Researcher, journalist
and writer (b. 13 February 1942, Yenice village, Çaykara, Trabzon). He attended
the Cudi Bey Primary School, Trabzon İmam Hatip School (1962) and İstanbul
Advanced Institute of Islam (1966). He worked as the Sultanahmet Mosque
preacher (1964- 67) and as an archive expert of Islamic records at the İstanbul
Mufti’s House (1970- 78).
He was a columnist in the reviews Yeni Devir (1977-79), Millî Gazete (1979-, editor-in-chief for
a time) and Yeni Şafak. He spent one
year in prison under Article 163 of the Turkish Contitution because of the
articles he wrote in 1985. He is known for his studies and research on thought
and religious life in the Ottoman Empire and the Republican Era and the
scholars of the time. He translated many important works that were written in
the old alphabet and made them available for new generations. He won the
Writers Union of Turkey Study and Research Award in 1981 with his work Son Devir Osmanlı Uleması (Ottoman
Scholars of Last Period).
WORKS (Study-Research):
Sömürüye Karşı İslâm (Islam Against
Exploitation, 1971), Türkiye'de Din
Kavgası (The Religious Struggle in Turkey, 1973), Budin Kanunnâmesi ve Osmanlı Toprak Meselesi (Budin Law Book and
Ottoman Land Issue, 1974), Son Devrin
İslâm Akademisi (The Islamic Academy of the Last Period, 1974), Şeriatten Laikliğe (From Islamic Law
to Laicism, 1977), Devrimin Çakıl Taşları
(Stones of the Revolution, 1979),
Yürüyenler ve Sürünenler (Those Who Walk and Creep, 1979), Son Devir Osmanlı Uleması (Schloars of
the Last Period Ottoman, 5 volumes, 1980-81),
Rahmet ve Savaş Peygamberi (The Prophet of Mercy and War, 1981), Manaho Deresi (Manaho River, prison
notes, 1986), Taşlaşma-Çağdaşlaşma (Petrifaction
– Modernization, 1987), Doğunun İsyanı (The
Rebellion of the East, 1987), 31 Mart
Gerici Bir Hareket mi? (Is 31st March Incident a Reactionary Move?, 1987), Meşrutiyet İslâmcılığı ve Siyonizm (The
Constitutional Monarchy, Islam and Zionism, 1989), Cumhuriyete Doğru-Hilafetin Sonu (Towards the Republic – The End
of Caliphate, 1989), Türk Siyasî
Hayatında MSP Olayı (The National Salvation Party Incident in Turkish
Political Life, 1989), Tek Parti Dönemi
ve Batıcılık (The One-Party Period and Occidentalism, 1989), Devrimler ve Gerici Tepkiler (Revolutions
and Reactionary Responses, 1989), Siyasi
Boyutlarıyla Türkiye'de İslâmcılığın Doğuşu (The Birth of Pan-Islamism in
Turkey and Its Political Aspects, 1989),
Çağdaş Devrim Yobazları (The
Fanatics of Modern Revolution, 1990), MSP
Davası ve 12 Eylül (The National Welfare Party Trial and 12 September,
1990), İslâm Dünyası Nereye Gidiyor? (Where
is the Islamic World Going?, 1991),
22'sinde Bir Şehid / İbrahim Edkaide (A Twenty-two-Year-Old Martyr /
İbrahim Edkaide, 1992), Hilafet ve
Halifesiz Müslümanlar (The Caliphate and Muslims without a Caliph, 1992), Meşihat-Şeriat-Tarikat Kavgası (Struggle of the Sheikh – Law –
Tarikat*, 1994).
His simplifications have also been published.
REFERENCE: İhsan Işık / Yazarlar Sözlüğü (1990, 1998) - Türkiye Yazarlar Ansiklopedisi (2001, 2004) – Encyclopedia of Turkish Authors (2005) - Resimli ve Metin Örnekli Türkiye Edebiyatçılar ve Kültür Adamları Ansiklopedisi (2006, gen. 2. bas. 2007) - Ünlü Fikir ve Kültür Adamları (Türkiye Ünlüleri Ansiklopedisi, C. 3, 2013) - Encyclopedia of Turkey’s Famous People (2013).