{"id":5268,"date":"2021-03-27T17:08:35","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T17:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iaa.org.tr\/board-of-directors\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T06:30:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T06:30:18","slug":"board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iaa.org.tr\/en\/board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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halisaydemir@iaa.org.tr<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Prof. Dr. Halis AYDEM\u0130R<\/strong>
Chairman of the Board<\/p><\/div>

He was born in 1974 in Erzurum. In 1995, he graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Electrical and Electronics Faculty, Electrical Engineering. In 1998, Bursa Uluda\u011f University, Institute of Social Sciences, gave his master's degree in Hadith, and his doctorate in 2004. Aydemir became an Associate Professor in 2008, and in 2014, he was appointed as a professor at Dumlup\u0131nar University, Faculty of Theology, Department of Hadith. Between 2015-2020, he was the Dean of the DPU Faculty of Islamic Sciences. During this time, he also served as the Vice Rector. He started his duty as a Member of the Supreme Board of Religious Affairs on October 5, 2020.
His scientific work; probability-centered narration system analyzes, orientalism, Quran researches and investigation. Aydemir, who is married and has three children, is Haf\u0131z and speaks Arabic and English.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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rifatturkel@iaa.org.tr<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Prof. Dr. Rifat TURKEL<\/strong>
IAA Board Member<\/p><\/div>

He was born in Kütahya-Gediz in 1976. He completed his primary school in Eski Gediz and high school in Kütahya Imam Hatip High School. He completed his undergraduate education at Marmara University Faculty of Theology. He completed his master's degree with his thesis titled \"Alevism-Nusayri Comparison in Terms of Faith\". He completed his doctoral thesis titled \"Wahhabism and Its Background\" and received the title of doctorate. He worked as a teacher and administrator in the Ministry of National Education(MEB). He established the Dumlup\u0131nar University Islamic Civilization Application and Research Center<\/a>(D\u0130MAM). He was the director of the center (Dimam) for two terms (6 years). He also served as the Head of the Department of Basic Islamic Sciences and vice dean at Dumlup\u0131nar University, Faculty of Islamic Sciences. Turkel is a Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (THEQC) evaluator, IAA founding member, IAA board member, IAA international trainer and evaluator, IAA mentor and IAA International Accreditation Board (IAC) member. He is also the editor of the e-Makalat (Journal of Research of Islamic<\/span> Sects).<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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ahmetturkan@iaa.org.tr<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Prof. Dr. Ahmet TURKAN<\/strong>
IAA Board Member<\/p><\/div>

He was born in Düzce in 1976. He graduated from Selcuk University Faculty of Theology in 2000. He completed his Master's and Doctorate degrees in the History of Religions at the Social Sciences Institute of the same University. He presented his master's degree in 2003 and his doctorate in 2011. He worked as a teacher in high schools for a while. He prepared books of Religious Vocational High School and books of culture of religion and knowledge of ethics  in the commission established under the Ministry of National Education. He has written more than twenty books with other authors on the commission. Ahmet Türkan, who focused his studies on Christians of the Ottoman Period, wrote many books and articles centered on Ottoman Archive documents. In 2013, he started working as an assistant professor at Dumlup\u0131nar University Faculty of Islamic Sciences. He received the title of associate professor in 2018. At the same time, he served as the Head of the Library Department of Dumlup\u0131nar University and the deputy dean. He is still working as Head of Philosophy and Religious Studies Department. He is a board member of the IAA and also a Turkish Higher Education Quality Council evaluator. Türkan, who has four children, speaks Arabic and English.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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umitakti@iaa.org.tr<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Dr. Ümit AKTI<\/strong>
IAA Board Member<\/p><\/div>

He was born in 1970 in Kütahya. In 1993, he graduated from Ataturk Faculty of Theology. In 1994, he was appointed as a research assistant to the Department of Sociology of Religion, Faculty of Theology, Harran University. He completed his master's degree in Philosophy and Religious Studies at Harran University, Institute of Social Sciences in 1997, and his doctorate at Dokuz Eylül University in 2008. In 2013, he was appointed as an assistant professor to Dumlup\u0131nar University, Faculty of Theology, Department of Religious Sciences. Between 2013-2015, he worked as the chief of department of Philosophy and Religious Studies. Between 2015-2020, he worked as the deputy dean of Dumlup\u0131nar University Faculty of Islamic Sciences. Scientific studies; religious groups, social change and religion, globalization and religion. He is married with two children and speaks Arabic and English.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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selamierdogan@iaa.org.tr<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Selami ERDO\u011eAN<\/strong>
IAA Board Member<\/p><\/div>

He was born in 1977 in K\u0131r\u0131kkale.  In 2000, he graduated from Cukurova University, Faculty of Economics and Bussiness Administratation and in 2012 from Anadolu University, the associate degree program of theology.  In 2007, Ankara University, Institute of Social Sciences, gave his master’s degree in Sufism, and his doctorate in 2013. He made his post-doctorate study in Malaysian Technical University, Centre of Islamic Civilization and Sciences (CASIS) about Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas’s Works in between 2014 and 2015. Erdo\u011fan, who is instructor at Dumlup\u0131nar University, Faculty of Theology, Department of Sufism since 2013, has published studies analysing modernism, civilization, economy, education and ecology with reference to sufi ontology and epistemology. Erdo\u011fan, who is married and has three children, speaks English and Arabic.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ömer Faruk SÖYLEV<\/b><\/strong>
IAA Board Member<\/p><\/div>

He was born in Bursa in 1973. He graduated from Bursa Imam-Hatip High School in 1991 and from the Faculty of Theology at Bursa Uluda\u011f University in 1997. After completing his master’s degree at the Institute of Social Sciences of Marmara University, he earned his PhD at the Institute of Social Sciences of Bursa Uluda\u011f University with his dissertation titled “Religious Counseling and Guidance in Turkey: Its Fields, Opportunities, and Methods” in the field of Psychology of Religion. He began his professional career in 1996 in Bursa as an Imam, and in 2001 he was appointed as a Preacher (Vaiz) in Bursa. In 2014, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Islamic Sciences at Dumlup\u0131nar University, where he is still serving. At the faculty, he teaches courses such as Psychology of Religion, Educational Psychology, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Guidance and Counseling, Introduction to Educational Sciences, Lifelong Education, Religious Services Abroad, and Religious Services in Institutions. Specializing in spiritual counseling and guidance, spiritual care, and religious communication, Söylev is married and the father of four children. He is proficient in Arabic and English.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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eminyagci@iaa.org.tr<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Dr. Mehmet Emin YA\u011eCI<\/strong>
IAA Board Member<\/p><\/div>

He was born in Bilecik in 1960. He graduated from Bursa Uluda\u011f University Higher Islamic Institute in 1982. He worked as a teacher at Imam Hatip High Schools for 32 years. In 2014, he was appointed as a lecturer to Dumlup\u0131nar University, Faculty of Theology, Arabic Language and Rhetoric. In 2016, he completed his master's degree in Eski\u015fehir Osmangazi University, Institute of Social Sciences, Islamic History. Ya\u011fc\u0131 is married with three children and speaks Arabic.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

halisaydemir@iaa.org.trProf. Dr. Halis AYDEM\u0130RChairman of the BoardHe was born in 1974 in Erzurum. In 1995, he graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Electrical and Electronics Faculty, Electrical Engineering. In 1998, Bursa Uluda\u011f University, Institute of Social Sciences, gave his master’s degree in Hadith, and his doctorate in 2004. Aydemir became an Associate Professor in 2008, and in 2014, he was appointed … <\/p>\n

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