Süleyman Ateş (born 3 January 1933) is a Turkish theologian, philosopher, and writer.
Suleyman Ateş was assigned to department of Religious Affairs as director where he served for 5 years approximately.
He was born in Tadim situated 15 km south of Elazığ to Ibrahim and Behiye Ateş.
After his unsuccessful try, he enrolled Vocational Religious High School in Elazığ City.
He came back to Turkey after his research in Iraq and Egypt and he was employed as an assistant professor in Ankara University on 24 November 1973.
Suleyman Ateş was assigned as the head of religious affairs for the Republic of Turkey.
He was invited by Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University and he went to Riyadh.
He resigned from his position because the administration did not extend his work permit in the faculty and he went back to Ankara on 18 November 1982.
Suleyman Ateş came back to his country Turkey, served as a head of department of Fundamental Islamic Studies in Ondokuz Mayıs University until 1995.
Suleyman Ateş also taught in the Department of Theology at Marmara University in second semester of the year 1996.