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Abstract: Prof. Dr. Abit YASAR KOCAK who was born in 18 March 1948 in Akcakale, the town of Sanlıurfa, in 1968 enrolled in the department of Arab-Persian Philology in Istanbul University. After graduating from the Istanbul University he was appointed as a manuscripts expert of Istanbul University Central Library. In 1978 he went to Saudi Arabia and returned to Turkey after he had worked about 15 years at Mecca Umm al-Qura University. After he returned to Turkey, he had worked in Istanbul University from 27 April 1994 until 18 March 2015 as an academic staff. In this study, we will discuss the biography and Works of Prof. Dr. Abit Yasar KOCAK who taught many students and wrote scientific articles and books.