distinguished particularly by his active role in the National Struggle. Throughout his career, spanning from religious teaching to the office of mufti, from teaching to membership in parliament, he assumed significant roles in religious and social spheres. In 1920, he was elected as a deputy from Kayseri to the

Sheikh Muhammad Hussein is a Palestinian religious figure, educator, preacher at Mescid-i Aksa, President of the High Fatwa Council, and Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine. After serving in educational institutions, waqf organizations, and Islamic councils in Jerusalem, he was appointed mufti in July 2006. During his tenure, he focused on the religious and administrative status of Mescid-i Aksa, the right to worship in Jerusalem, Palestinian access to holy sites, and the occupying forces’ pr