Theologian (b.
1944, Perivari / Siirt). He graduated from Siirt
High School (1962) and Ankara University,
Faculty of Theology (1966). He did his doctorate in France in 1973; he became assistant
professor (1980) and professor. He worked as an academician at the Faculties of
Theology connected to Erzurum Ataturk University
and Sakarya University from 1973. He retired in 1997. In more recent years
he has worked abroad.
He is known for
his lectures, in addition to his research works of the History of Islam. Since
1979 his articles have been published in
Yeni Devir, Millî Gazete, Zaman, İslâm, İlim ve Sanat, Kadın ve Aile, İstanbul
Edebiyat Fakültesi Tarih Enstitüsü, Diyanet reviews and newspapers. He
received the Writers Union of Turkey 1986 Translation Award with his
translation Muhammed Hamidullah’tan Makalaler (Articles from Muhammed
Hamidullah).
WORKS:
RESEARCH-STUDY: “Osmanlı
Devletinin Yıkılışında Yemen
İsyanları” (Rebellions of Yemen at the End of the Ottoman Empire, assistant
professor thesis, 1980), Hz. Peygamber
Döneminde Yahudi Meselesi (The Jewish Problem in the Period of the Prophet
Muhammad, 1984), İslâm Tarihi (History
of Islam, 1984), 2. Abdulhamid'in İslâm
Birliği Siyaseti (Islam Union Politics of Abdulhamid II, 1985), Tunus Hatıraları (Memoir of Tunisia,
1985), İslâmî Tebliğin Mekke Dönemi ve
İşkence (The Mecca Period of Islamic Proclamation and Torture, 1986), İslâmî Tebliğin Medine Dönemi ve Cihad (Medina
Period of Islamic Proclamation and the Holy War, 1986), Birkaç Sahife Tarih (One More Paper History, 1986), Tarih Şuuru (History Consciousness,
1987), Sömürü Ajanı İngiliz Misyonerleri (Secret
Agent Missionaries of English Exploitation, 1988, 5th edition),
İslâm Öncesi Mekke Dönemi ve Hz. Mu-hammed (The Mecca Period before Islam
and the Prophet Muhammad, 1988),
Tanzimatın Götürdükleri (Disadvantages of Tanzimat* Administrative Reforms,
1988), Pakia Mektupları (Pakia
Letters, 1989), Örnek Halifeler Dönemi (Period
of Model Caliphs, 1989), Emeviler Dönemi
/ Hilafetten Saltanata (Period of
Omayyads / From the Caliphate to Sovereignty, 1990), Neler Sordular? (What Did They Ask?, 1991), İslâm Peygamberi (Prophet of Islam, 1992), Bir Garip Tarih (A Poor History, 1993), Nasıl Sömürüldük (How Were We Exploited? 1993), İşte Önderimiz Hz. Muhammed (That’s Our Leader the Prophet Muhammad, 1994), Belgelerle II. Abdülhamid Dönemi (Documents of the Period of
Abdulhamid II, 1998).
TRAVEL LITERATURE: Yalan Dünyayı
Adımlarken (When We Walked the False World, 1998).
In addition to these, he has prepared translations.
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) - Müslümanlar
Koalalaştı mı? (Yeni Dönem gazetesi, 1999), 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) - Müslümanlar Koalalaştı mı? (Yeni Dönem gazetesi, 1999), İhsan Süreyya Sırma Kitabı (2018).
