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Tafsir

Editor in Chief

Emrah Dindi
Prof. Dr. Emrah DİNDİ Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Web
Religion, Society and Culture Studies

Associate Editors

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Prof. Dr. Şenay ÖZGÜR YILDIZ Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi
Islamic Arts, History of Architecture, Aesthetics in Architecture, Art History, Architectural, Turkish Islamic Arts (Other)
Psychology of Religion
Tolga Kaan Değirmenci
Res. Assist. Tolga Kaan DEĞİRMENCİ DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İLAHİYAT FAKÜLTESİ
Alawism Bektashism Studies, Studies of the Turkic World, Islamic Sects

Editorial Board

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Prof. Dr. Ahmet DAĞ ULUDAĞ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İLAHİYAT FAKÜLTESİ
Artificial Reality, 21st Century Philosophy , Modern Philosophy
Studies in Eastern Religious Traditions
Bayramali Nazıroğlu
Prof. Dr. Bayramali NAZIROĞLU RECEP TAYYİP ERDOĞAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Religion, Society and Culture Studies
Bilal Kemikli
Prof. Dr. Bilal KEMİKLİ It is not affiliated with an institution Web
Turkish Islamic Literature
Religion, Society and Culture Studies
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Prof. Dr. Fatih KOCA Ankara Üniversitesi
Creative Arts and Writing, Religious Music
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Prof. Dr. Kamil KÖMÜRCÜ CUMHURİYET ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İLAHİYAT FAKÜLTESİ
Logic, Religion, Society and Culture Studies
Latif Tokat
Prof. Dr. Latif TOKAT SOCIAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF ANKARA Web
Philosophy of Religion
Mehmet Dirik
Prof. Dr. Mehmet DİRİK İZMİR KATİP ÇELEBİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Islamic Law
Müfit Selim Saruhan
Prof. Dr. Müfit Selim SARUHAN ANKARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İLAHİYAT FAKÜLTESİ Web
Islamic Philosophy
M. Hanefi Palabıyık
Prof. Dr. M. Hanefi PALABIYIK Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi
Political and Civilization History of Islam, History of Muslim Turkish Countries and Societies, History of Islam
Nodirkhon Khasanov
Prof. Dr. Nodirkhon KHASANOV Özbekistan Millî Üniversitesi

He was born in 1971 in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, in the family of Dedehan Hasan, the nightingale of the Turkic world, a famous singer, poet and politician. In 1994, he graduated from the Faculty of Uzbek Philology of Taşkent Devlet University (today Mirza Uluğbey Uzbekistan Milli Üniversitesi). In 1995, he started working at the Ali Shir Nevai Uzbek Language, Literature and Folklore Institute of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan. In 1999, Prof. Dr. Under the supervision of İbrahim Hakkul, he gave his doctorate (PhD) thesis on "Sultan Ahmed Hazini's work "Cevahir ul-ebrar min emwac il-bihar" and its scientific-historical value in Yesevit studies." In 2001-2004, he received post-doctoral training at the same institution, and in 2004, he was awarded the Young Academician of the Year award by the President of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan for his scientific work. In 2011, he was awarded the title of Docent by the Uzbekistan Cumhuriyeti Yüksek Atestasyon Commission. In 2017, the Institute of Uzbek Language, Literature and Folklore was awarded the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences for the essay on "Resources related to Yesevism and the review of "Divan-ı Hikmet".
While working as a lecturer at Karabük University in 2015-2020, he attended courses such as Research Techniques, Turkish Mythology, Poetry Analysis, Folk Literature, Text Commentary, Turkish Sufism Literature, Introduction to Old Turkish Literature, Sufism Literature, Çağatay Literature, Uzbek Literature, Uzbek Turkish Texts, Çağatayca, Yesevi Hikmet School, Turkish National Awakening Literature. In 2018, he was appointed as a Professor at Karabük University and served as the Assistant Director of the Cengiz Aytmatov Türk Dünyası Application and Research Center under the Rectorship of Karabük University (2018-2020). He entered the "Turkish literature" courses at the Turkology Faculty of Tashkent Devlet Doğu Bilimleri Üniversitesi (2021-2022). As of 2023, Mirza Uluğbey is enrolled in the Faculty of Uzbek Philology of the National University of Uzbekistan, taking courses such as "Mythology and Literature", "Turkish Literature", "History of Çağatay Edebiyatı Tarihi". He advised doctoral theses (5 units) and master's degree (25 units) in universities. He worked on scientific projects in Europe (Sephis), Turkey (supported by higher education institutions) and Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Uzbekistan International Islamic Academy, Uzbekistan Islamic Civilization Center). He participated in many international and national summits, symposiums, congresses and workshops organized in Turkey, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, gave speeches, gave conferences and seminars. Türk Dil Kurumunda, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University Journal of Türk Culture and Hacı Bektaş Veli Research Journal, Humanities and Social Sciences Research, Sabahattin Zaim University Sufism Science Research Journal, Karabük University Karabük Türkoloji International Journal, Tereke International Humanities and Arts Journal, member of the jury and editorial board, member of the Jury Board of the National University of Uzbekistan, Alişir Nevai Taşkent Devlet Uzbek Language and Literature University Seminar Board Member, Biruni Sharkshinlık is a member of the Yazmalar Enstitüsü Yazmalar İnceleme Komisyonu. He contributed to the development of relations between Turkey-Uzbekistan in the fields of science, education and culture, the promotion of Turkey in Uzbekistan, the publication of many Turkish books, works and films translated into Uzbek Turkish. In Istanbul, he founded the Association for the Development of Friendship with Uzbekistan, he tried to become a cultural bridge between the two countries, to invite writers, thinkers and academics from Uzbekistan to come to Turkey and give seminars, to transfer the developments in Turkey to Uzbekistan, to promote Turkey. He is currently working at the National University of Uzbekistan. He is married and has three children. In addition to his mother tongue, he knows Turkish and Russian.

South-East (Latest Uyghur/Uzbek) Turkic Dialects and Literatures, Sufism
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Prof. Dr. Sönmez KUTLU It is not affiliated with an institution

1963, he was born in the Refahiye district of Erzincan province, Türkiye.
In 1973, he graduated from Aydıncık Village Primary School; in 1977 from Erzincan Imam Hatip Secondary School; and in 1981 from Erzurum Imam Hatip High School.
In 1987, he graduated from Erciyes University, Faculty of Theology.
In 1988, he was appointed as a Research Assistant to Ankara University Faculty of Theology, Department of Basic Islamic Sciences, Division of History of Islamic Sects.
In 1990, he completed his Master’s degree with a thesis entitled “The Emergence of Murjiʾa and Its Doctrinal Views.”
In 1992, he stayed in the United Kingdom for six months for research in his field. In 1993, he spent one year in Egypt for further academic research.
In 1994, he received his PhD with a dissertation entitled “Murjiʾa and Its Spread in Khurasan and Transoxiana.”
In 1997, he was awarded the title of Associate Professor.
Between 1997 and 1999, he served as Acting Vice Dean at Osh State University Faculty of Theology in Kyrgyzstan and taught courses in his field.
In 2003, he was promoted to the rank of Professor.
Between 2003 and 2009, he served as Education Coordinator at Ankara University Faculty of Theology.
Between 2008 and 2012, he served as Vice Chair of the Department of Basic Islamic Sciences.
In 2012, due to a project entitled “The Perception of Alevism in English-Language Research,” he worked for three and a half months as a Visiting Scholar at Princeton University (USA).
He has published more than 10 books and over 50 articles on Islamic sects and contemporary Islamic movements.
He has translations from English and Arabic.
He serves as a referee and a member of editorial boards for various academic journals.
Between 2003 and 2014, he was a member of the Curriculum Development Commission of the General Directorate of Religious Education.
He is currently a faculty member at Ankara University Faculty of Theology, Department of Basic Islamic Sciences, Division of History of Islamic Sects.
He knows English, Arabic, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, and Uzbek.
He is married and has two children

Religion, Society and Culture Studies, Comparative Religious Studies, Islamic Sects, Islamic Studies (Other)
Zafer Erginli
Prof. Dr. Zafer ERGİNLİ Hitit Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi

He completed his bachelor's degree at Uludağ University Faculty of Theology in 1992. He received his master's degree in 1995 and his doctorate in 2001 from the same university's Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Sufism. After teaching for four years at schools affiliated with the Ministry of National Education, he joined the Faculty of Theology at Karadeniz Technical University as a Research Assistant in 1996. He became an Associate Professor in 2008 and a Professor in 2014. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Theology at Gümüşhane University from 2015 to 2018. In 2019, he moved to the Faculty of Theology at Hitit University. He currently holds the same position and conducts his work in Arabic and English.

Sufism

2025 taririhinde Sinop Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Temelİslam Bilimleri Arap Dili Anabilim Dalında Doçent oldu.

Linguistics, Arabic Language, Literature and Culture, Arabic Language and Rhetoric
Psychology of Religion

1983 yılında Trabzon/Sürmene’de doğdu. İlkokul, ortaokul ve liseyi Samsun’da okudu. 2002 yılında girdiği KTÜ Rize İlahiyat Fakültesi’nde bir dönem öğrenim gördükten sonra OMÜ İlahiyat Fakültesi’ne geçiş yaptı. 2006 yılında buradan mezun oldu. 2007 yılında OMÜ Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü’ne bağlı olarak Kelam Anabilim Dalı’nda Yüksek Lisans programına başladı. Hazırladığı “Kur’an-ı Kerim’e Göre Husün Kubuh Problemi” adlı tez çalışmasıyla 2010 yılında Yüksek Lisans mezunu oldu. Aynı yıl, aynı enstitüde doktora programına başladı. Doktora programı kapsamında “Bir Kelam Problemi Olarak Nübüvvet -Bâkıllânî ve Kâdî Abdülcebbâr Örneği- başlıklı tez çalışması ile Doktor unvanını aldı. Akademik kariyere dair bu kazanımların yanında 2006-2011 yılları arasında Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı’na bağlı olarak Trabzon ve Samsun’da imam-hatiplik görevinde bulundu. 2011 yılında Şırnak Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Kelam Anabilim Dalı’na Araştırma Görevlisi olarak atandı. İki yılı aşkın bir süre bu görevi yürüttükten sonra 2014 yılında Sinop Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Kelam Anabilim Dalı’nda Yardımcı Doçentlik kadrosuna atandı. 2023 yılında Samsun Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Kelam Anabilim Dalı’nda Doçentlik kadrosuna atandı. Halen bu görevini sürdüren yazar, Arapça ve İngilizce bilmekte olup, evli ve üç çocuk babasıdır.

Kalam
Süleyman Yıldız
Assoc. Prof. Süleyman YILDIZ İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İLAHİYAT FAKÜLTESİ Web
Recitation of the Qur'an and Qiraat

Section Editors

Ahmet Bağlıoğlu
Prof. Dr. Ahmet BAĞLIOĞLU DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İLAHİYAT FAKÜLTESİ
Religious Studies (Other), Islamic Sects, Islamic Studies (Other)
Faruk Özdemir
Prof. Dr. Faruk ÖZDEMİR SİNOP ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İLAHİYAT FAKÜLTESİ, TEMEL İSLAM BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, TEFSİR ANABİLİM DALI, TEFSİR BİLİM DALI
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Fatih Toktaş
Prof. Dr. Fatih TOKTAŞ DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Islamic Philosophy, History of Philosophy (Other)
Himmet Konur
Prof. Dr. Himmet KONUR DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İLAHİYAT FAKÜLTESİ
Sufism
Hüseyin Esen
Prof. Dr. Hüseyin ESEN DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Islamic Law
İhsan Çapcıoğlu
Prof. Dr. İhsan ÇAPCIOĞLU Ankara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Felsefe ve Din Bilimleri (Din Sosyolojisi) Anabilim Dalı. Web
Sociology of Religion, Psychology of Religion, Religion, Society and Culture Studies
Mehmet Cem Sahın
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Cem SAHIN DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Sociology
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Prof. Dr. Mehmet TÜRKERİ Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi
Philosophy of Value, Philosophy of Religion, Ethics, Islamic Philosophy, Applied Ethics
Necdet Şengün
Prof. Dr. Necdet ŞENGÜN DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İLAHİYAT FAKÜLTESİ, İSLAM TARİHİ VE SANATLARI BÖLÜMÜ
Turkish Islamic Literature
Nurullah Altaş
Prof. Dr. Nurullah ALTAŞ YALOVA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İSLAMİ İLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ Web
Education, Religious Education, Philosophy, Social Work, Sociology, Religion, Society and Culture Studies, Islamic Studies (Other)
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Prof. Dr. Osman BİLEN DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ Web
Philosophy of Religion, Ethics, Islamic Philosophy, History of Philosophy
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Prof. Dr. Osman DEMİR Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli Üniversitesi
Kalam
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Prof. Dr. Senem CEYLAN DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Language Studies, Translation Studies, Linguistics, Arabic Language, Literature and Culture, Arabic Language and Rhetoric
Tuğrul Kurt
Prof. Dr. Tuğrul KURT University of Vienna Web
Old Anatolian History, Political and Civilization History of Islam, History of Religion, Religion, Society and Culture Studies, Studies in Religious Traditions (Excl. Eastern, Jewish, Christian and Islamic Traditions), Studies in Eastern Religious Traditions, Christian Studies, Comparative Religious Studies, Jewish Studies, Religious Studies (Other), Tafsir
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Prof. Dr. Veli ATMACA BURDUR MEHMET AKİF ERSOY ÜNİVERSİTESİ İLAHİYAT FAKÜLTESİ
Hadith
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Prof. Dr. Yusuf CEYLAN DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Religious Education, Religion, Society and Culture Studies
Zafer Duygu
Prof. Dr. Zafer DUYGU Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Web
History of Religion
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Enver DEMİRPOLAT FIRAT ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İLAHİYAT FAKÜLTESİ
Islamic Philosophy, Limnology
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. İdris TÜRK PAMUKKALE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İLAHİYAT FAKÜLTESİ
Sufism
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Faruk ÇİFÇİ ABANT İZZET BAYSAL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İLAHİYAT FAKÜLTESİ
Arabic Language and Rhetoric
Mustafa Hayta
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa HAYTA ÇUKUROVA ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Islamic Law
Kalam
Rafız Manafov
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rafız MANAFOV Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi
Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Religion, Islamic Philosophy
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sema KÜSKÜ İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi, Sosyal ve Beşeri Bilimler Fakültesi, Türk-İslam Arkeolojisi Bölümü
Islamic Arts, History of Architecture, Art History, Urban in Art History
Turgut Akyüz
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Turgut AKYÜZ GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ İLAHİYAT FAKÜLTESİ Web
Philosophy of Logic, Logic, History of Logic
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Türkan UYMAZ DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Consumption and Everyday Life, Culture, Representation and Identity, Arts and Cultural Policy, Anthropology of Music, Sociology of Music, Music Therapy, Religious Music, Composition in Western Classical Music, Music Cognition, Music Education, Music Performance, Theories of Music, Musicology and Ethnomusicology, Composition in Turkish Folk Music, Interpretation in Turkish Folk Music, Composition in Turkish Classical Music, Interpretation in Turkish Classical Music, Music (Other), Turkish Music
Veysel Gengil
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Veysel GENGİL DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Religion, Society and Culture Studies, Islamic Sects, Kalam, Tafsir
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Asst. Prof. Dr. Abdülkadir PALABIYIK DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Hadith
Kevser Özdoğan
Asst. Prof. Dr. Kevser ÖZDOĞAN ATATÜRK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Political and Civilization History of Islam, History of Islam, History Methodology
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Asst. Prof. Dr. Seyfullah PALALI Division of History of Islamic Arts, Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Theology, İzmir, Türkiye
Islamic Arts, Art History, Architectural
Ahmet Taşkın
Res. Assist. Dr. Ahmet TAŞKIN DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF THEOLOGY
History of Religion, Christian Studies, Comparative Religious Studies
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Res. Assist. Tuğba UYDAŞ DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İLAHİYAT FAKÜLTESİ
Tafsir

Foreign Language Editors

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ferruh KAHRAMAN DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Tafsir
Elif Hilal Karaman
Asst. Prof. Dr. Elif Hilal KARAMAN DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Women's Studies, Greek and Roman Period Archeology, Classical Greek and Roman History, History of Religion, Christian Studies

Manuscript Editors

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Asst. Prof. Dr. Hatice Kübra TEKDEMİR Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi
Turkish Islamic Literature
Nisa Derya Demir
Asst. Prof. Dr. Nisa Derya DEMİR Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi
Tafsir
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Res. Assist. Süheyla AKSOY DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF THEOLOGY
Islamic Law
Taha Rıdvan Akay
Res. Assist. Taha Rıdvan AKAY DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İLAHİYAT FAKÜLTESİ
Hadith

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Yetgin Uluağaç
Res. Assist. Dr. Yetgin ULUAĞAÇ DOKUZ EYLÜL ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Religious Education, Philosophy of Education

Layout Editor

Philosophy of Logic, Logic, History of Logic

Statistics Editor

Epistemology, Philosophy of Religion
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