Research Article
Book Review
Aim & Scope
Talim: Journal of Education in Muslim Societies and Communities is an academic and peer-reviewed journal.
Talim aims to accrue studies to academic world, which deal with education or religious education from an interdisciplinary perspective, offer original initiatives and solutions, examine it with different/new research methods, and deal with it comparatively in the context of different countries.
Talim publishes studies focused on education and religious education in Muslim societies and communities, as well as theoretical and applied studies that deal with this issue from a disciplinary or an interdisciplinary perspective.
Talim publishes education or religious education centred copyrighted and translated articles, research notes, symposium/book/thesis evaluations, biographies, edition critiques and suchlike studies.
Author Guidelines
Talim: Journal of Education in Muslim Societies and Communities is committed to publishing original research articles at the intersection of religious sciences and educational sciences, focusing specifically on the disciplines of religious education, history of education, and sociology of education. The journal aims to contribute to the scientific literature by providing a platform for high-quality information exchange on both national and international scales. In alignment with this objective, the journal accepts Research Articles, Review Articles, Theoretical Articles, Thesis Reviews, Book Reviews, Symposium/Conference Reviews, and Translated Articles written in Turkish, English, or Arabic. Our journal adopts the İSNAD Citation Style 2nd Edition for referencing. Authors are required to use the footnote system as prescribed by İSNAD; in-text citations (author-date) are not accepted.
Important Quick Links
1. Click here to download the Talim Article Template.
2. Click here to download the Talim Ethical Declaration Form.
3. Click here to download the Talim Response to Referees Form.
4. Click here to download the Talim Book Review Guide.
5. Click here for the ISNAD Citation System (2nd Edition).
Important Editorial Notes
• Preliminary Review: During the preliminary review stage, if the author fails to implement the requested changes after the second revision, the manuscript will be rejected.
• Publication Charges: All expenses of the journal are covered by the Publisher. There are no fees for article submission, processing, or publication.
• Authorship Changes: Authors must carefully review the list and order of authors before submission. No names may be added, deleted, or reordered after submission without the written consent of all authors and the approval of the Editor.
Author Guidelines and Technical Specifications
1. Formatting and Typography
The required font is "Palatino Linotype". The font size should be 11 pt for the main text and 9 pt for footnotes. For Arabic content, "Sakkal Majalla" must be used (13 pt in main text, 9 pt in footnotes).
2. Word Counts
• The article length should not exceed 8,000 words, excluding the cover page, abstracts (Turkish, English, and Arabic) and references. Submissions exceeding this limit are subject to the Editor-in-Chief's discretion.
• Book Reviews: The word limit is 2,000 words, excluding the cover page, abstracts (Turkish, English, and Arabic), and references.
3. Abstracts and Keywords
Submissions must include an Abstract in Turkish (Öz), English, and Arabic المُلَخَّص, ranging between 200 and 300 words. The abstract should clearly outline the subject, scope, significance, objective, methodology, and primary results of the research in a single paragraph.
4. Terminology and Transliteration
• Turkish Text: Specific names (religion, sect, person, surah, etc.) and titles must follow the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam usage.
• English (Abstract) Text: Terminology and titles must comply with the Encyclopaedia of Islam (3rd Edition) and utilize the appropriate Transliteration Alphabet.
Submission Checklist
Authors are expected to ensure the following before uploading their manuscripts:
• Author Information: Full name, e-mail, phone number, ORCID, and institutional affiliation.
• Required Files: Full Manuscript (anonymized), Copyright Agreement, and Ethical Declaration Form.
• Technical Check: Spelling and grammar checks must be performed in accordance with the journal templates.
Duties and Responsibilities of Authors
Authorship and Contribution
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant intellectual contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the study. All significant contributors must be listed as co-authors. Individuals providing minor support (e.g., linguistic editing or technical assistance) should be acknowledged in the "Acknowledgement" section. The corresponding author ensures that all co-authors have approved the final version of the paper.
Originality and Plagiarism
Authors must ensure that their work is entirely original. If the work or words of others are used, they must be appropriately cited. Concurrent submission of the same manuscript to more than one journal is considered a serious ethical violation.
Archiving and Open Access Policy
Talim Journal supports Open Access. Articles are archived via the DergiPark platform. Authors are encouraged to share their work in institutional repositories or personal archives without an embargo period, provided that the original source is cited and a link to the DOI/URL is provided.
Conflict of Interest
Authors must disclose any financial or personal relationships that could bias their work. All published articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.
Ethical Approval for Human Subjects
For studies requiring ethical committee approval (interviews, surveys, etc.), the approval details (committee name, date, and number) must be stated in the methodology section and documented during submission.
Fundamental Errors in Published Works
When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in their published work, it is the author’s obligation to promptly notify the journal editor and cooperate to retract or correct the paper via an erratum.
Ethical Principles and Publication Policy
Publication Ethics
Refereed articles are studies that ensure the application of the scientific method and impartiality. In the realization of scientific production, all components of the publication process; publishers, editors, authors, referees and readers must comply with ethical principles. In this context, the publication ethics and open access policy of Talim Journal requires that all components of the publication process comply with ethical principles in line with the guidelines and policies published by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
For this reason, if situations such as manipulation of data, distortion of data and the use of fabricated data used in the articles of Talim Journal are detected, this will be officially reported to the institution where the article writer works and the article will be rejected. Our journal has the right to request the output files of the analysis results from the authors according to the feedback given by the editors and/or referees.
Publisher's Ethical Responsibilities
Önder Imam Hatip School’s Association, the publisher of Talim Magazine, is a non-profit non-governmental organization that pursues the public interest.
As the head of the Editorial Board, an editor and, depending on the case, one or more assistant editors and field editors are determined for Talim. Depending on the subject of the manuscript, the editor may refer it to a subject editor for review when deemed necessary.
Responsibilities of Talim Magazine Editorial Board
• The Editorial Board of Talim Journal is responsible for each article submitted to the journal and for all processes after its publication. This responsibility requires making decisions independently without considering personal gain. The relationship between the Publisher and the Editorial Board is based on the principle of independence, and all decisions taken by the editors are independent of the publisher and other persons and organizations.
• The Editorial Board of Talim Journal strives to continuously improve the journal and increase its publication quality.
• Talim Journal Editorial Board ensures that journal policies such as publication, blind review, evaluation process and ethical principles are determined and implemented.
• Talim Journal Editorial Board protects the copyright of the article authors published in Talim Journal.
• Talim Journal Editorial Board is responsible for taking precautions regarding intellectual property rights, unscientific-unethical behaviors and plagiarism during the publication process of articles and journals.
• The Board prepares an “Author's Guide” containing the information requirements of the author (s) and a “Referee Guide” containing the information that the referees will need during the evaluation phase, and updates it when necessary.
• Talim Journal Editorial Board keeps the records of each article and correspondence related to the journal electronically or in print.
Ethical Responsibilities of Editor, Assistant Editors and Field Editors
• Editors endeavor to respond to the information needs of referees, author(s), researchers, practitioners and readers when necessary, to act according to the principles of clarity in matters that require correction and explanation during the publication process.
• While deciding on the publication of articles, editors take care that the articles are original and contribute to the scientific literature, readers, researchers and practitioners.
• While making positive or negative decisions about the articles, editors take into account the original value of the articles, their contribution to the field, the validity and reliability of the research method, the clarity of the expression, and the journal's purpose and scope.
• Editors apply the policies of blind review and evaluation process, which are among the publishing policies of the journal, keep the identities of the referees confidential, and ensure that each article is evaluated objectively and within time.
• Editors send articles taking into account the field of expertise of the editors and referees, and they support the impartial and independent evaluation.
• Editors take into account whether there is a conflict of interest between the editors, referees and author (s) for unbiased evaluation of the article.
• Editors avoid unscientific evaluations that do not follow academic etiquette.
• Editors ensure that journal publishing processes are carried out in accordance with publication policies and guidelines.
• Editors protect individual data of authors, referees and readers.
• Editors pay attention to the protection of human and animal rights in the articles, they care about documenting the express consent of the participants of the article, they reject the article when they do not have the approval of the ethics committee for the participants of the article, and they do not have permission for experimental research.
• Editors ensure that errors, inconsistencies or misdirections in the articles are corrected.
• Editors protect the intellectual property rights of published articles and defend the rights of the journal and the author (s) in case of violation.
• Editors take into account the consistent criticism of the articles published in the Journal, and give the right to reply to the author (s) of the criticized articles.
• Editors also consider studies with negative results.
• Editors examine the complaints submitted to the journal and make the necessary explanations.
Ethical Responsibilities of Referees
During the manuscript evaluation process in Talim Journal, the two-way blind referee principle is applied, in which the referees of the author (s) and the referees do not recognize the authors. The referees cannot communicate directly with the authors; The article evaluation forms and the notes stated on the text and the correction requests are forwarded to the author (s) by the editors through the journal management system. Referees who will evaluate the articles submitted to the Journal should bear the following ethical responsibilities:
• Referees should only agree to evaluate articles related to their field of expertise.
• Referees should make the assessment in neutral and confidentiality.
• Nationality, gender, religious belief, political belief and commercial concerns should not spoil the neutrality of the evaluation.
• When the referees understand that there is a conflict of interest, they should refuse to evaluate the article and inform the editors.
• Referees should make the evaluation in a constructive language in accordance with academic etiquette; Avoid personal comments containing insults and hostility.
• Referees should evaluate the article, which they accept, within the time limit.
Ethical Responsibilities of Authors
The ethical responsibilities of the author(s) who submit an article to Talim Journal can be summarized as follows:
• Author(s) should not send an article published elsewhere or submitted for publication to Talim Journal before.
• The author(s) should correctly cite the sources they use during article writing in line with ethical principles.
• The names of persons who did not contribute to the article should not be written as authors.
• Notify the editors who have a conflict of interest or a common interest in the article for publication.
• If information or raw data are requested from the author(s) during the evaluation process, they should submit the expected information to the editors.
• The author(s) must document that the rights to use the data they use in their articles, permission for research-analysis or the consent of the participants on which they have researched.
• The author(s) should contact the editor to inform, correct or retract when they notice an error in the evaluation and early viewing or electronically published article.
• The author(s) received approval from the ethics committee for research that requires data collection through quantitative or qualitative methods such as experiments, questionnaires, scales, interviews, observations, focus groups, etc. The name of the ethics committee, the date and the number of the decision should be indicated on the first-last page of the candidate article and in the method section, and the document showing the ethics committee decision should be uploaded to the system with the application of the article.
• In addition, case reports should include information about obtaining consent form in the article.
• If the research has been carried out on human and animal subjects, the research should be submitted to international reports, guides etc. It should be reported that it was performed properly.
• Ethics committee approval is not required from the author(s) for review articles. However, in articles that do not require an ethics committee decision, it should be stated that an ethics committee decision is not required, on the first-last page and method section of the article.
Notifying the Editor of Non-Compliance with Ethical Principles
In Talim Journal, if an unethical situation is encountered in the journal or in an article that is in an early view or in an evaluation process that does not comply with ethical principles, it should be reported to talimdergisi@gmail.com.
Price Policy
Talim, derginin amaç ve kapsamına uygun olarak hazırlanan, değerlendirme süreçlerini olumlu tamamlayan ve yayın kurulundan geçen araştırma makalelerinin yazarlarına telif ücreti ödemeyi taahhüt etmemektedir.
Indexes
Journal Boards
Yazı İşleri Müdürü
Ahmet Yapıcı, İlahiyat alanında lisans (2000), Din Sosyolojisi alanında yüksek lisans (2012) eğitimlerini Marmara Üniversitesi'nde tamamladı. 10 yıl Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı'nda çalıştıktan sonra Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı bünyesinde İmam Hatip Lisesi Meslek Dersleri kitapları, Din Dersi kitapları ve Seçmeli Din Dersleri kitapları yazarlığı; öğretmenlik, müdür yardımcılığı, okul ve şube müdürlüğü yaptı. Hâlen İstanbul İl Millî Eğitim Müdür Yardımcısı pozisyonunda idareci olarak görev alan Ahmet Yapıcı'nın İnanmış Bir Adam Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Tekkeler ve Cumhuriyet, Ailemizle 52 Ders Serisi gibi yayımlanmış kitapları vardır ve Gümüş Kalemler yazar grubu üyesidir. Ahmet Yapıcı'nın araştırma alanları arasında din eğitimi, aile eğitimi, din sosyolojisi, tarihi şahsiyetler yer almaktadır.
Başeditör
Prof. Dr. Ahmet TÜRKAN
1976 yılında Düzce'de doğdu. 2000 yılında Selçuk Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi'nden mezun oldu. Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Felsefe ve Din Bilimleri Anabilim Dalı Dinler Tarihi bilim dalında 2003 yılında Yüksek Lisansını ve 2011 yılında Doktorasını tamamladı. 2013 yılında Dumlupınar Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Felsefe ve Din Bilimleri Bölümü Dinler Tarihi Anabilim Dalında Doktor Öğretim Üyesi olarak göreve başladı, 2018 yılında doçent ve 2023 yılında profesör oldu. Dumlupınar Üniversitesi Senato üyeliği ve Kütüphane Daire Başkanı görevlerinin yanında aynı üniversitenin İlahiyat Fakültesinde Felsefe ve Din Bilimleri Bölüm Başkanlığı ve Dekan Yardımcılığı yaptı. 2021 yılında Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Ahmet Keleşoğlu İlahiyat Fakültesinde Dinler Tarihi Anabilim Dalında göreve başladı. Ahmet TÜRKAN halen NEÜ Ahmet Keleşoğlu İlahiyat Fakültesi'nde Dinler Tarihi anabilim dalı başkanlığının yanı sıra YÖKAK Değerlendiricisi, İlahiyat Akreditasyon Ajansı Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi ve NEÜ Kurumsal Kalite ve Akreditasyon koordinatörü olarak görevini sürdürmektedir.
Eserlerinden Bazıları:
Ahmet Türkan, Kudüs (ed.) (Din-Toplum-Siyaset), GRTC Yayınları, İstanbul 2019.
Ahmet Türkan, Osmanlı Papalık İlişkileri, Kitabevi Yayınları, İstanbul 2012.
Ahmet Türkan, Osmanlı'da Kripto Hıristiyanlar, Kitabevi yayınları, İstanbul 2012.
Ahmet Türkan, Kütahya Ermenileri, Yeditepe Yayınları, İstanbul 2019.
Ahmet Türkan, Ahteri ve Dönemi (ed.) , Türk Dil Kurumu (TDK) Yayınları, Ankara 2018.
Ahmet Türkan, Din Kültürü ve Ahlak Bilgisi Ders Kitabı (ed.), MEB Yayınları, Ankara 2009.
Makalelerden Bazıları
XIX. Yüzyılda Kilise Rekabetlerinin Yaşandığı Kudüs’te Osmanlı’nın Uyguladığı Birlikte Yaşama ve Barış Kültürü Politikaları
Anahtarını İki Müslüman Ailenin Koruduğu Kilise: Kıyamet Kilisesi
Ortadoğu’daki Denklemler ve Kudüs Latin Patrikliğinin Yeniden Açılması
Başlangıcından Günümüze Kudüs Latin Patrikliği
Jeopolitikten Teopolitiğe Bir Kurumsal Misyonun Ortaya Çıkışı: Kudüs Yakınlarında Beyt Cala (Beit Jala) Köyündeki Katolik Misyonu ve Bunun Ortodoks- Katolik İlişkilerine Etkisi
1893’te Kudüs’te Yapılan Evharistik Kongrenin Roma Katolik Kilisesi ile Doğu Katolik Kiliseleri Açısından Önemi
Yayın Kurulu
İstanbul Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi'nde çalışmaktadır.
İrfan Erdoğan halen Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Din Eğitimi Bölümünde çalışmaktadır. İrfan Öğretmen Eğitimi, Eleştirel Düşünme, Yansıtıcı Düşünme ve Öğretim Etiği alanlarında araştırmalar yapmaktadır. En son yayını 'Bir Türk Üniversitesi Örnekleminde İlahiyat Öğrencilerinin Kültürlerarası Duyarlılık ve Etnosentrizm Düzeyleri'dir.
2002 yılında Marmara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesinden mezun oldu. Aynı Üniversitenin Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsünde 2004 yılında yüksek lisansını, 2012 yılında ise doktorasını tamamladı. 2003-2013 tarihleri arasında Milli Eğitim Bakanlığında öğretmen olarak görev yaptı. 2013-2020 yılları arasında Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesinde Din Eğitimi Bilim Dalında öğretim üyesi olarak çalıştı. 2014-2015 öğretim yılında misafir öğretim üyesi olarak Kanada McGill Üniversitesinde bulundu. 2020-2023 yılları arasında İstanbul 29 Mayıs Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesinde görev yaptı. 2020 yılında doçent unvanı aldı. 2023 yılında Marmara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesine geçiş yaptı ve 2026 yılında profesör kadrosuna atandı. Halen aynı kurumda görevine devam etmekte olan Öz’ün alana dair yayımlanmış makaleleri ve “Din Eğitimi ve Birey Oluşu İmkanı” isimli bir kitabı bulunmaktadır.
Alan Editörleri
Dr. Uysal received her first bachelor degree from Istanbul University, Faculty of Literature, Department of Eastern Languages and Literatures, Arabic Language and Literature in 2003 and she got her second bachelor degree from the Department of Western Languages and Literatures, American Culture and Literature in 2004. In 2023, she completed her third undergraduate education in Sociology Department at Istanbul University. In 2007, she completed her master's thesis titled "Transpersonal Psychology and Religion" in the Department of Psychology of Religion at the Social Sciences Institute of Marmara University. In 2024, she completed her Family Counseling education at Üsküdar University. She worked as an executive at Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality between 2005 and 2015. From 2011 to 2012, she was a lecturer at the European Islamic University Distance Education Center, Faculty of Languages and Civilizations. She completed her doctoral thesis titled "Near Death Experiences in the Context of Psychology of Religion" at Istanbul University, Social Sciences Institute, Department of Psychology of Religion. Her first book "Awakening to Death" was published by MArmara University, Theology Faculty. Her second book was published in the field of Islamic Psychology under the title "Islamic Psychology Between Tradition and Future." She was appointed as a Research Assistant to the Department of Psychology of Religion at Istanbul University, Faculty of Theology, in 2015. She has been an Assistant Professor at Istanbul University since 2022.
1981 yılında İstanbul’da doğdu. 1999’da Eyüp Anadolu İmam Hatip Lisesi’nden mezun olduktan sonra tedrisatına Marmara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi’nde devam etti. Marmara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü’nde yüksek lisans (2006) ve doktora (2012) eğitimini tamamladı. 2009–2014 yılları arasında beş yıl süre ile Başbakanlık Osmanlı Arşivi’nde görev aldı. 2014 yılında ise Marmara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi’nde Yardımcı Doçent olarak göreve başladı. 2021 yılında Doçent oldu. Halen Marmara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi’nde bu görevini sürdürmektedir.
İshak TEKİN, 1984 yılında Amasya’da doğdu. Lisans eğitimini Erciyes Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesinde; yüksek lisans eğitimini aynı üniversitede Din Eğitimi alanında tamamladı. Sakarya Üniversitesi din eğitimi alanında başladığı doktora eğitimini, “İnsan-ı Kâmil Anlayışı Bağlamında Ahlak Eğitimine Kuramsal Bir Yaklaşım” başlıklı çalışması ile 2018 yılında tamamladı. 2006-2011 yılları arasında Milli Eğitim Bakanlığına bağlı okullarda Din Kültürü ve Ahlak Bilgisi öğretmeni; 2011-2019 yılları arasında Eskişehir Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesinde araştırma görevlisi olarak çalıştı. 2015-2016 yıllarında Giessen Üniversitesi İslam İlahiyatı ve Eğitimi Bölümü’nde (Almanya) TÜBİTAK bursiyeri olarak misafir araştırmacı statüsünde araştırmalarını sürdürdü. Ağustos 2019 tarihinden itibaren Eskişehir Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesinde öğretim üyesi olarak görevine devam etmektedir. Ahlak ve değerler eğitimi, din eğitiminde program geliştirme ve
değerlendirme ile eğitim felsefesi konularında yayınlanmış makaleleri ve çeşitli sempozyumlarda sunulmuş bildirileri bulunmaktadır. Evli ve iki çocuk babasıdır.
Türkçe Editörü
İngilizce Dil Editörü
Muhammed Çelik, Selçuk Üniversitesi İngilizce Öğretmenliği (2008) lisans, Sakarya Üniversitesi Eğitim Yönetimi ve Denetimi (2013) yüksek lisans ve Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Eğitim Yönetimi (2019) doktora derecelerini tamamlamıştır.
Millî Eğitim Bakanlığına bağlı farklı eğitim kademelerinde öğretmenlik, yöneticilik, proje geliştirme ve editöryal görevler üstlenmiş; Cidde Uluslararası Türk Okulu’nda (Suudi Arabistan) ve Erasmus, Comenius, Grundtvig, Piktes+ gibi uluslararası programlarda tecrübe kazanmıştır. Ayrıca çeşitli özel kurum ve sivil toplum kuruluşlarının projelerine katkıda bulunmuştur.
Hâlen İstanbul İl Millî Eğitim Müdürlüğü bünyesinde düzenlenen akademik kongrelerin koordinasyonunda görev almakta ve İstanbul Eğitim Dergisi Başeditörlüğü'nü yürütmekte, Academic Platform Journal of Education and Change ve Talim dergilerinin editöryal süreçlerinde görev alarak akademik eğitim araştırmalarının yaygınlaştırılmasına destek olmaktadır. Başlıca ilgi alanları eğitim yönetimi, eğitim denetimi, eğitim planlaması, eğitim liderliği ve eğitim sosyolojisidir.
Arapça Dil Editörü
Yazım Editörleri
Enes Kavas, İstanbul Şehir Üniversitesi İslami İlimler Bölümü'nden 2020 yılında lisans derecesiyle mezun olmuştur. Yüksek lisans eğitimini 2023 yılında İstanbul 29 Mayıs Üniversitesi Manevi Danışmanlık ve Rehberlik Anabilim Dalı'nda, "Askeriyede Manevi Danışmanlık ve Rehberlik" başlıklı teziyle tamamlamıştır. Akademik çalışmalarına 2024 yılında kabul edildiği İstanbul Üniversitesi Din Eğitimi Doktora Programı'nda devam etmektedir. Temel akademik ilgi ve çalışma alanları manevi danışmanlık, müzik terapi ve din eğitimi konularında yoğunlaşmaktadır. Aktif olarak İmam Hatip Araştırmaları Merkezi (İHAMER) bünyesinde araştırmacı olarak görev yapmakta ve Talim Dergisi'nin çeşitli editoryal süreçlerinde yer almaktadır.
Mizanpaj Editörleri
İLAHİYAT ATIF DİZİNİ