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2 PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES

18 ACADEMIC MEETINGS

24 PUBLICATIONS

36 LIBRARY

42 NEWS FROM ISAM MEMBERS

54 VISITS TO ISAM

PROJECTS&PROGRAMMES

Apart from the projects that have

continued since its foundation, ISAM

has extended its academic activities

through its implementation of new

projects covering a much broader

area than before.

32013

The TDV Encyclopedia of Islam

Final volumes (43 and 44) of the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, an

important source for those wishing to perform research on both

Islamic and Social Sciences have been completed and are now re-

ady for use. With its supplement volumes due to be published in

2014, this immense, 30 year-long project will finally reach comp-

letion.

All necessary work has been completed in order to publish the En-

cyclopedia online and all of the volumes have been converted into

PDF format. Moreover, both a word based search and a subject

based search have been put into service.

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The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam

h is encyclopedia will be published firstly in Russian, Chinese,

and Balkan languages in order both to inform the average reader

about Islamic subjects and to satisfy their educational needs in

friendly areas of the world containing Muslim minority populati-

ons. Upon completion, the encyclopedia is due to consist of five

volumes. Moreover, while its Russian translation is currently un-

derway, with the first volume scheduled to be published in 2014,

preparations for the Chinese version have been launched.

Among the aims of the encyclopedia informing the average reader

about Islamic knowledge, providing accurate and suf icient know-

ledge about the basics of Islam and its significant figures, especial-

ly the Prophets, and providing an Islamic point of view to modern

problems find themselves at the forefront. h e encyclopedia also

aims at being a qualified and practical source of knowledge for the

members of the Presidency of Religious Af airs and the Turkish

Religious Foundation, as well as acting as a supplementary resour-

ce for secondary education in Turkey. h e editors of the encyclo-

pedia will ensure that the entries are written in an easy language

with a style that encourages religious consciousness.

Upon completion of this project, 1,500 to 1,800 articles will have

been written with some adaptations, like including or removing

certain articles based on the region in which the work will be pub-

lished. h us far, approximately 650 articles have been written, and

of these, 250 have been translated into Russian.

52013

History of the Istanbul Project

h e aim of this project is to publish an eight-volume work con-

cerning the history of Istanbul from its first settlements in ancient

times to the modern ages with regard to its place among the ot-

her cities of the world, its topography, its architecture, its religious

and social life, its administration, and its economy while placing a

special emphasis on its being a city. It is expected that this work

will both satisfy the needs of common readers and be a source for

those students in formal education.

In this project, ISAM is co-operating with Istanbul Culture and

Art Works Inc. and the Turkish version is near publication. h us

far, more than 300 articles have been written and its English trans-

lation is currently underway.

62013

Electronic Publications Project

h e aim of this project is to ease the process of reaching the sour-

ces needed for researchers studying in the areas of Islamic studies,

humanities, and social studies via internet. Below are the databa-

ses that have been updated during 2013.

Database for Thesesh is database has been formed in order to assist researchers by

collecting bibliographic information from theses concerning so-

cial sciences written in universities located within Turkey. In this

constantly updated database, there are 286,000 identified theses

at present and it is open to researchers on ISAMs local network.

Database for Articlesh e total sum of articles in the Database for Articles, which also

contains the articles in the Turkey Bibliography of Articles (1923-

2003), has reached 845,000. Work to enrich the database continues

through the inclusion of articles related to social sciences and the

of prints in our library. While the database is open to researchers

on ISAMs local network, it is also possible to make subject-based

search via email.

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Database for Articles in Islamic Studies

h is database, which consists of academic periodicals and proce-

edings published primarily by theology faculties as well as other

institutions, includes the bibliographical records of articles along

with the full texts of 25,832 articles in PDF format. h e total num-

ber of bibliographical records in the database has reached 26,819

including 2,642 bibliographical records uploaded in 2013. h e da-

tabase is also accessible via the internet.

Database for Theses in Theology Faculties

h is database is comprised of approximately 15,055 completed

or on-going master and doctoral theses conducted in theology

faculties since 1953. h is database is regularly updated via our

correspondence with theology faculties and the h esis Center of

YK (h e Council of Higher Education). h e database is acces-

sible via the internet.

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Documentation Databaseh is database, which shares the documentation files prepared for

the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam with researchers, was completed in

2013. h e number of documentation files in PDF format in this

database has reached a total of 13,008. h e process of adding new

sources to the database via new searches is scheduled to continue.

Database for Articles in Ottoman Turkish

h is database consists of articles from Ottoman magazines on his-

tory, literature, and Islamic studies, which, by year 2013 included

boards of more than 13,064 articles and their full texts in PDF

format. h e database is continuously updated with new articles

constantly added.

Database for Ottoman Annualsh e database for Ottoman Annuals was put into service in 2013

in the ISAM Library. h is database includes Ottoman state and

province annuals and currently has 532 works in PDF format.

92013

Database for Articles in Arabich rough an agreement with the i rm Drul-manzme, which

compiles Arabic articles, IslamicInfo, one of the four databases

of the mentioned i rm, has been put into service for researchers

within the ISAM Library during the 2013-2014 academic term.

In the database are boards of approximately 150,000 articles con-

cerning Islamic Studies, half of which are available as full-text

PDF. Furthermore, the database is continuously updated and is

accessible through ISAMs local network.

Electronic Publication of the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam

Now that the final volume of the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam has

been published, the entire encyclopedia can now be browsable for

free on the internet. At er the completion of the technical process,

which includes the unification of dif erent fonts used during 25

years with the re-addition of Arabic words and sentences to all of

the volumes, the encyclopedia is now accessible via the internet.

102013

Database for Qadi Registers In this database, there are at present 22,948 court registers and

bibliographical information of various registry books. While the

books can be examined digitally at ISAMs library, the bibliograp-

hical information of the registry books in the database may be

accessed via ISAMs website.

h e number and name of the det ers are as below:

Qadi Registers 20,391Classified into three groups: Istanbul, Anatolia-h race,

and Outside Turkey

Agendas 429 Qadiasker Agendas of Anatolia and Rumelia

Masheehat Books 127 Naqibul-eraf, Tariq, Muhur Tatbiqe.t.c.

Muhemma Books 59 Taken from the Archive of Prime Ministry.

Books of Marriage and Divorce 12 h ese belong to the Province of Egypt.

Cadastral Record Books 10

h ese books belong to the Rumelia Region. (Master co-

pies of these books are at the Sarajevo Institute of Orienta-

list Studies and the National Library of Bulgaria.)

Consular Books 6Motion books belonging to the Italian Consulate. (Master

copies of these are in the Archive of ISAMs Library.)

Fiscal Books 3 Archive of the Prime Ministry, MAD, and Major Agendas.

Ahkam Books 2Archive of the Prime Ministry, Kamil Kepecis classifica-

tion of books.

Miscellaneous Books 6 Books pertaining to a variety of content.

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Database for Ottoman Heir Yusuf Izzeddin Effendis Family Documents

At er the suspicious death in 1916 of heir to the throne, Yusuf Iz-

zeddin Ef endi, son of Sultan Abdelaziz, all financial af airs of his

family members were conducted by the trustee of the family, Meh-

med Tevfik (Biren) Bey. h is collection of documents composed

during Tevfik Beys mission consists of documents that shed light

on the lives of Yusuf Izzeddin Ef endis wives and children.

Yusuf Izzeddin Ef endis Family Documents, which have been

classified and brought into use by ISAM, span from 1916 to 1968

and include important documents and information for those pur-

suing studies on the history of the Ottoman dynasty and other

significant figures in recent history. h ese documents, totaling

4,048, have been classified into 1,330 records. Summaries of these

articles have also been written.

h e aforementioned summaries are accessible from the databa-

se located on ISAMs website. Researchers wishing to study this

collection are invited to apply to the Archive and Documentation

Service of ISAMs Library.

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Activities Conducted within the Scope of the Project

Within the scope of the project, education seminars, work-

shops and foreign language courses have been held for two sepa-

rate terms: Spring (1 February-15 June) and Fall (16 September-31

December).

Researcher Assistance and Training Project

h e fact that the number of universities in Turkey has tripled, and

is expected to continue to do so in the years to come, has promp-

ted ISAM to launch a new program in 2012 called the Researcher

Assistance and Training Project whose aim is not only to train

researchers who will study Islam, but also to enhance the quality

of research in this area. Services have been provided since 2013.

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During the project, in which Arabic and English proi cien-

cy is compulsory, those researchers who are proi cient in both lan-

guages attended education seminars.

Within the scope of the project, education seminars have

been planned and carried out, 622 hours overall.

Workshops have been held and assignments given in order

to support the academic works of the researchers.

An academic writing consultancy system was founded

and supervisors appointed in line with the requirements of the

researchers so as to enable them to fuli ll their studies and works

wholesomely, ef ectively, and conveniently while at the same time

up to international standards.

Researchers according to departments

Arabic Language and Rhetoric 2

Hadith 3

History of Islamic Science 4

History of Islamic Educa on 3Islamic Law 9

History of Islam 1

Islamic Countries 5

Kalm 2History of Madhhabs 1

Su sm 5

Tafsr 5Total 40

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Undergraduate Academic Assistance Program

h e Undergraduate Academic Assistance Program, which pro-

duced its first graduates in 2008, successfully completed its sixth

term with a certificate ceremony organized on September 27,

2013. h ose participants who attained certification from this

program had attended seminars about the main Islamic sciences

and Islamic civilization for two academic years.

h e program, whose number of seminars has increased through

a series of reorganization works beginning in 2012, conducts a

two-stage seminar program lasting three years. h e participants

attend various Islamic Sciences and Islamic Civilization classes gi-

ven by expert academics on weekdays. h ey also attend seminars,

prepare homework, and benefit from the chance to conduct rese-

arch in ISAMs library.

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Visiting Scholar Program

ISAMs Visiting Scholar Program is designed for post-doctoral re-

searchers working in the areas of Islamic and social sciences so as

to provide them with a proper academic atmosphere along with

ISAMs library and other research facilities.

Visiting scholars can apply to this program for a period of one to

three months. h ose researchers who were accepted to the prog-

ram in 2013 are listed below:

Dr. Abdurrahman Atl / City University of New York USA

Dr. Irina Katkova / Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of

Eastern Manuscripts Russia

Dr. Mehmet Dirik / Research Fellow Turkey

Dr. Abdulkerim Hamu / National Center for Anthropology,

Sociology, and Cultural Studies Algeria

Dr. Abdulmcid Nedim / Punjab University Pakistan

Dr. Shynar Kalieva / Al-Farabi Kazak National University

Kazakhstan

Dr. Tomoki Okawara / Tohoku University Japan

Dr. Abdullah Bayram / Bayburt University Turkey

Dr. Burhan Smerta / Artvin oruh University Turkey

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Late Classical Period Project

h e main goal of this project is to study the intellectual accumula-

tion in the Late Classical Period of Islamic civilization.

One of the activities of the project is to organize critical edition

courses in order to form a culture and a notion in this area. For

this purpose, twenty candidates were trained in the theory and

practice of the field by 10 academicians during the first critical

edition course which took place between September 18 and Oc-

tober 11, 2013. h e candidates attending the course continue to

work on preparing a separate manuscript, or a part of an extensi-

ve corpus to be published with the critical edition under the su-

pervision of the courses supervisors. Considering both the exces-

sive demand and need, an international critical edition workshop

was organized on January 27, 2014 with the cooperation of the

London based Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation, the Cairo

Institute of Manuscripts, and ISAM.

As a project comprising both a large time period and geography,

the Late Classical Period Project not only carries out the compila-

tion, monography, and critical edition works, but also carries out

sub-projects proposed by research fellows. As a result, a number

of projects that have been of ered are currently in the process of

being evaluated.

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As a product of the monography works, the preparation of a com-

pilation analyzing the thought of Fakhraddin ar-Razi, one of the

prominent i gures of the beginning era of the Late Classical Peri-

od, has been published.

ACADEMIC MEETINGS

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Symposium

First International Symposium on Ottoman Istanbul

May 29 June 1, 2013

h e First International Symposium on Ottoman Istanbul, orga-

nized with the cooperation of ISAM, the Istanbul Metropolitan

Municipality, and Istanbul 29 Mays University, took place betwe-

en May 29 and June 1, 2013.

In the opening panel, chaired by ISAM President Prof. M. Akif

Aydn and joined by lber Ortayl, skender Pala, and Klaus Kreis-

er, the importance of a symposium themed Ottoman Istanbul was

stressed. As for the panels held on the Istanbul 29 Mays Univer-

sity Campus on May 30 and 31, 47 historians from many dif erent

parts of the world came together at 14 thematic panels.

Many local and international guests, academicians, and students

found the opportunity to watch Bekir nlataers concert, Melo-

dies of Ottoman Istanbul, in the evening of May 30.

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Seminars

Between Theory and Practice, The Publication of Manuscripts

February 5, 2013

Dr. Faisal al-Hafian / The Institute of Arabic

Manuscripts Egypt

At the seminar, Dr. Faisal al-Hafian, the program coordinator of

the Mahad al-Mahtutat al-Arabiyya (h e Institute of Arabic Ma-

nuscripts) in Cairo, presented information on the science of criti-

cal edition in general and on the Mahad al-Mahtutat al-Arabiyya

in particular.

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A Criticism of Hadith with Examples of Mawdu Hadiths

March 26, 2013

Prof. mer Hamdan / Tubingen University

Germany

Prof. mer Hamdan, member of the Center for Islamic Studies at

Tubingen University, presented a summary of the article he wrote,

sharing his conclusions about hadith criticism by giving examples

from mawdu hadiths.

Al-Fihrist of Ibn Nedim and Notes on the Early History of Usul al-Fiqh

July 25, 2013

Prof. Devin J. Stewart / Emory University USA

Prof. Devin J. Stewart, academic fellow at the Center for the Study

of Law and Religion at Emory University, shared his readings

about the early history of fiqh methodology through the section

dedicated to fiqh in Ibn Nedims Al-Fihrist.

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Islamic Studies in Sweden From Past to Present

August 29, 2013

Dr. Zeyneb Hafsa Astrm / Free Research Fellow Sweden

Dr. Zeyneb Hafsa Astrm, who lives in Sweden and whose works

concern Islamic finance, shared the name of the researchers who

work on Islamic studies in Sweden and their works from a his-

torical perspective. Dr. Astrm also mentioned the institutes in

Sweden carrying out studies on Islam.

Academic and Social Life in Egypt

September 5, 2013

Zeliha tele / Marmara University Turkey

Zeliha tele, working in Egypt as a visiting scholar during the

2012-2013 academic year, shared her observations and experienc-

es with researchers.

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Istishhad with Poem in Abu Ubaydahs Majazul-Quran

September 12, 2013

Dr. Abdulmacid Nedim / Punjab University

Pakistan

Dr. Abdulmcid Nedm, who have studied at ISAM for three

months under the Visiting Scholar Program, shared the results of

his work with researchers during a seminar.

Dr. Nedim, who is a fellow of Punjab Universitys Arabic Language

and Rhetoric Department, provided examples of how Abu Ubayd-

ah used the istishad method with poems in his tafsir.

Islamic Studies in Germany, from Past to Present

December 24, 2013

Prof. Blent Uar / Osnabruck University

Germany

Prof. Blent Uar, president of the Institute of Islamic Studies at

Osnabruck University, discussed the historical process of Islamic

studies in Germany beginning from the first orientalist studies.

PUBLICATIONS

252013

Periodicals

The 41st and 42nd Issues of the Journal of Ottoman Studies Have Been Published

h e 41st issue of the Journal of Ottoman Studies, i rst published in

1980 and now published biannually, contains the articles of Seyi

Kenan, Abdurrahman Atl, Erturul kten, kr zen, B. Ha-

run Kk, Henning Sievert, Mykhaylo M. Yakubovych, Tadashi

Suzuki, Kiyohiko Hasebe, Nobuo Misawa- Gknr Akada, Ab-

dlkadir Dalar, A. Mesud Kkalay, the reviews of Mahmut

Adnan Gken, Selim Karahasanolu, Mehmet Hacsaliholu,

and Yunyan Zheng as well as the book reviews of Kemal Bey-

dilli, Sherry Sayed Gadelrab, Il Hasekiolu Turgut, and Zafer

brahimolu.

In the 42nd issue contains articles by Shuruq Naguib, Mehmet Gel,

Hedda Reindl-Kiel, Arzu Meral, Yaar Sarkaya, Hatice Toksz,

Cengiz eker, Aysel Yldz, zhan Kapc, Muharrem Varol, Efe

Murat Balkolu and Vatan zgl, a review by Glten Yldrm,

book reviews by Betl S. Nizam, Nicole Kanal Ferrari, Rmeysa

iman, Mustafa Birol lker, A. Teyfur Erdodu, brahim Aksu,

Hilal Kazan, and Seyi Kenan as well as an obituary by Gne

Ikel.

More detailed information on the journal is available on www.

isam.org.tr. Contributions can be made to dergi.osmanli@isam.

org.tr.

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The 29th and 30th issues of the Turkish Journal of Islamic Studies Have Been Published

As a biannual peer-reviewed journal, the 29th issue of

the Turkish Journal of Islamic Studies contains articles

by Mehmet Kalayc, Mustafa Yldz, Murteza Bedir, and Necmi Derin, book reviews by Tahsin Grgn, Harun Kulu, mmgl

Betl Kanburolu, Tuba Erko, Selma akmak, Abdulkadir

Macit, and Burcu Bayer as well as an obituary by Abdurrahman

zdemir for Salim t.

h e 30th Issue contains articles by Muhittin Dzenli, Musa Du-

man, Eref Alta, and mer Ali Yldrm, a research note by rfan

Davut am, book reviews by M. Taha Boyalk, Davut Abal, Asif

Mohiuddin, Fikriye Karaman, Halil brahim Hanabay, Mehmet

elenk, and Tamer Yldrm, and an obituary by Aydn Topalolu

and Erturul Boynukaln in memory of Prof. Muhammed Arui.

More detailed information on the journal is available on www.

isam.org.tr, and contributions can be made to dergi@isam.org.tr.

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BASIC CULTURE SERIES

Mehmet Paac, Kurana Giri (Introduction to Quran), 2006; (7th Edition) 2013

Casim Avc (editor), Son Peygamber Hz. Muhammed (Last Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)),

2007; (6th Edition) 2013

Murteza Bedir, Snnet (Sunnah), 2006; (6th Edition) 2013

inasi Gndz, Hristiyanlk (Christianity), 2006; (4th Edition) 2013

lyas zm, Tarihsel ve Kltrel Boyutlaryla Alevlik (Alawism: From the Aspect of History

and Culture), 2007; (6th Edition) 2013

Alparslan Akgen, slm Medeniyetinde Bilgi ve Bilim (Knowledge and Science in Islamic

Civilization), 2006; (revised 2nd Edition) 2013

brahim Kaln, slm ve Bat (Islam and the West), 2007; (4th Edition) 2013

Seluk Mlayim, slm Sanat (Islamic Art), 2010; (revised 2nd Edition) 2013

Muhsin Demirci, Tefsire Giri (Introduction to Tafsir), 2009; (2nd Edition) 2013

Halil nalck, Kurulu Dnemi Osmanl Sultanlar 1302-1481 (Ottoman Sultans During the

Foundation Era 1302-1481), 2010; (3rd Edition) 2013

Seluk Mlayim, Sinan bin Abdlmennan (Sinan bin Abdulmannan), 2010; (extended 2nd Edi-

tion) 2013

U. Murat Klavuz-A.S. Klavuz, Kelma Giri ( Introduction to Kalm), 2010; (2nd Edition)

2013

. Faruk Akn, Divan Edebiyat (Divan Literature), 2013

Mehmet zdemir, Endls (Andulus), 2013

CLASSICS SERIES

Mtrd, Kitbt-Tevhd: Aklamal Tercme (Kitabut-Tawhid: Annotated Translation)

(trans. Bekir Topalolu), 2002, (5th Edition) 2013

ACADEMIC WORKS SERIES

Vildan Serdarolu Cokun, Sergzetm Gzel Hikyetdr Zafnin Sergzetnmesi (Ser-

gzet is a Beautiful Story. Zafs Sergzetnme), 2011; (revised 2nd Edition) 2013

Osman Gazi zgdenli, Seluklular, c. I - Byk Seluklu Devleti Tarihi (1040-1157) (Seljuks,

v. I History of Great Seljuk Empire (1040-1157)), 2013

slm Felsefesi: Tarih ve Problemler (Islamic Philosophy: History and Problems), ed. M. C-

neyt Kaya, 2013

Fatma Kzl, Mterek Rvi Teorisi ve Tenkidi (Collective Rawi h eory and Its Criticism), 2013

SAM Konumalar: Osmanl Dncesi, Ahlak, Hukuk, Felsefe-Kelm / (ISAM Papers: Otto-

man h ought, Ethics, Law, Philosophy-Kalam), ed. Seyfi Kenan, 2013

slm Dncesinin Dnm anda Fahreddin er-Rz (Fakhraddin ar-Razi in the Trans-

formation Age of Islamic h ought) ed. mer Trker Osman Demir, 2013

REFERENCE WORKS SERIES

Bekir Topalolu-lyas elebi, Kelm Terimleri Szl (Dictionary of Kalm Terms), 2010,

(3rd Edition) 2013

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Andalus, Mehmet zdemir Istanbul: ISAM Publications, 2013, 370 pages,

ISBN 978-605-5586-10-1

Today, the name Andalus arouses an increasing amount of inte-

rest in the Islamic world just like it did in the past. Yet, this interest

stems more from sentiment than it does from knowledge about

Andalus. In any Muslim country, including Turkey, one can wit-

ness that whenever a person hears the name Andalus, he or she is

suddenly overcome by both sadness and admiration. For the Mus-

lim consciousness, the culture and civilization of the Andalusians

have been remembered with admiration whereas its complete loss

is remembered with grief.

Since 1492, Andalus has been a paradise lost for Muslims. For

every Muslim land which faces foreign occupation, Muslims feel

the fear of Andalusation. Accordingly, there is no emotional

indif erence towards Andalus. Yet, it is dif icult to say that there

have been enough ef orts to study, analyze, and understand the

history of Andalus. In other words, though there has been suf i-

cient mourning of Andalus, there have not been enough struggles

to reattain it.

For the Islamic world, making a persistent and ef ective move to

compete with other civilizations is only possible if Muslims form

a healthy connection with their past. h is book, concentrating on

the history of Andalus, is written to pave the way for such an ef-

fort.

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Islamic Philosophy History and Problems, ed. M. Cneyt Kaya

Istanbul: ISAM Publications, 2013, 869 pages,

ISBN 978-605-4829-05-7

Philosophy, which was moribund around the beginning of the 7th

century AD throughout the regions of ancient civilizations, was

revived two centuries later in Baghdad by the translation move-

ment that conveyed the philosophical accumulation of the Hel-

lenistic world into Arabic. Works that were translated were re-

examined by Muslims in line with the multitude of intellectual

needs and interests of the nascent multi-racial, multi-cultural, and

multi-creedal Islamic civilization. h is event led to the birth of

Islamic philosophy becoming one of the philosophical traditions

in world history.

h is book, which aims at gathering the noteworthy academic ac-

cumulation in Turkey concerning Islamic philosophy, examines

the classical period (7th-12th centuries AD) of Islamic philosophy

from its historical and problematical aspects. h e historical sec-

tion of the book deals with eleven prominent philosophers from

the classical period and four important thinkers who shaped the

post-classical period. h e thematic section of the book deals in

detail with the main fields of philosophy (logic, psychology/epis-

temology, metaphysics, ethics, and politics), the literature that le-

aked into Islamic philosophy and the consequential problems, and

finally the approaches of Islamic philosophy thinkers toward these

disciplines.

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Fakhraddin ar-Razi in the Transformation Age of Islamic Thought, ed. Osman Demir, mer Trker

Istanbul: ISAM Publications, 2013, 635 pages,

ISBN 978-605-4829-09-5

Fakhraddin ar-Razi (b. 606/1210) was both the i rst and most

inl uential i gure of what is called the Late Classical Age. It was

during this age of Islamic h ought that the works and ideas of

the pre-Ghazali period were reinterpreted and transformed in

terms of their thought and content. Razi, writing a multitude of

works especially in the elds of kalm and philosophy, identi ed the characteristics of the universal disciplines, thereby coming

to deserve the title al-Imam due to his rearrangement of ilm

al-kalm. This book, which aims at introducing Fakhraddin ar-Razis various aspects, is a compilation full of original articles

thoroughly discussing the scienti c accumulation of Islamic

Studies in Turkey and thereby aiming to be a core resource for in-

terested researchers. The work is composed of four main sections:

Razis life, his works, his place in the history of Islamic thought

and his contributions to this area, and nally the criticisms that

he received. All of these sections are examined in the book while

taking into consideration both the pre-Razi and post-Razi peri-

ods so that his originality, his methodological difference, and the

transformation which he started may be underlined.

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Collective Rawi Theory and Its Criticism, Fatma Kzl

Istanbul: ISAM Publications, 2013, 543 Pages,

ISBN 978-605-5586-08-8

Dating methods, which are implemented in the West to deter-

mine the period when hadiths emerged, are developed based on

the orientalist premise that most of the hadith literature is fabri-

cated. In this work, the ef ect of the aforementioned premise to

hadith dating is analyzed by providing examples and a discussion

of orientalist interpretations, which are themselves based on dif e-

rent presumptions from those that Muslims hold. In order to sa-

feguard this work from base criticisms and in order to contribute

to hadith methodology, the feasibility of the collective-rawi-cen-

tered isnad (attribution) text analysis is discussed over a selected

hadith group. Conclusions are analyzed by taking the history of

hadith narratives into consideration.

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Zafs Sergzetnme: Sergzet is a Beautiful Story. Vildan Serdarolu CokunIstanbul: ISAM Publications, 2013, 382 pages,

ISBN 978-605-5586-97-3

h is book focuses on the 16th century poet Zafs autobiographical

work Sergzetnme, including both critical review of the work

and surveys on a number of subjects pertaining to Old Turkish

Literature. In this book, Zafs Sergzetnme is discussed in terms

of genre, form, and content in order to avoid the traditional way of

studying which focuses solely on the work and the author from a

single point of view. In addition to this, the work is also discussed

from the perspectives of disciplines like history and sui sm. In this

book, the author has attempted to answer questions like, Is the I

in sergzetnames and the I in the autobiographies the same?

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Seljuks, History of Great Seljuk Empire (1040-1157), Osman G. zgdenli

Istanbul: ISAM Publications, 2013, v. I, 382 pages,

ISBN 978-605-558-699-7

h e Seljuks entered Khorasan by passing through the Amu Darya

River as a small nomadic group in 1035, establishing a strong sta-

te within Persian territories at er having defeated Ghaznavids in

1040. h is state soon turned into an enormous empire by conqu-

ering vast territories from the fronts of Istanbul in the west to the

borders of China in the east, from the Aral Sea and Caucasus in

the north to the Red Sea and Egypt in the south. h e Seljuks, apart

from the significant political events of their era, played an impor-

tant role in reshaping the ethnic, religious, and cultural structure

of the Near East. h is work, based on both core sources of the

Seljuk era and on modern research, presents the rise, the growth,

and the decline of the Great Seljuk Empire to readers.

342013

Divan Literature, mer Faruk Akn

Istanbul: ISAM Publications, 2013, 184 pages,

ISBN 978-605-5586-90-4

Divan literature is an important branch of Turkish literature de-

veloping within Islamic civilization. In this work, the living master

of the classical Turkish literature, mer Faruk Akn examines this

unique form of literature which continued without interruption

for six centuries from the end of the Anatolian Seljuks to the Ot-

tomans. h e writer discusses the conditions that paved the way

for divan literature and its formation process, the verse forms that

founded divan poetry, the literary discipline that raised divan po-

ets, and the context and aesthetics in divan poetry that dei ned the

tradition.

An example of Akns interpretation of the verse forms of divan

literature may be gleaned from the following quotation: h is

literature is composed of odes by the court poets praising em-

perors, lyrics in each of which an unchanging and ideal beauty

is described and the pains of a platonic love are singed gently, de-

mure terci-bend and terkib-bends, rubs that squeeze emotions

and thoughts most densely into a small volume, and mathnavis

that tell of love af airs, the heroes and heroins of which are always

the same.

352013

LIBRARY

372013

h e library is open every day from 9AM until 11PM. Both profes-

sors and graduate students may make use of the library.

h e number of library members reached 14,596 in 2013, with a

total of 180,116 readers benefiting from the library.

In 2013, a total of 18,818 books were added to the library. Of these,

11,765 were purchased, 5,567 were donated, 549 books were obta-

ined through exchange, and 237 by other means. Moreover, a total

of 8,028 journals were added, including 1,340 by purchase, 5,882

by donation, and 788 by exchange.

h e librarys collection by the end of 2013:

Books 247,364

Journals 3,599 by sort

(approximately

167,000 volumes)

Document Files 18,942

Ottoman Court Records 22,948 (registers)

Microfiche & Microfilms 411

Of prints 5,326

CDs 1,216

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Donations from ISAM Library

As an institution which donates additional books to the libraries

of other institutions, ISAM donated books and journals to the ins-

titutions mentioned below in 2013.

Institutions Books Journals

Istanbul 29 Mays University 2636 73

Waqf of AMH 57 6

Bingl University Faculty of Science and Letters 240 237

Bozok University Faculty of h eology 90

DB Van Directorate of Education 150 141

Dicle University Faculty of h eology 115 138

Dumlupnar University Faculty of h eology 145 148

Edirne Provincial Public Library 101 130

Erzincan University Dep. of Lib. & Doc. 77

Gaziosmanpaa University Faculty of h eology 196 107

Giresun University Faculty of Islamic Studies 400 133

Harran University Faculty of Science and Letters 243 36

Kad Mahmut Waqf Library 76

Kak as University Harakani Research Center 264

Malatya Inn University Dep. of Lib. & Doc. 44

Waqf of Siyasal 73 224

Prison of mraniye 185 80

Yusuf Trksoy 27

392013

New Issues of the e-Journal Yeni Gelen Dergiler ve indekiler (Contents of Recently Arrived Journals) Have Been Published

Contents of Recently Arrived Journals, a triannual

journal, which includes the Contents of the period-

icals in foreign languages followed by ISAM , contin-

ues to be published online on ISAMs website since

its 63rd volume. h e i rst volume was published in

February of 1994.

h e 65th and 66th volumes of the journal were pub-

lished in 2013. All volumes of the periodical are

available in PDF format. Researchers may obtain the

articles by sending an e-mail to: kutuphane@isam.

org.tr.

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Baykan Sezers Collection is at ISAM Library

h e book collection of the late Prof. Baykan Sezer, Head of the

Sociology Department at Faculty of Letters in Istanbul University,

has been donated to ISAM.

h e collection, which was in the possession of Prof. Ertan Eri-

bel and Asst. Prof. M.Ufuk zcan, has been donated to the ISAM

Library in order to enable researchers to reach works of high im-

portance in this area.

Salim ts Collection Has Been Donated to ISAM

h e book collection of the respected professor Salim t, mem-

ber of Istanbul Universitys Faculty of h eology who passed away

in 2012, has been donated by his family to ISAMs library in 2013.

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International Book Fairs in Egypt and Morocco

h e Purchasing Oi ce of ISAMs library joined the international

book fairs in Egypt and Morocco in 2013. At er having participat-

ed in the fair, a total of 4,220 books, most of them in Arabic, were

added to ISAMs collection.

Dr. Turgut Akpnars Book Collection is at ISAM Library

Known for his works on the phenomenon of religion in Turkish

history, Dr. Turgut Akpnars valuable book collection, most of

which is in German with parts in Turkish and English, has been

added to ISAM Library.

NEWS FROMISAM MEMBERS

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Academic Works of ISAM Members

In charge of the Unit of Periodicals at ISAM Library, Abdurrah-

man Kaya completed his PhD at the Institute of Turkic Studies in

Marmara University. Hasan Diriarn, from the Purchasing Of ice

of the Library, and Esra Karayel Muhacir, from the Archives Unit,

completed their masters degrees at the Institute of Turkic Studies,

Department of Information and Document Management in Mar-

mara University.

ISAM Research Fellows Have Started to Work at Various Universities

Some of the academic staf at ISAM have started to work at vari-

ous universities.

Assoc. Prof. Vildan S. Cokun Faculty of Education, Istanbul

Sabahattin Zaim University.

Assoc. Prof. Semih Ceyhan Faculty of h eology, Marmara

University

M. Enes Topgl Faculty of h eology, Marmara University

Assoc. Prof. Aydn Topalolu - Faculty of Arts and Letters,

Istanbul 29 Mays University

Assoc. Prof. Erturul Boynukaln - Faculty of h eology, Mar-

mara University

442013

Muhamm

Our dear member, Prof. Muhammed Arui, who had worked as a research fellow at ISAM betwe-en 1995 and 2012, passed away on November 15, 2013. For this occasion, the obituary written by Aydn Topalolu and Erturul Boynukaln for Muhammed Arui is cited below in his commemo-ration.

Muhammed Arui was born in the town of Vrapciste, Macedonia, the third child of the teacher and poet Kemal Efendi (1920-1977). Completing primary school in 1970 at Filiposki Primary School, he graduated from Gostivar Pance Poposki High School in 1974. At er receiving education for a year in Gazi Husrev Bey Madrasa of Sarajevo, he travelled to Egypt where he graduated from Cairos al-Azhar University, Faculty of h eology in 1979. In 1986, he completed his MA with the thesis Nreddin es-Sbn ve ruhl-Kelmiyye min kitbihil-Kifye i l-hidye in the Islamic Philosophy Department of al-Azhar University, Faculty of Sciences; and in 1994 he completed his PhD in Kelam and the History of Religious Sects Department of Marmara University, Institute of Social Sciences with the thesis Abdlkahir el-Badd ve el-Esm ves-sft.

He started to work in ISAM, Turkish Religious Foundation, Center for Islamic Studies in 1995 as an editor, translator and redactor until 2012. In 2006, he became an associate professor in Sarajevo University, Islamic Sciences Faculty, Kalam Department. Aside from his work in ISAM, he worked as a visiting scholar in many universities, both in Turkey and abroad. Marmara Universitys h e-ology Faculty (1996-2000), Soi a Universitys Classic and Modern Philology Faculty (2001-2011), Sarajevo Universitys Faculty of Islamic Sciences (2005-2007), and Prishtina Universitys Philology Faculty (2007-2009) are among the universities he worked as a visiting professor.

He started to work as a faculty member in Istanbul Universitys, Faculty of h eology, Kalam De-partment in 2012, becoming a professor the same year. Alongside his academic work, his articles were published in various newspapers and magazines. In 2013, for a short time he hosted a tele-vision show named Between the Lines in TRT Arabic. He was married and was father to four children when he passed away on November 15, 2013 while in the hospital receiving treatment. In accordance with his last will, he was buried in Vrapciste, where he was born, next to his father Kemal Ef endi.

ISAM Research FellowProf. Muhammed Arui Passed Away

med Arui 452013

In his academic studies, apart from his specialities of kalam and the history of religious sects, he studied Islamic philosophy, Islamic history, the history of arts, Arabic language and literature, as well as the cultural and political state of the Balkans and the Middle East. Arui authored, transla-ted, and inquired about many works, made presentations in national and international symposi-ums, and both engaged and debated in conferences particularly regarding the historical, cultural, and socio-politic structure of Muslims in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. Apart from his scholarly works, he exerted great ef orts to protect both the Muslim-Albanian identity and the values of Bal-kan Muslims who had once been Ottoman citizens in a region constantly subject to Islamphobia and attacks on Muslims at er the collapse of communist regimes in the Balkans and the disintegra-tion of former Yugoslavia. He encouraged several charity organizations to protect both the educa-tion of Balkan Muslims and their historical and cultural values, by organizing the construction of both mosques and schools in the region.

Apart from being l uent in Albanian, Turkish, Macedonian, Arabic and Bosnian (Serbian and Croatian) languages, he spoke French and English. His works included iirlerim (My Poems) (Skopje: Logos-A, 1999) which is a collection of his fathers poems, Kitbt-Tevhd (Book of Oneness) (Ankara: TDV ISAM, 2003) of Eb Mansr el-Mtrd, which received an award by the Iranian Cultural Ministry and which was co-prepared with Professor Bekir Topalolu. He also published an enquiry of el-Kifye i l-hidye of Nreddin es-Sbn (Istanbul: ISAM Publications, 2011). For the TDV slam Ansiklopedisi (DA /Encyclopedia of Islam), Arui wrote the following articles: Fettah Efendi, Harbt Baba Tekkesi, Kalkandelen, Kosova, Mostar, Ohri, Bekir Sadak, Sancak, Saraybosna, abanovi, Hzim, Nreddin es-Sbn, Takpr (Vardar), and Yugoslavya. He also redacted a large number of articles related to the religious, geographi-cal, historical, and cultural values of Balkans in the encyclopedia. He wrote numerous articles in various languages pertaining to Skopje (Macedonia) and the socio-cultural structure, historical institutions, science and culture centers, and scholarly personalities of the Balkans. At the same time, Arui took charge in the commission of enquiry for the publication of manuscripts and was instrumental in the commissions work by virtue of his competence, taking the initiative with Prof. Topalolu to determine the principles of ISAM enquiry.

May Allah rest his soul and make heaven his eternal abode.

Assoc. Prof. Aydn Topalolu stanbul 29 Mays University

Assoc. Prof. Erturul Boynukaln Marmara University

462013

Academic Works of ISAM Members

Prof. smail E. Ernsal (Book) Osmanllarda Sahal k ve Sahal ar (Bibliopoles in Otto-

mans and h eir Work), Istanbul: TMA, 2013, 584 pages.

(Article) Sosyal ve iktisadi tarihimize kaynak olarak sahhaf te-

rekeleri (Heritages of Bibliopoles As a Source for Our Social and

Economic History) Osmanl Corafyas Kltrel Ariv Mirasnn

Ynetimi ve Tapu Arivlerinin Rol Uluslararas Kongresi, 21-23

Kasm 2012 stanbul, Bildiriler, cilt I, (International Congress of

the Legacy Management of Cultural Archives of Ottoman Lands

and the Role of Title Archives, November 21-23, 2012 Istanbul,

Presentations, vol I) Ankara: Ministry of Environment and Ur-

banisation General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre

Publications, 2013, pp. 253-258.

(Article) Osmanl sahhal k tarihine dair notlar II: Osman-

llarda Sahhal k Meslei ve Sahal ar (Notes on the history of

bibliopoles II: Bibliopoles in Ottomans and h eir Work) Deut-

sch-trkische Begegnungen Alman Trk Tesadl eri: Festschrit fr

Kemal Beydilli/Kemal Beydilliye Armaan (German-Turkish Co-

incidences: A Git for Kemal Beydilli), Hedda Reindl-Kiel Seyfi

Kenan (Hg), Berlin: EBVERLAG, 2013, pp. 402-416.

(Article) ) Osmanllarda Ktphaneler ve Ktphanecilik

Anlay (Libraries and Librarianship in Ottomans), Gemiten

Gnmze Anadolu Ktphaneleri (Anatolian Libraries from Past

till Today), prep. by Blent Ylmaz, Ankara: Ministry of Culture

and Tourism, 2013, pp. 181-206.

472013

(Article) Osmanl Sahhal k Tarihine Dair Notlar I: Sahhal k

Gedii (Notes on the History of Bibliopoles I: Bibliopoles Mo-

nopoly of Trade Right) Osmanlnn zinde: Prof. Dr. Mehmet p-

irli Armaan (Following Ottomans: Prof. Mehmet pirlis Git ),

prep. by Feridun M. Emecen, shak Keskin, Ali Ahmetbeyolu. v.

2. Istanbul: Tima, 2013, pp. 7-21.

(Paper) stanbul Sahal ar (Bibliopoles of Istanbul), Osmanl

stanbulu Uluslararas Sempozyum-I / Ottoman Istanbul Interna-

tionalConference-I, 29 Mays University, Istanbul May 29 - June

1, 2013.

Assoc. Prof. M. Suat Mertolu (Article) Kaynaklara Dn Hareketi: Selef Bir Talep mi,

Modern Bir Yneli mi? (h e Movement of Returning to Source

Materials: A Salai st Demand or A Modern Drit ?), Trkiyede s-

lmclk Dncesi ve Hareketi Sempozyum Teblileri (Symposium

Papers of the h ought and Movement of Pan-Islamism in Turkey),

ed. smail Kara - Asm z, Istanbul: Municipality of Zeytinburnu,

2013, pp. 145-161.

Assoc. Prof. Tuncay Baolu (Article) Fkh Uslnde Fahreddin er-Rzi Mektebi (Fakhrad-

din ar-Razis School in the Methodology of Fiqh) , slm Dn-

cesinin Dnm anda Fahreddin er-Rz (Fakhraddin ar-Razi

in the Transformation Age of Islamic h ought), ed. mer Trker,

Osman Demir, stanbul: ISAM Publications, 2013, pp. 243- 263.

482013

Assoc. Prof. Salime Leyla Grkan

(Review Article) From the Jew of the Ottoman Empire to the

Other of the Turkish Republic, International Journal of Turkish

Studies, 19/1-2 (2013), pp. 115-126.

Assoc. Prof. Vildan Serdarolu Cokun

(Book) Zafs Sergzetnme: Sergzet is a beautiful story. Is-

tanbul: ISAM Publications, 2013, 382 pages.

(Translation) Stetkevych, Suzanne Pinckney, Gei ve taat:

Peygambere vg (Nat) Kab bin Zheyr ve slm Kasde. (Rap-

ture and Obedience: Praise to Prophet Kab bin Zheyr and Is-

lamic Ode) Kasdeye Medhiye: Biime, leve ve Muhtevaya Dair

Tespitler (A Praise to Ode: Remarks on Form, Function, and Con-

tent), prep. by Hatice Aynur, Istanbul: Klasik, 2013, p. 516-563.

(Paper) October 11, 2013 How a Balkan Poet Promotes in Ot-

tomans?, International Balkan Annual Conference 2013, October

10-13, 2013, Sarajevo/Bosnia-Herzegovina.

492013

Dr. Kenan Yldz (Paper) Doruluu Tartmal Bir Tartma: 1660 Yangn s-

tanbulun slmlamasna Etki Etti mi? (A Controversial Discus-

sion: Did the Conl agration of 1660 Af ect the Islamization of Is-

tanbul?)Ottoman Istanbul InternationalConference-I, 29 Mays

University, Istanbul May 29 - June 1, 2013.

(Paper) zel Arivlerin Ktphane erisindeki Yeri ve

Hizmete Sunulmas: SAM Ktphanesi rnei (h e Place and

Service of Private Archives at Libraries: h e Example of ISAM

Library), Mustafa Birol lker, Kenan Yldz, 49. Library Week,

ehir University, Istanbul March 26, 2013.

(Translation) Arnold van Gennep, Aratrma Konusu veya

Bitimsiz Folklor (h e Subject of Research or Ini nite Folklore),

Ariv Emektarlar An Kitab (Archive Veterans Memorial Book),

prep. by Nizamettin Ouz and shak Keskin, Istanbul: Trk Edebi-

yat Waqf Publications, 2013, p. 455-459.

(Presentation) 1660 stanbul Yangnnn Sosyo-Ekonomik

Tahlili (A Socio-Economic Analysis of 1660 Conl agration of

Istanbul), Bilim ve Sanat Vakf Trkiye Aratrmalar Merkezi

(TAM) (Waqf of Science and Art, Center for Turkey Studies), Is-

tanbul April 15, 2013.

(Presentation) 1660 stanbul Yangnnn Sosyo-Ekonomik

Tahlili (A Socio-Economic Analysis of the 1660 Conl agration of

Istanbul), Marmara University, Institute of Turkic Studies, Istan-

bul May 6, 2013.

502013

(Presentation) Osmanlda ehir ve Yangn: Sosyo-Ekonomik

Adan 1660 stanbul Yangn (City and Conl agration in the Ot-

toman State: A Socio-Economic Analysis of the 1660 Conl agra-

tion of Istanbul), Waqf of Istanbul Academy of Sciences, Istanbul

May 18, 2013.

Dr. Abdurrahman Kaya (h esis) Cismnin Mevlidi (Review-Critical Text-Index-Fac-

simile),

(Doctoral h esis, Marmara University Institute of Turkic Studies

Turkish Language and Literature Department), Istanbul, 2013,

651 p.

Mustafa Birol lker (Article) TDV SAM Ktphanesi lhiyat Makaleler Veri Ta-

ban Projesi (h e Project of TDV ISAM Library Database for Ar-

ticles in Islamic Studies), Marmara niversitesi lhiyat Fakltesi

Dergisi (Marmara University Journal of h eology Faculty), 41/2

(2011), v.3 11-316.

(Article) TDV slm Aratrmalar Merkezi (SAM) ve Ktp-

hanesi (TDV Center for Islamic Studies and Its Library), ASIM:

Fikir, Kltr, Sanat Dergisi (ASIM: Journal for h ought, Culture,

Art),1/2 (2013), pp. 31-34.

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(Article) slm Aratrmalar Merkezi Ktphanesi Ariv-Do-

kmantasyon Koleksiyonu ve Veri Tabanlar (Library of the Center

for Islamic Studies, Its Collections and Databases of Archive-Doc-

umentation), Ariv Emektarlarna Armaan (A Git to Veterans of

Archive), prep. by Nizamettin Ouz, shak Keskin, Istanbul: Trk

Edebiyat Waqf, 2013, pp. 429-438.

(Book) Osmanldan Gnmze Afrika Bibliyografyas (African

Bibliography from the Ottomans until Today), prep. by Ahmet Ka-

vas, Muhammed Tandoan, M. Birol lker, editor: Zekeriya Kur-

un, Istanbul: Association of Researchers on the Middle East and

Africa, 2013, pp. 355

(Book Review) [Nezaket zdemir, Bursa Kaynakas(Bibliog-

raphy of Bursa), Bursa: Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, 2011.

1070 pages], Osmanl Aratrmalar (Ottoman Studies), 42 (2013),

pp.431-433.

(Paper) zel Arivlerin Ktphane erisindeki Yeri ve Hizmete

Sunulmas: SAM Ktphanesi rnei (h e Place and Service of

Private Archives at Libraries: h e Example of ISAM Library),

Mustafa Birol lker, Kenan Yldz, 49. Library Week, ehir Uni-

versity, Istanbul 26 March 2013.

(Interview) lmin Menba SAM (ISAM as the Source of

Knowledge) (Interview), Seyyide, 4/19 (January-February 2012),

pp.44-48.

(Interview) SAM Hakknda Ne Biliyoruz? (What Do We

Know About ISAM?), Marmara University Faculty of h eology,

Istanbul, 8 May 2013.

522013

Enis Karakaya (Article) Anastasios Surlar (Walls of Anastasios), Works of

Conservation and Restoration, 13 (2013), pp. 73- 77.

(Article) Marmara Denizinin Gney Kysndaki ki Bizans

Ky Soreoi ve Limnai zerine (On Soreoi and Limnai, Two

Byzantine Villages on the Southern Shore of the Marmara Sea),

TA, 1 (new series) 2013, pp. 20- 25.

Hasan Diriarn (h esis) stanbuldaki zel Aratrma Ktphanelerinde Elekt-

ronik Bilgi Hizmetleri: slm Aratrmalar Merkezi (SAM) K-

tphanesi rnei (Electronic Data Services of Private Research

Libraries in Istanbul: Library of Center for Islamic Studies Exam-

ple) , (Master h esis, Marmara University Institute for Turkic

Studies Department of Information and Document Manage-

ment), Istanbul, 2013, 160 p.

Esra Karayel Muhacir (h esis) XVII. Yzylda skdarda Kitap Kltr (Book Cul-

ture in 17th Century Uskudar), (Master h esis, Marmara Univer-

sity Institute for Turkic Studies Department of Information and

Document Management), Istanbul, 2013, VII+106 p.

532013

VISITS TO ISAM During 2013, ISAM hosted and pre-

sented its projects and activities

along with the Turkish Religious

Foundation and Istanbul 29 Mays

University to more than fifty groups

visiting from outside of Turkey.

Below is a list of selected visiting

groups.

552013

Vice Rector of Chinas Northwest University for Nationalities

January 8, 2013

h e Vice Rector of Chinas Northwest University for Nationalities,

Ma Jingquan and his accompanying delegation accompanying vis-

ited ISAM. h e delegation was welcomed by our vice presidents

Assoc. Prof. Tuncay Baolu and Dr. Ali Hakan avuolu, and

was informed about ISAM and its activities. h e delegation, which

was particularly interested in the Encyclopedia of Islam, was in-

formed in detail about the writing process of the encyclopedia.

Rais al-ulama of Bosnia-Herzegovina

January 24, 2013

Bosnias new rais al-ulama, Hussein Effendi Kavazovich,

and his delegation visited our center. The delegation was

welcomed by our president Prof. M. Akif Aydn and was

introduced to ISAM and Istanbul 29 Mays University.

Kavazovich, who stated that a Bosnian translation of the

Encyclopedia of Islam was vital, expressed his gratitude

with ISAMs ongoing activities.

562013

Minister of Religious Affairs of Mali

March 7, 2013

As the guest of the Presidency of Religious Af airs, Malis Minis-

ter of Religious Af airs, Yacouba Traore, and his accompanying

delegation visited our center. h e delegation, welcomed by ISAM

board member Prof. Ali Bardakolu, was informed about ISAM

and Istanbul 29 Mays University.

Minister Traore expressed his gratitude with Turkeys aid to his

country, adding that the relationships between the two countries

should also improve in academic fields.

The President of the Muslim Philippines National Council

May 22, 2013

As the guest of the Presidency of Religious Af airs, the President

of Muslim Philippines National Council, Hon. Mehal Sadain, and

his accompanying delegation visited our center and had a meeting

with our vice president, Dr. Ali Hakan avuolu, and Istanbul

29 Mays Universitys Vice Rector, Prof. Mustafa Sinanolu. Hon.

Mehal Sadain was informed about ISAM and Istanbul 29 Mays

University, stating that it would be useful if the university applied

a quota for students from the Philippines.

Sadain, who admired the encyclopedia projects of ISAM, added

that an English publication of the Concise Encyclopedia of Islam

would be very useful for Philippine Muslims.

572013

Palestine-Gaza Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments

July 1, 2013

A delegation under the presidency of the Palestine-Gaza Minister

of Religious Af airs and Foundations, Ismail Ridwan, visited our

center. h e delegation, welcomed by ISAM Vice President, Assoc.

Prof. Suat Mertolu, and the Rector of Istanbul 29 Mays Universi-

ty, Prof. brahim Kai Dnmez, was introduced to our institution.

President of the Council of Imams in Cameroon

July 5, 2013

Upon the invitation of the Presidency of Religious Af airs, a dele-

gation consisting of clergy men and the President of the Council

of Imams in Cameroon, Ibrahim Moussa, visited our center. h e

delegation, welcomed by vice presidents Assoc. Prof. Suat Mer-

tolu and Dr. Ali Hakan avuolu, was introduced to ISAM and

its library. An exchange of views was made on the education of

Islamic studies.

582013

Consul General of Korea in Istanbul

July 19, 2013

Jeon Tae-Dong, the newly appointed South Korea Chief Con-

sul of Istanbul paid a courtesy visit to our center. Jeon, who was

informed about the activities of the institution, stated that they

planned to organize a conference on the cultural relations between

Turkey and Korea during the forthcoming period. Expressing his

gratitude with the visit, vice president Assoc. Prof. Tuncay Bao-

lu pointed out that ISAM would like to contact those institutions

in Korea which deal with Islamic Studies and requested from the

Chief Consul to announce the Visiting Scholar Program of ISAM

to Korean researchers.

Sudan Minister of Religious Affairs

August 15, 2013

Sudans Minister of Religious Af airs and Foundations, Fatih Tajus-

sir Abdullah and his accompanying delegation visited our center.

592013

Grand Mufti of Ghana November 23, 2013

At er his visit in 2012, Ghanas Chief Mut i Osman Nuhu Sharabu-

tu visited our center for the second time last year with other staf

members from his of ice.

Grand Mufti of Tatarstan August 21, 2013

As the guest of the Presidency of Religious Af airs, Tatarstans

Chief Mut i Kamil Samugullin and his accompanying delegation

visited our center. Chief Mut i Samugullin expressed his gratitude

with the academic activities of ISAM. He also expressed his wish

for the completion of the Concise Encyclopedia of Islam in Russian

as soon as possible.

602013

China Islam Society December 16, 2013

Vice President of China Islam Society, Adil Can and his delegation

consisting of China Islam Societys provincial presidents visited

our center.

Adil Can stated that they came to Turkey with the goal to share

knowledge and experiences with institutions in Turkey. He also

expressed his gratitude about the activities of ISAM and the

planned Chinese translation of the Concise Encyclopedia of Islam.

Minister of Religious Affairs of Libya

December 26, 2013

Libyas Minister of Religious Af airs and Foundations, Ali al-Bas-

hir Hamuda and his accompanying delegation, who were in Tur-

key to hold of icial talks, visited our Center.

Hamuda, who emphasized his wish for the Arabic translation of

h e Encyclopedia of Islam, added that they would be pleased to be

of any assistance regarding court registers.

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