Lütfi Doğan (1930 – 4 December 2023) was a Turkish theologian and politician. A member of the

National Salvation Party The National Salvation Party (, MSP) was an Islamist political party in Turkey, founded on 11 October 1972 as the successor of the banned National Order Party (''Millî Nizam Partisi'', MNP). The party was formed by a core group of working cadres ...

, the

Welfare Party The Welfare Party (, RP) was an Islamist political party in Turkey. It was founded by Ali Türkmen, Ahmet Tekdal, and Necmettin Erbakan in Ankara in 1983 as heir to two earlier parties, National Order Party (MNP) and National Salvation Party ...

, and the

Felicity Party The Felicity Party (, SAADET) is an Islamism, Islamist Turkey, Turkish political party. It was founded in 2001, and mainly supported by conservative Muslims in Turkey. It was founded on 20 July 2001 after the Virtue Party (Turkey), Virtue Party ...

, he served as president of the Directorate of Religious Affairs from 1968 to 1972, the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

from 1973 to 1980, and the Grand National Assembly from 1991 to 1999. Doğan died in

Çankaya District Çankaya is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Ankara Province, Turkey. Its area is 483 km2, and its population is 942,553 (2022). It is home to many government buildings, including the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, as w ...

on 4 December 2023, at the age of 93.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dogan, Lutfi 1930 births 2023 deaths Turkish theologians Members of the Senate of the Republic (Turkey) Members of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Felicity Party politicians Welfare Party politicians National Salvation Party politicians Ankara University alumni People from Gümüşhane Province