Poet and writer. He was
born on August 23, 1943 (1946 in his ID card) at Köprübaşı village / Düzce.
After completing the primary school in his village, he learned Qur’an and Ottoman
Turkish, and received special training on Islamic sciences. He graduated from
Düzce High School (1967) and Ankara University, Faculty of Theology (1971). He
completed his doctoral studies at the same faculty and became a Theology Doctor
(1979). He graduated from National Security Academy (1998). He stayed at University
of Jordan for a while in order to conduct scientific and academic studies. He
worked as Bolu and Ankara Vice Mufti for the Religious Affairs Directorate,
researcher at TRT Ankara Radio, service chief of Morale and Religious
Publications, program producer at Türkiye Radios, vice manager at Ankara Radio
and as consultant for Prime Ministry. He received a certificate of appreciation
for his work at this duty.
Hundreds of speeches and
programs on religion and ethics were broadcasted in the Radio of Türkiye’nin
Sesi and Türkiye Radios. These speeches and programs were published in many
radio channels broadcasting at Germany, Australia, Cyprus, Macedonia, Europe,
America, Asia and Canada. Ermemiş is the author of famous Iftar prayer
published in televisions and radios for long years; and numerous articles of
him were published in several journals and newspapers both in Turkish and in
Arabic. His work named Küreselleşen
Dünya’da İslâm’ı Anlama “Understanding Islam in the Globalizing World” was translated into
Arabic. He received the Success Award of Turkey National Culture Foundation in
1958. His poem named Duygu Çeşmesi
was composed in nihavent mode by
composer Suat Yıldırım and in uşşak
mode by composer Necip Altın; included to the TRT repertoire. He is the member
of Ankara Journalists’ Association and Istanbul Press Council.
WORKS:
Hz. Muhammed’in Söz ve
Dualarından Seçmeler (1987), Küreselleşen Dünya’da İslâm’ı Anlama (Turkish-Arabic,
1994), Türk Dünya’sının Ortak İslâmî Değerleri (1995), Hz.
Muhammed’in Söz ve Dualarından Seçmeler (1995), Dürüstlük ve Kendini
Bilme Sanatı (1996), Yılbaşı ve Alınteri (1998).
REFERENCE: İhsan Işık / Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, 2007).