He began to write for some reviews and newspapers
during his years at high school. He became the managing editor of the newspaper
İmanlı Büyük Türkiye. Later on, his
essays and articles were published in the newspaper Hüryol. In 1974, he published a review called Yeni Ölçü together with
his friends and he became the editor-in-chief of this review (1974-79).
Meanwhile, as a member of the Executive Board of the Federation of Turkey’s
Religious Officials, he made some studies in Turkey and the Middle East.
One of the founders of
the Writers Union of Turkey, Aktaş began to write for the newspapers like Şura, Hicret and Tevhid in 1979
and then became a columnist in the newspaper Millî Gazete with a pen name and wrote on the Fıkıh Köşesi pages of the newspaper as an expert of canon law for
years. Since many files were sued after him at courts because of his writings,
he had to write under pen names. After 1980, he wrote daily articles and essays
on issues related to canon law in Millî
Gazete again under a pen name. Then, he went on to work as a columnist in
the newspapers Vahdet and Akit. He answered the questions about
the issues related to canon law in a “Fıkıh
Column” in Akit for many years.
He was sent to prison in 1984 and stayed there for more than a year. After he
was released, he published a newspaper called Vahdet and wrote articles for this newspaper for three years. Then,
together with his friends, he established the Vahdet Education, Friendship and
Solidarity Foundation in Ankara (1989).
He wrote for the
newspaper Akit between 1993 and 2000.
He published a review named Misak in
1990. He was accused to support Aczimendi tarikat* in Eskişehir Prison for six
months and was arrested in May, 1997. He was imprisoned in Ulucanlar Prison.
After he was released, he continued his foundational works and to publish the
review Misak. He collected the
Writers Union of Turkey’s Author of the Year Award in 1983 under the category
of thought with his book titled Kelimeler
ve Kavramlar (Words and the Concepts).
WORKS:
NOVEL: İsyan
Çiçekleri (The Flowers of Rebellion, auto-biographical novel, 1975), Fedailer (The Bodyguards, documentary
novel, 1983).
PLAY: Şeytan’ın Düzeni (The Order of Evil,
1975), Cenazeler Çağı (The Age of
Funerals, 1976).
SHORT STORY: Şen Olasın Laiklik (Secularism Be Happy,
1977).
RESEARCH:
Medenî Vahşet (The Civilized
Brutality, 1980), Fıkhî Meseleler
(The Issues of Canon Law, 2 volumes, 1982-83), Kelimeler ve Kavramlar (Words and Concepts, 2 volumes, 1983), Devlet ve Siyaset (The State and
Politics), İslâmî Hareketin Mahiyeti
(The Essence of Islamic Movement),
Mazlumlarla Sohbet (Conversation with the Oppressed), Emanetler ve Ehliyetler (The Things Entrusted and Competences, 2
volumes).
MEMOIR: Medenî Vahşet Davası (The Course of
Civilized Brutality, notes from prison, 1987).