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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.
3
2013
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.
4
2013
The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam
Tis 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 suficient 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. Te encyclopedia also
aims at being a qualified and practical source of knowledge for the
members of the Presidency of Religious Afairs and the Turkish
Religious Foundation, as well as acting as a supplementary resour-
ce for secondary education in Turkey. Te 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. Tus far, approximately 650 articles have been written, and
of these, 250 have been translated into Russian.
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2013
History of the Istanbul Project
Te 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. Tus
far, more than 300 articles have been written and its English trans-
lation is currently underway.
6
2013
Electronic Publications Project
Te 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 Theses
Tis 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 Articles
Te 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
ofprints 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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2013
Database for Articles in Islamic
Studies
Tis 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. Te total num-
ber of bibliographical records in the database has reached 26,819
including 2,642 bibliographical records uploaded in 2013. Te da-
tabase is also accessible via the internet.
Database for Theses in
Theology Faculties
Tis database is comprised of approximately 15,055 completed
or on-going master and doctoral theses conducted in theology
faculties since 1953. Tis database is regularly updated via our
correspondence with theology faculties and the Tesis Center of
YK (Te Council of Higher Education). Te database is acces-
sible via the internet.
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2013
Documentation Database
Tis database, which shares the documentation files prepared for
the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam with researchers, was completed in
2013. Te number of documentation files in PDF format in this
database has reached a total of 13,008. Te process of adding new
sources to the database via new searches is scheduled to continue.
Database for Articles in
Ottoman Turkish
Tis 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. Te database is continuously updated with new articles
constantly added.
Database for Ottoman Annuals
Te database for Ottoman Annuals was put into service in 2013
in the ISAM Library. Tis database includes Ottoman state and
province annuals and currently has 532 works in PDF format.
9
2013
Database for Articles in Arabic
Trough an agreement with the frm Drul-manzme, which
compiles Arabic articles, IslamicInfo, one of the four databases
of the mentioned frm, 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. Afer the completion of the technical process,
which includes the unification of diferent 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.
10
2013
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.
Te number and name of the defers are as below:
Qadi Registers 20,391
Classified into three groups: Istanbul, Anatolia-Trace,
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 Tese belong to the Province of Egypt.
Cadastral Record Books 10
Tese 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 6
Motion 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 2
Archive of the Prime Ministry, Kamil Kepecis classifica-
tion of books.
Miscellaneous Books 6 Books pertaining to a variety of content.
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2013
Database for Ottoman Heir
Yusuf Izzeddin Effendis Family
Documents
Afer the suspicious death in 1916 of heir to the throne, Yusuf Iz-
zeddin Efendi, son of Sultan Abdelaziz, all financial afairs of his
family members were conducted by the trustee of the family, Meh-
med Tevfik (Biren) Bey. Tis collection of documents composed
during Tevfik Beys mission consists of documents that shed light
on the lives of Yusuf Izzeddin Efendis wives and children.
Yusuf Izzeddin Efendis 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. Tese documents, totaling
4,048, have been classified into 1,330 records. Summaries of these
articles have also been written.
Te 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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2013
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
Te 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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2013
During the project, in which Arabic and English profcien-
cy is compulsory, those researchers who are profcient 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 fulfll their studies and works
wholesomely, efectively, 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 Educaon 3
Islamic Law 9
History of Islam 1
Islamic Countries 5
Kalm 2
History of Madhhabs 1
Susm 5
Tafsr 5
Total 40
14
2013
Undergraduate Academic Assistance
Program
Te 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. Tose participants who attained certification from this
program had attended seminars about the main Islamic sciences
and Islamic civilization for two academic years.
Te 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. Te participants
attend various Islamic Sciences and Islamic Civilization classes gi-
ven by expert academics on weekdays. Tey also attend seminars,
prepare homework, and benefit from the chance to conduct rese-
arch in ISAMs library.
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2013
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. Tose 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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2013
Late Classical Period Project
Te 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. Te 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 ofered are currently in the process of
being evaluated.
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2013
As a product of the monography works, the preparation of a com-
pilation analyzing the thought of Fakhraddin ar-Razi, one of the
prominent fgures of the beginning era of the Late Classical Peri-
od, has been published.

ACADEMIC
MEETINGS
19
2013
Symposium
First International Symposium
on Ottoman Istanbul
May 29 June 1, 2013
Te 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 diferent
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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2013
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 (Te 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.
21
2013
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.
22
2013
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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2013
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
25
2013
Periodicals
The 41
st
and 42
nd
Issues of the
Journal of Ottoman Studies
Have Been Published
Te 41
st
issue of the Journal of Ottoman Studies, frst published in
1980 and now published biannually, contains the articles of Seyf
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 42
nd
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 Seyf 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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2013
The 29
th
and 30
th
issues of
the Turkish Journal of Islamic
Studies Have Been Published
As a biannual peer-reviewed journal, the 29
th
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.
Te 30
th
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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2013
BASIC CULTURE SERIES
Mehmet Paac, Kurana Giri (Introduction to Quran), 2006; (7
th
Edition) 2013
Casim Avc (editor), Son Peygamber Hz. Muhammed (Last Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)),
2007; (6
th
Edition) 2013
Murteza Bedir, Snnet (Sunnah), 2006; (6
th
Edition) 2013
inasi Gndz, Hristiyanlk (Christianity), 2006; (4
th
Edition) 2013
lyas zm, Tarihsel ve Kltrel Boyutlaryla Alevlik (Alawism: From the Aspect of History
and Culture), 2007; (6
th
Edition) 2013
Alparslan Akgen, slm Medeniyetinde Bilgi ve Bilim (Knowledge and Science in Islamic
Civilization), 2006; (revised 2
nd
Edition) 2013
brahim Kaln, slm ve Bat (Islam and the West), 2007; (4
th
Edition) 2013
Seluk Mlayim, slm Sanat (Islamic Art), 2010; (revised 2
nd
Edition) 2013
Muhsin Demirci, Tefsire Giri (Introduction to Tafsir), 2009; (2
nd
Edition) 2013
Halil nalck, Kurulu Dnemi Osmanl Sultanlar 1302-1481 (Ottoman Sultans During the
Foundation Era 1302-1481), 2010; (3
rd
Edition) 2013
Seluk Mlayim, Sinan bin Abdlmennan (Sinan bin Abdulmannan), 2010; (extended 2
nd
Edi-
tion) 2013
U. Murat Klavuz-A.S. Klavuz, Kelma Giri ( Introduction to Kalm), 2010; (2
nd
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, (5
th
Edition) 2013
ACADEMIC WORKS SERIES
Vildan Serdarolu Cokun, Sergzetm Gzel Hikyetdr Zafnin Sergzetnmesi (Ser-
gzet is a Beautiful Story. Zafs Sergzetnme), 2011; (revised 2
nd
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 Teory and Its Criticism), 2013
SAM Konumalar: Osmanl Dncesi, Ahlak, Hukuk, Felsefe-Kelm / (ISAM Papers: Otto-
man Tought, 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 Tought) ed. mer Trker Osman Demir, 2013
REFERENCE WORKS SERIES
Bekir Topalolu-lyas elebi, Kelm Terimleri Szl (Dictionary of Kalm Terms), 2010,
(3
rd
Edition) 2013
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2013
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
indiference towards Andalus. Yet, it is dificult to say that there
have been enough eforts to study, analyze, and understand the
history of Andalus. In other words, though there has been sufi-
cient mourning of Andalus, there have not been enough struggles
to reattain it.
For the Islamic world, making a persistent and efective move to
compete with other civilizations is only possible if Muslims form
a healthy connection with their past. Tis book, concentrating on
the history of Andalus, is written to pave the way for such an ef-
fort.
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2013
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 7
th

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. Tis event led to the birth of
Islamic philosophy becoming one of the philosophical traditions
in world history.
Tis book, which aims at gathering the noteworthy academic ac-
cumulation in Turkey concerning Islamic philosophy, examines
the classical period (7
th
-12
th
centuries AD) of Islamic philosophy
from its historical and problematical aspects. Te 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. Te 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 frst and most
infuential fgure of what is called the Late Classical Age. It was
during this age of Islamic Tought 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, identied
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 scientic 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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2013
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 efect of the aforementioned premise to
hadith dating is analyzed by providing examples and a discussion
of orientalist interpretations, which are themselves based on dife-
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
Cokun
Istanbul: ISAM Publications, 2013, 382 pages,
ISBN 978-605-5586-97-3
Tis book focuses on the 16
th
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 sufsm. 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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2013
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
Te 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 afer having defeated Ghaznavids in
1040. Tis 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. Te 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. Tis 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.
34
2013
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. Te 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 defned the
tradition.
An example of Akns interpretation of the verse forms of divan
literature may be gleaned from the following quotation: Tis
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 afairs, the heroes and heroins of which are always
the same.
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LIBRARY
37
2013
Te library is open every day from 9AM until 11PM. Both profes-
sors and graduate students may make use of the library.
Te 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.
Te 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
Ofprints 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 Teology 90
DB Van Directorate of Education 150 141
Dicle University Faculty of Teology 115 138
Dumlupnar University Faculty of Teology 145 148
Edirne Provincial Public Library 101 130
Erzincan University Dep. of Lib. & Doc. 77
Gaziosmanpaa University Faculty of Teology 196 107
Giresun University Faculty of Islamic Studies 400 133
Harran University Faculty of Science and Letters 243 36
Kad Mahmut Waqf Library 76
Kafas 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
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2013
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 63
rd
volume. Te frst volume was published in
February of 1994.
Te 65
th
and 66
th
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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2013
Baykan Sezers Collection is at ISAM
Library
Te 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.
Te 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
Te book collection of the respected professor Salim t, mem-
ber of Istanbul Universitys Faculty of Teology who passed away
in 2012, has been donated by his family to ISAMs library in 2013.
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2013
International Book Fairs in Egypt
and Morocco
Te Purchasing Of ce of ISAMs library joined the international
book fairs in Egypt and Morocco in 2013. Afer 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 FROM
ISAM MEMBERS
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2013
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 Ofice
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 Teology, Marmara
University
M. Enes Topgl Faculty of Teology, Marmara University
Assoc. Prof. Aydn Topalolu - Faculty of Arts and Letters,
Istanbul 29 Mays University
Assoc. Prof. Erturul Boynukaln - Faculty of Teology, Mar-
mara University
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2013
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. Afer 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 Teology in 1979. In 1986, he completed his MA with the
thesis Nreddin es-Sbn ve ruhl-Kelmiyye min kitbihil-Kifye fl-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 Te-
ology Faculty (1996-2000), Sofa 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 Teology, 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 Efendi.
ISAM Research Fellow
Prof. Muhammed Arui Passed Away
med Arui
45
2013
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 eforts 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 afer 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 fuent 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 fl-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
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Academic Works of ISAM Members
Prof. smail E. Ernsal
(Book) Osmanllarda Sahafk ve Sahafar (Bibliopoles in Otto-
mans and Teir 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 sahhafk tarihine dair notlar II: Osman-
llarda Sahhafk Meslei ve Sahafar (Notes on the history of
bibliopoles II: Bibliopoles in Ottomans and Teir Work) Deut-
sch-trkische Begegnungen Alman Trk Tesadferi: Festschrif fr
Kemal Beydilli/Kemal Beydilliye Armaan (German-Turkish Co-
incidences: A Gif 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.
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2013
(Article) Osmanl Sahhafk Tarihine Dair Notlar I: Sahhafk
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 Gif),
prep. by Feridun M. Emecen, shak Keskin, Ali Ahmetbeyolu. v.
2. Istanbul: Tima, 2013, pp. 7-21.
(Paper) stanbul Sahafar (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? (Te Movement of Returning to Source
Materials: A Salafst Demand or A Modern Drif?), Trkiyede s-
lmclk Dncesi ve Hareketi Sempozyum Teblileri (Symposium
Papers of the Tought 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 Tought), ed. mer Trker,
Osman Demir, stanbul: ISAM Publications, 2013, pp. 243- 263.
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2013
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.
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2013
Dr. Kenan Yldz
(Paper) Doruluu Tartmal Bir Tartma: 1660 Yangn s-
tanbulun slmlamasna Etki Etti mi? (A Controversial Discus-
sion: Did the Confagration of 1660 Afect 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 (Te Place and
Service of Private Archives at Libraries: Te 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 (Te Subject of Research or Infnite 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 Confagration 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 Confagration of
Istanbul), Marmara University, Institute of Turkic Studies, Istan-
bul May 6, 2013.
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2013
(Presentation) Osmanlda ehir ve Yangn: Sosyo-Ekonomik
Adan 1660 stanbul Yangn (City and Confagration in the Ot-
toman State: A Socio-Economic Analysis of the 1660 Confagra-
tion of Istanbul), Waqf of Istanbul Academy of Sciences, Istanbul
May 18, 2013.
Dr. Abdurrahman Kaya
(Tesis) Cismnin Mevlidi (Review-Critical Text-Index-Fac-
simile),
(Doctoral Tesis, 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 (Te Project of TDV ISAM Library Database for Ar-
ticles in Islamic Studies), Marmara niversitesi lhiyat Fakltesi
Dergisi (Marmara University Journal of Teology 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 Tought, Culture,
Art),1/2 (2013), pp. 31-34.
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2013
(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 Gif 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 (Te Place and Service of
Private Archives at Libraries: Te 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 Teology,
Istanbul, 8 May 2013.
52
2013
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
(Tesis) 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 Tesis, Marmara University Institute for Turkic
Studies Department of Information and Document Manage-
ment), Istanbul, 2013, 160 p.
Esra Karayel Muhacir
(Tesis) XVII. Yzylda skdarda Kitap Kltr (Book Cul-
ture in 17
th
Century Uskudar), (Master Tesis, Marmara Univer-
sity Institute for Turkic Studies Department of Information and
Document Management), Istanbul, 2013, VII+106 p.

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2013
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.
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2013
Vice Rector of Chinas
Northwest University for
Nationalities
January 8, 2013
Te Vice Rector of Chinas Northwest University for Nationalities,
Ma Jingquan and his accompanying delegation accompanying vis-
ited ISAM. Te delegation was welcomed by our vice presidents
Assoc. Prof. Tuncay Baolu and Dr. Ali Hakan avuolu, and
was informed about ISAM and its activities. Te 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.
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2013
Minister of Religious Affairs of
Mali
March 7, 2013
As the guest of the Presidency of Religious Afairs, Malis Minis-
ter of Religious Afairs, Yacouba Traore, and his accompanying
delegation visited our center. Te 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 Afairs, 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.
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2013
Palestine-Gaza Minister
of Religious Affairs and
Endowments
July 1, 2013
A delegation under the presidency of the Palestine-Gaza Minister
of Religious Afairs and Foundations, Ismail Ridwan, visited our
center. Te delegation, welcomed by ISAM Vice President, Assoc.
Prof. Suat Mertolu, and the Rector of Istanbul 29 Mays Universi-
ty, Prof. brahim Kaf 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 Afairs, a dele-
gation consisting of clergy men and the President of the Council
of Imams in Cameroon, Ibrahim Moussa, visited our center. Te
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.
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2013
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 Afairs and Foundations, Fatih Tajus-
sir Abdullah and his accompanying delegation visited our center.
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2013
Grand Mufti of Ghana
November 23, 2013
Afer his visit in 2012, Ghanas Chief Mufi Osman Nuhu Sharabu-
tu visited our center for the second time last year with other staf
members from his ofice.
Grand Mufti of Tatarstan
August 21, 2013
As the guest of the Presidency of Religious Afairs, Tatarstans
Chief Mufi Kamil Samugullin and his accompanying delegation
visited our center. Chief Mufi 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.
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2013
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 Afairs and Foundations, Ali al-Bas-
hir Hamuda and his accompanying delegation, who were in Tur-
key to hold oficial talks, visited our Center.
Hamuda, who emphasized his wish for the Arabic translation of
Te Encyclopedia of Islam, added that they would be pleased to be
of any assistance regarding court registers.

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