Researcher and writer (b. 1945,
İstanbul). He attended Kocamustafa Paşa Primary School (1957) and graduated
from Pertevniyal High School (1963), Istanbul Technical University, Technical
School (1967), Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Chemistry (1971). In
addition he studied artificial intelligence and learning systems at London
University. He completed his PhD thesis “Functional
Categorization of Knowledge: /Applications in Modeling Scientific Discovery” at
London University, King’s College (1985-90). He returned to Turkey and started
to work as the President of the Department of Artificial Intelligence at the
Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Institution, Marmara Research Center.
He was appointed as lecturer to İstanbul Technical University, Faculty of
Airplane and Space Sciences. He still continues his profession at İstanbul
Technical University.
He collected the Writers Union of
Turkey Award with his book İfadelerin
Gramatik Ayrımı (Grammatical Differences of Expressions) in 1985 in the
field of philosophy and the Writer of the Year Award with his book titled İslamda Bilginin Temelleri (The
Foundations of Knowledge in Islam) in 1997 in the field of research at the same
institution. He published his articles in reviews such as Yönelişler (1982), İlim ve
Sanat (1985-88) and the MAAS Journal
of Islamic Science (1986-88). His articles on knowledge organization in
artificial intelligence, modeling of scientific inventions and intelligent
simulation systems have been published in international magazines and papers at
national and international conferences.
WORKS:
PHILOSOPHY: İfadelerin Gramatik Ayrımı (Grammatical Differences of Expressions,
1984), Fizik ve Gerçeklik / Bilim
Felsefesine Kavramsal Bir Yaklaşım (Physics and Reality / A Scientific
Approach to the Philosophy of Science, 2001), Kur’an’da Yaratılış : Uzayların ve Maddenin Yaratılışı (The
Creation in the Koran: The Creation of Space and Matter, 2004).
RESEARCH: The Concept of
Intellect in the Koran (1988, London), İslamda
Bilginin Temelleri (Foundations
of Knowledge in Islam, 1997), İslam’da
Gerçeklik Kavramı: Kur’an’da Hakk Kelimesi (The Reality Concept in Islam:
The Word ‘True’ in the Koran, 2004).