Ali Erbaş (born in 1961) is a Turkish Islamic scholar and president of Directorate of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) in Turkey.

[2] Ali Erbaş, in his capacity as the head of the directorate of religious affairs, has stated during a sermon in the Hagia Sophia on the 24 April 2020 that homosexuality leads to illnesses, which drew criticism from the Bar Associations of Ankara and Diyarbakır.

Both Bar associations resulted being investigated for insulting religious values over their critical remarks on Ali Erbaş.

[3] During the dispute, Erbas was supported by the Recep Tayyip Erdogan who mentioned that an assault on the Diyanet's head would not be tolerated.

[5] A student in Istanbul Technical University faced disciplinary action after distributing a leaflet that called Erbaş "reactionary".