Ömer Döngeloğlu (1968 – 3 May 2020) was a Turkish theologian, writer, producer and television presenter. He was known for the religious programs he hosted on

Kanal 7 Kanal 7 is a Turkish Free-to-air nationwide Islamic TV channel established and on 27 July 1994. It has a terrestrial broadcast licence, and it is also available throughout Turkey via satellite. It airs Indian, Pakistani and Korean dramas. The ch ...

. He died from

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in Istanbul on 3 May 2020.

Life

He completed his primary education in Zile Altunyurt Primary School and his secondary education in Zile İmam Hatip High School. Later he graduated from

Sakarya University Sakarya University (), frequently referred to simply as SAU, is a public research university located in the city of Serdivan, a district of the Turkish province of Sakarya. Considered one of the largest universities in Turkey with more t ...

School of Theology. He was fluent in Arabic and English. Döngeloğlu worked as a preacher in his hometown in

Tokat Tokat is a city of Turkey in the mid-Black Sea region of Anatolia. It is the seat of Tokat Province and Tokat District.

between 1986 and 1996. He worked in various administrative positions in the public sector for many years. He spent years researching, studying and reading Islamic history and

Siyer-i Nebi ''Siyer-i Nebi'' () is an Ottoman epic on the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, completed around 1388, written by Mustafa (son of Yusuf of Erzurum, known as al-Darir), a Mevlevi dervish on the commission of Sultan Barquq, the Mamluk ruler ...

Death

He died on 3 May 2020, in Başakşehir State Hospital at age 51, where he was being treated for

during the

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, and was buried in

Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery The Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery (), one of the largest burial grounds of Istanbul, Turkey, is located in the neighborhood of Edirnekapı of Eyüp district, in the European part of the city. It consists of an old, historical part and a mode ...

Works

* ''Peygamberin İzinde'' * ''Allah'a Adanmış Hayatlar'' * ''Yeryüzünün Yıldızları'' * ''Sözün Miracı; DUA'' * ''Allah Resulünü Görenler'' * ''Peygamberimizin Dostları'' * ''Mus'ab bin Umeyr''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Döngeloğlu, Ömer 1968 births 2020 deaths Islamic television preachers Turkish theologians Turkish Sunni Muslims Turkish writers Turkish television presenters Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey Burials at Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery