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MARMARA UNIVERSITYFACULTY OF THEOLOGY

Handbook

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Istanbul 2015

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Marmara UniversityFaculty of Theology

Handbook

Prepared byHikmet Yaman

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FROM THE DEAN ?HISTORY OF MARMARA UNIVERSITY ?THE FACULTY OF THEOLOGY: HISTORY AND MISSION ?UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES (BA) ?

1. Theology2. International Theology (International Students)3. Theology (English)4. Theology (Arabic)5. Teacher Training for Religion and Ethics Courses in Primary Schools

COURSES AT THE FACULTY OF THEOLOGY ?MODULES AT THE FACULTY OF THEOLOGY ?MODULES IN THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME ACADEMIC STRUCTURE: GRADUATE PROGRAMMES (MA AND PHD) AND DEPARTMENTS

1. PROGRAMME IN BASIC ISLAMIC STUDIES ?

Department of Qur’anic Recitation Department of Qur’anic Exegesis

Department of HadithDepartment of Islamic JurisprudenceDepartment of KalamDepartment of History of Islamic SectsDepartment of SufismDepartment of Arabic Language and Rhetoric

2. PROGRAMME IN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES ?Department of History of PhilosophyDepartment of Islamic PhilosophyDepartment of Philosophy of ReligionDepartment of LogicDepartment of History of ReligionsDepartment of Sociology of ReligionDepartment of Psychology of ReligionDepartment of Religious Education

3. PROGRAMME IN ISLAMIC HISTORY AND ARTS ?Department of Islamic HistoryDepartment of History of Turkish-Islamic ArtsDepartment of Turkish-Islamic LiteratureDepartment of Turkish Religious Music

LIBRARY ?THE FACULTY PUBLICATIONS AND JOURNAL ?INTERNATIONAL FACE OF THE FACULTY OF THEOLOGY ?NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS ?LIFE AT THE FACULTY OF THEOLOGY ?STUDENT CLUBS AND SOCIETIES ?SOCIAL LIFE AT MARMARA UNIVERSITY

? ILAHIYAT FOUNDATION

?CONTACT INFORMATION ?

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FROM THE DEAN

Since its establishment in 1959, the Faculty of Theology at the Marmara University has contributed significantly to the formation and development of religious, educational, cultural and artistic life in Turkey. The Faculty’s academic work has helped provide an accurate understanding of all religious and cultural movements, especially the religion of Islam, and hence has supported religion to continue the contribution to the spiritual development of society and its advancements towards peace and serenity. The Faculty has over a 160 teaching staff and nearly 3,750 students in its five undergraduate programs and 1,500 students in its three graduate programs. With a uniquely rich library, it is an important educational centre for graduate students and researchers. Graduates of the Faculty enjoy employment opportunities under various state and private institutions, notably the Ministry of National Education and the Presidency of Religious Affair. They also continue their careers as academics, teachers, authors and artists. These graduates successfully and proudly represent our Faculty in all areas of society.

We aim to make the Faculty one of the best theology faculties on both the national and the international sphere. Our vision is that of a Faculty of Theology, which will provide a distinguished and a high quality level of higher education. To attain this goal the Faculty will make sure that each student that chooses to get educated here, whatever her/his religious educational background may be, becomes an individual who apprehends the core of religious matters, and through reading, investigating, thinking, analysing, questioning, criticizing, and taking current developments into consideration, is able to use in practice what s/he learns in our contemporary society. Furthermore, our aim is to educate theologians who can differentiate between right and wrong using the knowledge and ability of critical thinking they acquire here and who can improve themselves constantly by taking what is good and beneficial from any source without

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surrendering their own reason and will to the perspectives of others. Hence, after graduating from this faculty they will have the self-confidence that will enable them to use the high-level education they receive to guide others rather than blindly follow and imitate. Finally, our goal is to serve our society by training individuals who are not only knowledgeable but also act in accordance with their knowledge, who are of good moral character, who are sincere and dependable, and who are, in short, individuals the religion of Islam aims at raising.

To achieve these goals, the Faculty of Theology at the Marmara University, taking into the account the fast-changing conditions of the twenty-first century, aspires to leadership in the competitive academic environment of institutions of religious higher education both on national and international level. I hope that this booklet will be helpful to prospective students and others who would like to know more about the Faculty of Theology of Marmara University, Istanbul.

Sincerely,Prof. Dr. Ali KÖSEDean, Faculty of Theology of Marmara University

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HISTORY OF MARMARA UNIVERSITY

Marmara University is one of the oldest higher education institutions in Turkey. Its history goes back to the establishment of the Hamidiye Ticaret Mekteb-i Ᾱlīsi (Hamidiye College of Higher Commercial Education) in 1883. This institution became officially known as Marmara University in 1982.

By the time it was turned into a university, Marmara University had 10 faculties, 8 institutes and 7 vocational schools and colleges. With its exceptionally rapid development, today the University has 16 faculties, 11 institutes, 9 vocational schools and colleges, 30 centers for research and application and a hospital. It continues to be one of the most prestigious universities in the country, with its leading academic institutions in science, technology, education, arts and health. Close to 3,000 academic staff and more than 70,000 students are making contributions to Marmara University’s academic activities today in associate, undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The University is the most multilingual higher education institution in Turkey, as it provides education in five different languages: Turkish, English, French, German and Arabic.

Marmara University encourages its students and provides guidance for them to participate in international academic activities. It develops, promotes and coordinates international cooperation through multiple resources, including the European Union Education and Youth Programs. The members of Marmara University enjoy the productive partnerships under multiple international programs that include the Life Long Learning Programme, namely, the Comenius Programme, the Erasmus Programme, the Leonardo Da Vinci Programme and the Grundtvig Programme.

In addition to education and training, Marmara University has developed projects in social services and made major contributions to economic, political, cultural and other

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problems facing the society. It also promotes and coordinates education programs that offer services to the public outside of the regular degree programs. Through its distance education and continues education units, the University provides distance learning and arranges cooperation with the public/private sector and international institutions on a national and international level.

Academic Units of Marmara University

Faculties Graduate Schools and Institutes Schools and Vocational Schools

Ataturk Faculty of Education

European Union Institute School of Banking and Insurance

Faculty of Arts and SciencesFaculty of Business AdministrationFaculty of Communication

Institute of Banking and InsuranceInstitute of Educational SciencesInstitute of Fine Arts

School of Physical Education and SportsSchool of Jewellery Tech. and DesignSchool of Applied Science s

Faculty of Dentistry Institute of Gastroenterology School of Foreign LanguagesFaculty of EconomicsFaculty of Engineering

Institute of Health SciencesInstitute of Middle East Studies s

Vocational School of JusticeVocational School of Health Services

Faculty of Fine Arts Institute of Neurological Science Vocational School of Social Sciences

Faculty of Health SciencesFaculty of Law

Institute of Pure and Applied SciencesInstitute of Social Sciences

Vocational School of Technical Science

Faculty of Medicine Institute of Turkic StudiesFaculty of PharmacyFaculty of Political SciencesFaculty of Technical EducationFaculty of TechnologyFaculty of Theology

THE FACULTY OF THEOLOGY: HISTORY AND MISSION

The core of the Faculty of Theology at Marmara University is the Istanbul Higher Islamic Institute, which was established by the Ministry of National Education in 1959. By the law of the Higher Educational Council in 1982, the Institute was taken over by the administration of Marmara University and thus became known as Marmara University, Faculty of Theology. Since its establishment, the Faculty has had a distinguished place in the history of Islamic and religious thought in Turkey. The intellectual sources of the Faculty are rooted in the rich legacy of the classical Islamic sciences

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advanced throughout a long-lasting and multi-cultured Islamic and Turkish history. The Faculty has played an important role in the academic teaching of Islamic and religious scholarly disciplines by integrating the traditional spirit of Islamic disciplines with modern developments in Religious Studies. A focus on traditional Islamic values paired with the advantages of critical thinking in religious matters has been and remains a definitive characteristic of education at the Faculty of Theology.

The Faculty is an international centre of educational excellence, which integrates traditional and modern intellectual studies on Islam and other religions of the world. It provides this education by contextualizing Islamic studies within the broader field of social sciences and the humanities, and thus harmoniously blends modern academic disciplines with traditional scholarly fields. The Faculty provides a virtually unparalleled opportunity to study Islam within a living Muslim society with professionals who are well-versed in both traditional and modern academic methods. The Faculty aims at bringing together the rich intellectual resources of Marmara University’s faculty members and students with an international network of scholars to explore issues of religion in today’s complex, globalizing, and changing world.

The Faculty enhances intercultural and interreligious understanding and fosters civilizational cooperation across religious communities and nations. It develops an environment, which instils commitment to life-long learning and a deep sense of social responsibility. It works towards building a deeper and broader understanding of the histories and contemporary patterns of the world’s religious communities by exploring the possibilities for incorporating their insights in the context of modern religious studies. In light of the increasing prominence of religion in conflicts globally, the Faculty’s mission of promoting a broad, sympathetic understanding of the world’s religions in cooperation with individuals and institutions in Turkey and internationally has assumed a special and compelling urgency.

The Faculty is a pioneering national and international institute in the field. Many other theology faculties in Turkey are full of professors who completed their undergraduate and graduate education in the Faculty. Currently, the Faculty provides post-graduate education to many young academics who will be teaching

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at various Turkish higher education institutes in the future. Likewise, the Faculty supports the academic establishment of some international theology faculties through sending its members of teaching to set the academic structures and to foster intellectual cooperation therein. In this context, the Faculty members teach periodically in the Faculty of Theology in Osh University (Kyrgyzstan) and in the Faculty of Theology in Near East University (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus).

The Faculty encourages students to develop free expressions, to respect ideas, to rejoice in discovery and in critical thought, to pursue excellence in a spirit of productive cooperation, and to assume responsibility for the consequences of personal actions. The Faculty of Theology is a scholarly institution that exemplifies an international community of dedicated intellectuals, scholars, and professionals.

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES (BA)

The Faculty offers five undergraduate degree programmes: Theology, International Theology (International Students), Theology (English), Theology (Arabic), and Teacher Training for Religion and Ethics Courses in Primary Schools.

1. TheologyThis programme aims at training students who would like to specialize in religious disciplines. The courses are conducted in Turkish (70%) and Arabic (30%), and there is a one-year preparatory Arabic language class for students who do not have the required level in the language. Graduates are expected to have a comprehensive knowledge of religious studies and to be able to critically evaluate the Islamic intellectual heritage. They may enter a wide variety of professions. They may pursue academic careers or work as teachers of religion and ethics at high schools. They may also seek employment in religious services under various governmental and non-governmental institutions.

2. International Theology (International Students)Marmara University established a new programme in 2007 under its Faculty of Theology in order to open its gates to international students of Turkish descent. Courses are conducted in Turkish

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(%70) and Arabic (%30), and there is a one-year preparatory Arabic language class for students who do not have the required level in the language. The programme educates students to provide religious services for Turks living in foreign countries. Students are accepted into this program through a meticulous selection process conducted by the Faculty of Theology in collaboration with the Presidency of Religious Affairs. Applicants must hold a high school degree awarded in their countries. Students are financially supported throughout their education by the Turkish Religious Foundation.

3. Theology (English)Starting in the 2010-2011 academic year, Marmara University established a new programme under its Faculty of Theology in order to open its gates to Turkish and international students who seek to gain a well-grounded academic education in the fields of Islamic Theology and Religious Studies. The courses are conducted in the English language, and there is a one-year preparatory English language class for students who do not have the required level in the language. At the end of the fourth academic year, the students qualify for a BA degree.

3. Theology (Arabic)This programme was established under Marmara University Faculty of Theology by the academic year of 2015-2016 academic year, Marmara University. The courses are conducted in the Arabic language, and there is a one-year preparatory Arabic language class for students who do not have the required level in the language. At the end of the fourth academic year, the students qualify for a BA degree.

6. Teacher Training for Religion and Ethics Courses in Primary SchoolsThe Faculty of Theology launched a programme in 1998 to meet the need for teachers of religion and ethics courses in primary schools. Between the years of 2006 and 2012, the programme was administered under the Ataturk Faculty of Education, however, starting from the academic year of 2012-2013 it moved back to the Faculty of Theology. The programme provides teacher-candidates the knowledge of the profession of teaching and school environment. It offers courses on pedagogical formation, in addition to the Faculty’s already strong curriculum of Islamic Theology and

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Religious Studies. The programme aims at improving the capacities of the teacher-candidates with respect to their spiritual awareness, social integration, cultural sensitivity, and good morals from the perspective of religious education as a social science and in the context of intercultural and interreligious understanding.

COURSES AT THE FACULTY OF THEOLOGY

Preparatory Class in ArabicThe Faculty offers a preparatory Arabic language class for the Theology, Theology (Arabic) and International Theology programmes. The one-year preparatory curriculum for the Arabic language programme is designed to help students develop their Arabic skills in reading, speaking, listening, and writing. Since Arabic is the language of the Islamic religious texts, namely the Qur’an and the hadith, and the language of most of the scientific and the historical texts of the pre-modern Islamic world, the programme specifically focuses on reading and understanding traditional texts with an emphasis on solid knowledge of grammar (sarf and nahw). After the preparatory class courses that are conducted in the Arabic language give students a chance to familiarize themselves with the terminology of each traditional Islamic discipline as well as further develop their listening, speaking, and writing skills.

Preparatory Class in English The one-year intensive preparatory curriculum for the English-medium Theology programme is designed to take students above and beyond general English skills. It does this by first introducing them to communicative and participatory language instruction. As the students develop their confidence in speaking and writing, Academic English skills are introduced. Students learn organization and structure in writing sections and public speaking and presentation skills in speaking sections. They also learn academic reading and listening skills, such as note-taking and outlining. Finally, students engage in integrated-skills tasks with performance-based assessment – such as researched presentations with Power-Point and written components, or web-quests with independent review of sources. At the conclusion of the preparatory program, students are equipped with the necessary skills for productive

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engagement in the Theology (English) programme using English as the sole medium of instruction.

Modules in Undergraduate Degree ProgrammesMost of the modules in the curricula of these different programmes are required, but there are many elective modules to choose from with a wide range of topics. Required modules are designed to familiarize students with the history, sources, and problems of various disciplines of Islamic and Religious Studies and to teach them how to think critically in religious matters. Elective modules build upon the compulsory modules and aim to develop students’ skills in interdisciplinary studies by integrating traditional Islamic disciplines with modern developments in the area of Religious Studies.

In addition to the regular required and elective modules, students must write a graduation thesis on a topic they choose under the supervision of a faculty member by the end of the eight semester in order to complete the degree requirements.

Key features of the undergraduate degree programs are compared in the table below. This is followed by tables of the modules offered in each programme with their national and ECTS credits.

Undergraduate Degree Programmes

Enrolment Length of Study National Credit(Required + Elective)

ECTS

Theology 380 1 (Arabic Prep) + 4 years

180 (156 + 24 ) 240

International Theology (International Students)

45 1 (Arabic Prep) + 4 years

180 (156 + 24) 240

Theology (English)Theology (Arabic)

3040

1 (English Prep) + 4 years

1 (Arabic Prep) + 4 years

180 (156 + 24)180 (156 + 24)

240240

Teacher Training 236 4 years 151 (113 + 38) 240

MODULES IN THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME

Theology1. Semester

No Module Code

ModuleTitle Type ECTS

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1 ATA121 Ataturk's Principles and The

History of Turkish Renovation I

Compulsor

y

2

2 ILH1001 Recitation of The Qur'an and Tajwid

I

Compulsor

y

4

3 ILH1003 History and Methodology of Hadith Compulsor

y

5

4 ILH1007 The Life of The Prophet Muhammad Compulsor

y

4

5 ILH1009 Turkish Religious Music (Theoric) Compulsor

y

4

6 ILH1011 Basic Islamic Beliefs Compulsor

y

4

7 YDAR1041 Literary Texts in Arabic Compulsor

y

5

8 YDZx121 Foreign Language I Elective 2

Total 302. Semester

No Module Code

Module Title Type ECTS

1 ATA122 Principles of Ataturk II Compulsor

y

2


II

Compulsor

y

4

3 ILH1004 Hadith I Compulsor

y

4

4 ILH1006 History and Methodology of Tafsir Compulsor

y

5

5 ILH1008 History of Islam Compulsor

y

4

6 ILH1012 Basic Islamic Worships Compulsor

y

4

7 YDAR1042 Rhetoric of Arabic Language Compulsor

y

5

8 YDZx122 Foreign Language II Elective 2

Total 303. Semester

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No Module Code



III

Compulsor

y

4

2 ILH2003 Tafsir I Compulsor

y

4

3 ILH2007 Hadith II Compulsor

y

4

4 ILH2009 History of Islamic Civilization Compulsor

y

4

5 ILH2013 Psychology of Religion Compulsor

y

4

6 ILH2015 Logic Compulsor

y

4

7 ILH2019 Turkish-Islamic Literature Compulsor

y

4

8 TRD121 Turkish Language I Compulsor

y

2

Total 304. Semester

No Module Code



IV

Compulsor

y

4

2 ILH2004 Tafsir II Compulsor

y

4

3 ILH2006 Introduction to Islamic Law Compulsor

y

4

4 ILH2008 History of Turkish-Islamic Arts Compulsor

y

4

5 ILH2012 Religious Education Compulsor

y

4

6 ILH2014 Sociology of Religion Compulsor

y

4

7 ILH2016 History of Kalam Compulsor

y

4

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8 TRD122 Turkish Language II Compulsor

y

2

Total 305. Semester

No Module Code



V

Compulsor

y

4

2 ILH3003 Systematic Kalam I Compulsor

y

5

3 ILH3005 Islamic Law I Compulsor

y

5

4 ILH3007 History of Philosophy Compulsor

y

4

5 ILH3011 Sufism I Compulsor

y

4

6 ILH3013 Philosophy of Religion Compulsor

y

5

7 ILH-US1 University Elective Courses Elective 3

Total 306. Semester

No Module Code



VI

Compulsor

y

4

2 ILH3004 Systematic Kalam II Compulsor

y

4

3 ILH3006 Islamic Law II Compulsor

y

5

4 ILH3008 History of Islamic Philosophy Compulsor

y

5

5 ILH3012 Sufism II Compulsor

y

4

6 ILH-S1,2 Elective - 1,2 Elective 8

Total 307. Semester

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No Module Code



VII

Compulsor

y

4

2 ILH4003 Methodology of Islamic Law Compulsor

y

5

3 ILH4005 History of Religions Compulsor

y

5

4 ILH4007 Islamic Moral Principles and Ethics Compulsor

y

4

5 ILH-S3,4,5 Elective - 3,4,5 Elective 12

Total 308. Semester

No Module Code



VIII

Compulsor

y

5

2 ILH4004 History of Islamic Sects Compulsor

y

5

3 ILH4098 Graduation Thesis Compulsor

y

7


5 THU100 Social Service Practices Compulsor

y

1

Total 30

Elective

1. Semester > YDZx121 Foreign Language I

No Module Code


1 YDZA121 German I Elective 2

2 YDZF121 French I Elective 2

3 YDZI121 English I Elective 22. Semester > YDZx122 Foreign Language II

No Module Code


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1 YDZA122 German II Elective 2

2 YDZF122 French II Elective 2

3 YDZI122 English II Elective 25. Semester > ILH-US1 University Elective Courses

No Module Code


1 ILH3051 Islamic Studies in Europe Elective 3

2 ILH3053 Contemporary Islamic Movements Elective 3

3 ILH3055 Ottoman Turkish Texts in Sufism Elective 3

4 ILH3057 History of Islamic Science Elective 3

5 ILH3059 Religious Anthropology Elective 3


7 ILH3063 Islamic Economy Elective 3

8 ILH3065 Comparative Theology Elective 3

9 ILH3067 Main Themes of the Quran Elective 3

10 ILH3069 Comparative Islamic Law Elective 3

11 ILH3071 Comparative Islamic and Western

Thought

Elective 3

12 ILH3073 Fine Recitation of The Qur'an Elective 3

13 ILH3075 Solfege in Turkish Religious Music Elective 3

14 ILH3077 History and Law of Charitable

Foundation

Elective 3

15 ILH3079 Contemporary World Religions Elective 3

16 KSS3095 Classical Turkish Arts Elective 3

17 KSS3097 History and Basics of Arabic

Calligraphy

Elective 3

18 TAR3097 Paleography Elective 3

19 TDE3095 Classical Texts in Ottoman Turkish Elective 3

20 YDAR3053 Arabic Literary Texts in Early

Islamic Period

Elective 3

6. Semester > ILH-S1,2 Elective - 1,2

No Module Code


1 BSB4097 Contemporary Turkish Thought Elective 4

2 ILH3052 Developments in Religious

Education

Elective 4

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3 ILH3054 Criticism of The Hadith Sources Elective 4

4 ILH3056 Hadith Criticism Elective 4

5 ILH3058 History of Islamic-Christian

Relations

Elective 4

6 ILH3062 Methodology of Kalam Elective 4

7 ILH3064 Texts in Islamic Jurisprudence Elective 4

8 ILH3066 Comparative Religious Terms Elective 4

9 ILH3068 Religious Music Repertoire Elective 4

10 ILH3072 Knowledge of Maqam in Turkish

Religious Music

Elective 4

11 ILH3074 Turkish Music Forms Elective 4

12 ILH3076 Texts in Tafsir Elective 4

13 ILH3078 Turkish Theologians Elective 4

14 ILH3082 Contemporary Religious Movements Elective 4

15 ILH3084 Qiraat Elective 4

16 ILH3086 History of Turkish-Islamic States Elective 4

17 ILH3088 History of Logic Elective 4

18 ILH4051 Islamic Studies Literature in

German

Elective 4

19 ILH4052 Alevism Bektashism Elective 4

20 ILH4053 Islamic Studies Literature in French Elective 4

21 ILH4054 Religion-State and Society Relations

in The West

Elective 4

22 ILH4055 Islamic Studies Literature in English Elective 4

23 ILH4056 Religious Institutions and Religious

Education in The West

Elective 4

24 ILH4057 Applied Mosque Music Elective 4

25 ILH4058 Problems of Philosophy of Religion Elective 4

26 ILH4059 Resources of Philosophy of Religion Elective 4

27 ILH4061 Religious-Literary Texts Elective 4

28 ILH4062 Problems of Psychology of Religion Elective 4

29 ILH4063 Comtemporary Philosophic

Movements

Elective 4

30 ILH4064 History of Turkish Music Elective 4

31 ILH4065 Maqamat in Turkish Religious Music Elective 4

32 ILH4066 Main Problems of Philosophy Elective 4

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33 ILH4067 Classical Texts in Fiqh Elective 4

34 ILH4068 Comtemporary Problems in Fiqh Elective 4

35 ILH4069 Classical Texts in Kalam Elective 4

36 ILH4071 Contemporary Approaches to The

Qur'an

Elective 4

37 ILH4072 Contemporary Problems in Hadith Elective 4

38 ILH4074 Contemporary Problems in Kalam Elective 4

39 ILH4075 Selected Texts in Hadith Elective 4

40 ILH4076 Comtemporary Problems in Tafsir Elective 4

41 ILH4077 Tajwid Texts Elective 4

42 ILH4078 Qiraat Texts Elective 4

43 ILH4079 Informal Religious Education Elective 4

44 ILH4081 Guidance and Information in

Religious Services

Elective 4

45 ILH4082 Classical Texts in Logic Elective 4

46 ILH4084 Classical Texts in Sufism Elective 4

47 ILH4086 Islamic Banking Elective 4

48 ILH4087 Religious and Spiritual Counseling Elective 4

49 KSS3096 City and Culture: Istanbul Elective 4

50 KSS3098 Riq'a Script in Arabic Calligraphy Elective 4

51 KSS4096 Librarianship and Archiving Elective 4

52 KSS4097 Naskh Script in Arabic Calligraphy Elective 4

53 KSS4098 Thuluth Script in Arabic Calligraphy Elective 4

54 PSK3098 Social Psychology Elective 4

55 SOS3098 Methodology of Social Sciences Elective 4

56 TAR3098 Ottoman History Elective 4

57 TAR4084 Historiography Elective 4

58 TAR4089 History and Geography of Islamic

Countries

Elective 4

59 TAR4097 Philosophy of History Elective 4

60 TDE3086 Ottoman Turkish Elective 4

61 TDE3088 Texts in Classical Ottoman

Literature

Elective 4

62 YDAR3054 Arabic Literary Texts in Abbasid

Period

Elective 4

63 YDAR4051 Arabic Literary Texts in Ottoman Elective 4

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Period

64 YDAR4052 Arabic Literary Texts in Modern

Period

Elective 4

65 YDFA3052 Persian Elective 47. Semester > ILH-S3,4,5 Elective - 3,4,5

No Module Code




Education

Elective 4




Relations

Elective 4






Religious Music

Elective 4









German

Elective 4




in The West

Elective 4




Elective 4

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Movements

Elective 4








Qur'an

Elective 4









Religious Services

Elective 4













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Countries

Elective 4




Literature

Elective 4


Period

Elective 4

63 YDAR4051 Arabic Literary Texts in Ottoman

Period

Elective 4


Period

Elective 4


No Module Code




Education

Elective 4




Relations

Elective 4






Religious Music

Elective 4







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German

Elective 4




in The West

Elective 4




Elective 4







Movements

Elective 4








Qur'an

Elective 4









Religious Services

Elective 4



25











































Countries

Elective 4




Literature

Elective 4


Period

Elective 4


Period

Elective 4


Period

Elective 4

65 YDFA3052 Persian Elective 4

International Theology (International Students)1. Semester

No Module Code

ModuleTitle Type ECTS

1 ATA121 Ataturk's Principles and The History

of Turkish Renovation I

Compulsor

y

2


I

Compulsor

y

4

3 ILH1003 History and Methodology of Hadith Compulsor

y

5

4 ILH1007 The Life of The Prophet Muhammad Compulsor 4

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y

5 ILH1009 Turkish Religious Music (Theoric) Compulsor

y

4

6 ILH1011 Basic Islamic Beliefs Compulsor

y

4

7 YDAR1041 Literary Texts in Arabic Compulsor

y

5


Total 302. Semester

No Module Code



y

2


II

Compulsor

y

4

3 ILH1004 Hadith I Compulsor

y

4

4 ILH1006 History and Methodology of Tafsir Compulsor

y

5

5 ILH1008 History of Islam Compulsor

y

4

6 ILH1012 Basic Islamic Worships Compulsor

y

4

7 YDAR1042 Rhetoric of Arabic Language Compulsor

y

5


Total 303. Semester

No Module Code



III

Compulsor

y

4

2 ILH2003 Tafsir I Compulsor

y

4

3 ILH2007 Hadith II Compulsor 4

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y

4 ILH2009 History of Islamic Civilization Compulsor

y

4

5 ILH2013 Psychology of Religion Compulsor

y

4

6 ILH2015 Logic Compulsor

y

4

7 ILH2019 Turkish-Islamic Literature Compulsor

y

4


y

2

Total 304. Semester

No Module Code



IV

Compulsor

y

4

2 ILH2004 Tafsir II Compulsor

y

4

3 ILH2006 Introduction to Islamic Law Compulsor

y

4

4 ILH2008 History of Turkish-Islamic Arts Compulsor

y

4

5 ILH2012 Religious Education Compulsor

y

4

6 ILH2014 Sociology of Religion Compulsor

y

4

7 ILH2016 History of Kalam Compulsor

y

4


y

2

Total 305. Semester

No Module Code


1 ILH3001 Recitation of The Qur'an and Tajwid Compulsor 4

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V y

2 ILH3003 Systematic Kalam I Compulsor

y

5

3 ILH3005 Islamic Law I Compulsor

y

5

4 ILH3007 History of Philosophy Compulsor

y

4

5 ILH3011 Sufism I Compulsor

y

4

6 ILH3013 Philosophy of Religion Compulsor

y

5

7 ILH-US1 University Elective Courses Elective 3

Total 306. Semester

No Module Code



VI

Compulsor

y

4

2 ILH3004 Systematic Kalam II Compulsor

y

4

3 ILH3006 Islamic Law II Compulsor

y

5

4 ILH3008 History of Islamic Philosophy Compulsor

y

5

5 ILH3012 Sufism II Compulsor

y

4

6 ILH-S1,2 Elective - 1,2 Elective 8

Total 307. Semester

No Module Code



VII

Compulsor

y

4

2 ILH4003 Methodology of Islamic Law Compulsor

y

5

3 ILH4005 History of Religions Compulsor 5

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y

4 ILH4007 Islamic Moral Principles and Ethics Compulsor

y

4


Total 308. Semester

No Module Code



VIII

Compulsor

y

5

2 ILH4004 History of Islamic Sects Compulsor

y

5

3 ILH4098 Graduation Thesis Compulsor

y

7


5 THU100 Social Service Practices Compulsor

y

1

Total 30

Elective1. Semester > YDZx121 Foreign Language I

No Module Code




3 YDZI121 English I Elective 22. Semester > YDZx122 Foreign Language II

No Module Code




3 YDZI122 English II Elective 25. Semester > ILH-US1 University Elective Courses

No Module Code


1 ILH3051 Islamic Studies in Europe Elective 3

2 ILH3053 Contemporary Islamic Movements Elective 3

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3 ILH3055 Ottoman Turkish Texts in Sufism Elective 3


5 ILH3059 Religious Anthropology Elective 3


7 ILH3063 Islamic Economy Elective 3

8 ILH3065 Comparative Theology Elective 3

9 ILH3067 Main Themes of the Quran Elective 3

10 ILH3069 Comparative Islamic Law Elective 3

11 ILH3071 Comparative Islamic and Western

Thought

Elective 3

12 ILH3073 Fine Recitation of The Qur'an Elective 3

13 ILH3075 Solfege in Turkish Religious Music Elective 3

14 ILH3077 History and Law of Charitable

Foundation

Elective 3

15 ILH3079 Contemporary World Religions Elective 3

16 KSS3095 Classical Turkish Arts Elective 3

17 KSS3097 History and Basics of Arabic

Calligraphy

Elective 3

18 TAR3097 Paleography Elective 3

19 TDE3095 Classical Texts in Ottoman Turkish Elective 3

20 YDAR3053 Arabic Literary Texts in Early

Islamic Period

Elective 3

6. Semester > ILH-S1,2 Elective - 1,2

No Module Code




Education

Elective 4




Relations

Elective 4





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Religious Music

Elective 4









German

Elective 4




in The West

Elective 4




Elective 4







Movements

Elective 4








Qur'an

Elective 4




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Religious Services

Elective 4















Countries

Elective 4




Literature

Elective 4


Period

Elective 4


Period

Elective 4


Period

Elective 4


No Module Code



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Education

Elective 4




Relations

Elective 4






Religious Music

Elective 4









German

Elective 4




in The West

Elective 4




Elective 4







Movements

Elective 4


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Qur'an

Elective 4









Religious Services

Elective 4















Countries

Elective 4




Literature

Elective 4

62 YDAR3054 Arabic Literary Texts in Abbasid Elective 4

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Period


Period

Elective 4


Period

Elective 4


No Module Code




Education

Elective 4




Relations

Elective 4






Religious Music

Elective 4









German

Elective 4




in The West

Elective 4


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Elective 4







Movements

Elective 4








Qur'an

Elective 4









Religious Services

Elective 4











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Countries

Elective 4




Literature

Elective 4


Period

Elective 4


Period

Elective 4


Period

Elective 4

65 YDFA3052 Persian Elective 4

Theology (English)1. Semester

No Module Code


1 ATA121 Ataturk's Principles and The History

of Turkish Renovation I

Compulsor

y

2

2 THL1001 Recitation of The Qur'an and Tajwid

I

Compulsor

y

4

3 THL1003 History and Methodology of Hadith Compulsor

y

5

4 THL1007 The Life of The Prophet Muhammad Compulsor

y

4

5 THL1011 Basic Islamic Beliefs Compulsor

y

4


y

2

7 YDAR1043 Arabic Grammar I Compulsor

y

5

8 YDAR1045 Arabic Text I Compulsor 4

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y

Total 302. Semester

No Module Code Module Title Type ECTS1 ATA122 Principles of Ataturk II Compulsor

y

2

2 THL1002 Recitation of The Qur'an and

Tajwid II

Compulsor

y

4

3 THL1004 Hadith I Compulsor

y

4

4 THL1006 History and Methodology of

Tafsir

Compulsor

y

5

5 THL1008 History of Islam Compulsor

y

4


y

2

7 YDAR1044 Arabic Grammar II Compulsor

y

5

8 YDAR1046 Arabic II Compulsor

y

4

Total 303. Semester

No Module Code Module Title Type ECTS1 THL2005 Basic Islamic Worships Compulsor

y

4


Tajwid III

Compulsor

y

4

3 THL2003 Tafsir I Compulsor

y

4

4 THL2007 Hadith II Compulsor

y

4

5 THL2009 History of Islamic Civilization Compulsor

y

4

6 THL2013 Psychology of Religion Compulsor

y

4

7 THL2015 Logic Compulsor 2

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y

8 YDAR2045 Arabic III Compulsor

y

4

Total 304. Semester

No Module Code Module Title Type ECTS1 THL2002 Recitation of The Qur'an and

Tajwid IV

Compulsor

y

4

2 THL2004 Tafsir II Compulsor

y

4

3 THL2006 Introduction to Islamic Law Compulsor

y

4

4 THL2012 Religious Education Compulsor

y

2

5 THL2014 Sociology of Religion Compulsor

y

4

6 THL2016 History of Kalam Compulsor

y

4

7 THL2018 Turkish-Islamic Literature Compulsor

y

4

8 YDAR2046 Arabic IV Compulsor

y

4

Total 305. Semester


Tajwid V

Compulsor

y

4

2 THL3003 Systematic Kalam I Compulsor

y

5

3 THL3007 History of Philosophy Compulsor

y

4

4 THL3011 Sufism I Compulsor

y

4

5 THL3013 Philosophy of Religion Compulsor

y

5

6 THL- UE1 University Elective - 1 Elective 3

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7 THL3005 Islamic Law I Compulsor

y

5

Total 306. Semester


Tajwid VI

Compulsor

y

4

2 THL3004 Systematic Kalam II Compulsor

y

4

3 THL3006 Islamic Law II Compulsor

y

5

4 THL3008 History of Islamic Philosophy Compulsor

y

5

5 THL3012 Sufism II Compulsor

y

4

6 THL-E1,2-ENG Elective - 1,2 Elective 8

Total 307. Semester


Tajwid VII

Compulsor

y

5

2 THL4003 Methodology of Islamic Law Compulsor

y

5

3 THL4005 History of Religions I Compulsor

y

4

4 THL4007 Islamic Moral Principles and

Ethics

Compulsor

y

4

5 THL-E3,4,5 Elective - 3,4,5 Elective 12

Total 308. Semester

No Module Code Module Title Type ECTS1 SWP100 Social Work Practices Compulsor

y

1


Tajwid VIII

Compulsor

y

5

3 THL4004 History of Islamic Sects Compulsor 5

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4 THL4098 Graduation Thesis Compulsor

y

7

5 THL-E6,7,8 Elective - 6,7,8 Elective 12

Total 30

Elective5. Semester > THL- UE1 University Elective - 1

No Module Code Module Title Type ECTS1 CAS3097 History and Basics of Arabic

Calligraphy

Elective 3

2 THL3051 Islamic Studies in Europe Elective 3

3 THL3053 Contemporary Islamic

Movements

Elective 3

4 THL3055 Ottoman Turkish Texts in

Sufism

Elective 3

5 THL3065 Comparative Theology Elective 3

6 THL3079 Contemporary World Religions Elective 3

6. Semester > THL-E1,2-ENG Elective - 1,2

No Module Code Module Title Type ECTS1 CAS3098 Riq'a Script in Arabic

Calligraphy

Elective 4

2 CAS4097 Nashk Script in Arabic

Calligraphy

Elective 4

3 CAS4098 Thuluth Script in Arabic

Calligraphy

Elective 4

4 HIST3098 Ottoman History Elective 4

5 HIST4095 History and Geography of

Islamic Countries

Elective 4

6 HSS4097 Contemporary Turkish Thought Elective 4

7 THL3056 Hadith Criticism Elective 4

8 THL3068 Religious Music Repertoire Elective 4

9 THL3076 Texts in Tafsir Elective 4

10 THL3078 Turkish Theologians Elective 4

11 THL3086 History of Turkish-Islamic Elective 4

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12 THL3088 History of Turkish-Islamic Arts Elective 4

13 THL4058 Problems of Philosophy of

Religion

Elective 4

14 THL4061 Religious-Literary Texts Elective 4

15 THL4062 Problems of Psychology of

Religion

Elective 4

16 THL4063 Comtemporary Philosophic

Movements

Elective 4

17 THL4068 Contemporary Problems in

Fiqh

Elective 4

18 THL4069 Classical Texts in Kalam Elective 4


Kalam

Elective 4

20 THL4075 Selected Texts in Hadith Elective 4

21 THL4084 Classical Texts in Sufism Elective 4

22 YDAR4054 Rhetoric of Arabic Language Elective 47. Semester > THL-E3,4,5 Elective - 3,4,5

No Module Code Module Title Type ECTS1 CAS3098 Riq'a Script in Arabic

Calligraphy

Elective 4

2 CAS4097 Nashk Script in Arabic

Calligraphy

Elective 4


Calligraphy

Elective 4


5 HIST4095 History and Geography of

Islamic Countries

Elective 4






11 THL3086 History of Turkish-Islamic

States

Elective 4


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13 THL4058 Problems of Philosophy of

Religion

Elective 4



Religion

Elective 4


Movements

Elective 4


Fiqh

Elective 4



Kalam

Elective 4



22 YDAR4054 Rhetoric of Arabic Language Elective 48. Semester > THL-E6,7,8 Elective - 6,7,8

No Module Code


1 CAS3098 Riq'a Script in Arabic Calligraphy Elective 4

2 CAS4097 Nashk Script in Arabic Calligraphy Elective 4


Calligraphy

Elective 4


5 HIST4095 History and Geography of Islamic

Countries

Elective 4






11 THL3086 History of Turkish-Islamic States Elective 4


13 THL4058 Problems of Philosophy of Religion Elective 4



Religion

Elective 4

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Movements

Elective 4

17 THL4068 Contemporary Problems in Fiqh Elective 4


19 THL4074 Contemporary Problems in Kalam Elective 4



22 YDAR4054 Rhetoric of Arabic Language Elective 4

Teacher Training for Religion and Ethics Courses in Primary Schools

1. Semester

No Module Code Module Title Type ECT

S

1 ATA121 Ataturk's Principles and The

History of Turkish Renovation I

Compulsor

y

2

2 DKA101 Basic Religious Knowledge I Compulsor

y

6

3 EGT101 Introduction to Educational

Sciences

Compulsor

y

6

4 TTO121 Turkish I: Writing Expression Compulsor

y

2


6 DKA103 Life of the Prophet Mohammad Compulsor

y

2

7 DKA151 Knowledge and Skills in Reading

Qur'an I

Compulsor

y

3

8 PSK131 Introduction to Psychology Compulsor

y

2

9 YDAR151 Arabic I Compulsor

y

4

Total 30

2. Semester

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S


y

2

2 DKA102 Basic Religious Knowledge II Compulsor

y

6

3 DKA104 History of Islam Compulsor

y

3

4 EGT102 Educational Psychology Compulsor

y

5

5 SOS110 Introduction to Sociology Compulsor

y

3

6 TTO122 Turkish II: Oral Expression Compulsor

y

2

7 YDAR152 Arabic II Compulsor

y

6


Total 30

3. Semester


S

1 BSB209 Introduction to Philosophy Compulsor

y

3

2 BSP253 Computer I Compulsor

y

3

3 DKA205 Hadiths and Teachings of the

Prophet Mohammad

Compulsor

y

3

4 DKA231 Psychology of Religion Compulsor

y

2


Qur'an II

Compulsor

y

4

6 EGT201 Principles and Methods of

Teaching

Compulsor

y

5

7 YDAR251 Arabic III Compulsor

y

4

46

8 DKA-A1 Area Elective – 1 Elective 3

9 DKA-GK General Culture Elective Elective 3

Total 30

4. Semester


S

1 BSP254 Computer II Compulso

ry

3

2 DKA208 Islamic Arts and Aesthetics Compulso

ry

2

3 DKA210 Islamic Turkish Literature Compulso

ry

2

4 DKA212 Tafseer Compulso

ry

4

5 DKA232 Sociology of Religion Compulso

ry

4

6 EGT202 Teaching Technologies and

Material Design

Compulso

ry

5

7 EGT306 History of Turkish Education Compulso

ry

3

8 YDAR252 Arabic IV Compulso

ry

4


Total 30

5. Semester


S

1 DKA307 Moral Philosophy Compulso

ry

4

2 DKA321 Kalaam Compulso

ry

4


Qur'an III

Compulso

ry

4

4 EGT250 Measurement and Assessment Compulso

ry

5

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5 EGT301 Classroom Management Compulso

ry

3

6 ILT397 Media and Communication Compulso

ry

3


8 DKA-MB Profession Elective Elective 4

Total 30

6. Semester


S

1 DKA308 Philosophy of Religion Compulso

ry

4

2 DKA310 Religious Music Compulso

ry

4

3 DKA313 Moral and values Education Compulso

ry

3

4 DKA322 History of Islamic Denominations Compulso

ry

4

5 DKA326 Comtemporary World Religions Compulso

ry

3

6 EGT303 Special Teaching Methods I Compulso

ry

5

7 EGT304 Social Service Practices Compulso

ry

4


Total 30

7. Semester


S

1 DKA401 Special Education Methods II Compulso

ry

5

2 DKA405 Religious Education Compulso

ry

4

3 DKA443 Scientific Research methods Compulso

ry

4

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4 EGT401 Special Education Compulso

ry

3

5 EGT405 School Experience Compulso

ry

7

6 EGT410 Guidance Compulso

ry

4


Total 30

8. Semester


S

1 DKA408 Main Themes of Qur'an Compulso

ry

4

2 DKA410 Intercultural Religions and Moral

Education

Compulso

ry

4

3 EGT402 Turkish Educational System and

School Management

Compulso

ry

3

4 EGT406 Teaching Practice Compulso

ry

10

5 TDE323 Ottoman Turkish Compulso

ry

3

6 DKA-A6 Field Elective – 6 Elective 3

7 DKA-A7 Field Elective – 7 Elective 3

Total 30

Elective

1. Semester > YDZx131 Foreign Language I

No Module Code Module Title Type ECTS



3 YDZI131 English I Elective 3

2. Semester > YDZx132 Foreign Language II




3 YDZI132 English II Elective 3

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3. Semester > DKA-A1 Area Elective - 1


1 DKA311 Contemporary Religious Issues Elective 3

2 DKA315 Interreligious Relations Elective 3

3 DKA412 Religious Motifs in Children

Literature

Elective 3

3. Semester > DKA-GK General Culture Elective


1 BSB314 History of Turkish Thought Elective 3

2 DKA213 Contemporary Turkish Muslim

Countries

Elective 3

3 ISB204 Anthropology Elective 3



1 DKA214 Religious Ethics Elective 3

2 DKA325 Contemporary Perspectives in

Qur'an

Elective 3

3 DKA327 The Scientific History of Islam Elective 3



1 DKA309 Popular Beliefs Elective 3

2 DKA312 Contemporary and Universal

Approaches to the Prophet

Muhammed

Elective 3

3 DKA314 Religious Communication and

Counseling

Elective 3

5. Semester > DKA-MB Profession Elective


1 DKA317 History of Islamic Education Elective 4

2 EGT112 Educational Philosophy Elective 4

3 EGT424 Adult Education Elective 4



1 DKA318 Social Change and Teaching Elective 3

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Religion

2 DKA324 Turkish Tasawwuf Literature Elective 3

3 TAR338 The History of Islamic

Civilizations

Elective 3



1 DKA411 Hadith in Turkish Culture Elective 3

2 DKA413 Current Issues in Islamic

theology

Elective 3

3 DKA417 Qur'anic Stories in Religious

Education

Elective 3

8. Semester > DKA-A6 Field Elective - 6


1 DKA414 Religious Counseling and

Guidance

Elective 3

2 DKA424 Democracy, Human Rights and

Islam

Elective 3

3 DKA426 Religious Rhetorics Elective 3

8. Semester > DKA-A7 Field Elective - 7


S

1 DKA416 Public Religious Teaching Elective 3

2 DKA418 Religion and Culture Elective 3

3 DKA420 Islam in Modern World Elective 3

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ACADEMIC STRUCTURE: GRADUATE PROGRAMMES (MA AND PHD) AND DEPARTMENTS

The Faculty has three graduate programmes: Basic Islamic Studies, Philosophy and Religious Studies, and Islamic History and Arts.

1. PROGRAMME IN BASIC ISLAMIC STUDIES

This program is one of the oldest programs in the Faculty. Its well-established fields of research include the interpretation of the Qur’an, the Hadith, the legal rules concerning practical life in Islam, the principles of Islamic belief, the theological and intellectual denominations and sects in Islam, and the mystical dimensions of Islam. The comprehensive nature of the programme’s fields of research instils in students a critical and scholarly grasp of the classical Islamic disciplines. The programme consists of eight departments: Department of Qur’anic Recitation, Qur’anic Exegesis, Hadith, Islamic Jurisprudence, Kalām, History of Islamic Sects, Sufism, and Arabic Language and Rhetoric.

Department of Qur’anic Recitation The discipline of Qur’anic recitation aims at equipping the students with the skills to be able to recite the Qur’an accurately according to tajweed rules and to ensure that the student gain the skill of memorizing certain chapters of the Qur’an. Its main research area is with regards to the various readings of the Qur’an and its practive within contempoarary society.

Department of Qur’anic ExegesisThe scholarly discipline of Qur’anic exegesis aims at elucidating the meanings of the Qur’anic verses. Its main research areas include the stylistic features of the Qur’an, the major themes of the Qur’an, the history of the textualization of the Qur’an, variant readings of the Qur’an, the history of Qur’anic exegesis, the Qur’anic sciences (‘ulum al-Qur’an), contemporary approaches to the Qur’an, the translation of the Qur’anic text into other languages, the relevance of the Semitic languages in the study of the Qur’an, and Qur’anic studies in the West. In this context, Qur’anic exegesis examines the revelation from an interdisciplinary perspective, making use of Islamic disciplines like Hadith, History, and the Biography of the Prophet Muhammad as well as modern sciences such as

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Hermeneutics, Semantics, Anthropology, Archaeology, and Semiotics.

Department of HadithThe science of Hadith studies the sayings ascribed to and reports about the Prophet Muhammad, uniformly called hadith, and the historical development of their transmission chains (sanad) and texts (matn). Its main research areas are the source value and authenticity of hadith and sunnah, their transmission, recording, collection, and classification, and the religious, political, and socio-cultural variables affecting these processes. The Department, at the undergraduate and graduate level, focuses particularly on the nature, efficiency, and problems of the sources of hadith and traditional hadith methodology. Until recently graduate level studies mainly focused on the identification and discussion of classical hadith issues. More recent studies, however, have centred particularly on the problematic issues of the field and on searching for new methodologies in understanding and interpreting the hadith. The main characteristic of these studies is their emphasis on how to evaluate the hadith and their history and literature in a scientific manner and on what kind of conceptual and theoretical system can be employed in this evaluation. In this context, the department of Hadith attaches great importance to interdisciplinary approaches and methods.

Department of Islamic JurisprudenceIslamic Jurisprudence refers to the study of the legal rules (ahkam) of Islam concerning practical life. These rules are based on specific Islamic proofs and resources. By means of this discipline, one knows one’s religious rights and responsibilities. The department consists of three sub-fields: Islamic Law (fiqh), History and Methodology of Islamic Law (usul al-fiqh), and Comparative Islamic Law. The department offers history and methodology courses, as well as courses on a wide range of Islamic legal topics that include Family Law, Obligations Law, Criminal Law, Inheritance Law, Administration Law, International Law, and Public Law. Through these courses students are exposed to the primary sources of Islamic Jurisprudence, the prominent schools of fiqh that emerged throughout the history of Islamic Jurisprudence, the pioneering figures of these schools and their contributions to Islamic Jurisprudence, and the general characteristics of these schools. Graduate level courses focus on authentic, objective, and research-

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based field studies related to the central issues in Islamic Jurisprudence.

Department of KalāmThe discipline of Kalām focuses on deriving the theological principles of the Islamic religion outlined in the Qur’an and defending these principles against other philosophical and theological world-views. Kalām analyses the Islamic conception of belief (called tawhid in the Qur’an) and other central articles of faith in Islam, including Divinity (uluhiyya), Prophethood (nubuwwa), and Afterlife (ma‘ad). The Department has two sub-fields: History of Kalām and Systematic Kalām. In the former, there are courses on the formative period and conditions of the discipline, the main theological paradigms and principles that have emerged throughout its history, and the like. Islamic theological schools (Murji’a, Jabriyya, Mu‘tazila, Ash‘ariyya, Maturidiyya, Shi‘a, etc.) are investigated from a comparative perspective. In the latter sub-field, there are courses on classical theological issues such as divinity, prophethood, afterlife, the human being, morality, and reason and revelation, as well as contemporary theological topics such as secularism, atheism, reincarnation, religion and science, religion and politics, democracy, human rights, and the environment.

Department of History of Islamic SectsThe department examines various political and theological understandings of the Islamic religion and the intellectual manifestations of these understandings. The department has two sub-fields: Classical Islamic Sects and Contemporary Islamic Trends. The former investigates denominational groups (Khawarij, Shi‘a, Mu‘tazila, Murji’a, Ash‘ariyya, Maturidiyya, Druze, Nusayriyya, Yazidiyya, etc.) that came into existence with certain political and theological objectives during the classical Islamic period. The latter examines contemporary national (Islamism, Alevilik-Bektaşilik, Süleymancılık, Nurculuk, and the Milli Görüş Movement) and international (Qadiani-Ahmadiyya, the Baha’i Faith, Salafiyya, Wahhabiyya, al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun) religious trends. The department studies the conditions under which the sects came into existence, the reasons for their coming into being, and their formative periods, main ideas, followers, literatures, regions, and contributions to Islamic intellectual history. By its nature, the department is widely open to interdisciplinary study. Accordingly, depending on the topic under investigation, it cooperates closely

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with various disciplines including Islamic History, Kalam, Islamic Jurisprudence, Sufism, and Sociology of Religion.

Department of SufismThe discipline of Sufism refers to the study of the inner or esoteric dimension of Islam, the ways of purifying the human soul from this-worldly and lowly desires and turning it exclusively to the service of God through the obligatory and supererogatory acts of worship outlined in the Qur’an and the sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad. Sufism teaches the ways of travelling in the direction of the presence of God and of cleansing the soul from blameworthy characteristics, as well as how to beautify it with praiseworthy character traits. The department teaches Sufism as an essential part of the Islamic scholarly tradition, without which one cannot understand the complete picture of Islamic learning. It offers courses on the historical origin, development, and content of Sufism and its religious significance in Islam. It also provides an education in the central themes and figures of Sufism, concentrating on the theoretical and practical aspects of the discipline. As a part of its curriculum, the department focuses on the history of Sufism in Turkish lands, especially in Anatolia. It offers courses on the pioneering Turkic figures of Sufism, including Jalal al-Din Rumi, Yunus Emre, and Hacı Bektaş Veli, who served humanity at both the national and international level through their groundbreaking ideas and works. All these figures offer models of building a more peaceful and brotherly life based on love and tolerance. The department places special importance on interdisciplinary studies throughout its investigations. In this context, it works in close collaboration with other intellectual fields, including Psychology and Sociology.

Department of Arabic Language and RhetoricThe Arabic language is considered the backbone of Islamic Studies and teaching Arabic has been emphasized in the Faculty of Theology since its foundation. Despite this, the department of Arabic Language and Rhetoric was established as an independent department only in 1989. Since then the department has not completed its academic structuring and thus has yet to open a graduate program. With recent additions to the teaching staff, efforts are currently underway to start offering graduate level courses in the near future. Currently the department organizes and

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administers the one-year intensive Arabic preparatory curriculum, required of all students of the Theology and International Theology programmes, and offers supplementary Arabic courses in the upper classes of all programmes.

2. PROGRAMME IN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES

This programme is one of the oldest and most well-established programmes in the Faculty. It offers courses on a wide range of intellectual fields, including the historical development of philosophical thought, the intellectual trends in Islamic and Western thought, the interaction between Islamic and Western thought, the nature of religion, the relation between reason and revelation, the beginning of religions and diverse creeds, the manifestations of religion in social and individual life, the methods and rules for thinking correctly, and the history of religious education and its position in contemporary educational systems. Utilizing the diverse methods and theories of the various fields of the humanities, such as philosophy, sociology, logic, psychology, and education, the programme in Philosophy and Religious Studies provides its students a unique opportunity to analyse the phenomenon of religion from a comprehensive perspective. The programme consists of eight main departments: History of Philosophy, Islamic Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Logic, History of Religions, Sociology of Religion, Psychology of Religion, and Religious Education.

Department of History of PhilosophyThe department offers courses on systematic philosophy and the history of philosophy. The courses cover a wide variety of topics, including ontology, epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics; in this context, they examine the philosophical discussions of the pioneering figures in the Western and Islamic philosophical traditions. The department consists of five sub-fields: Ancient Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy, Renaissance Philosophy, Early-Modern Philosophy, and Modern Philosophical Trends. Each sub-field focuses on specific philosophical topics. Ancient Philosophy introduces a survey of ancient Greek philosophy, with an emphasis on Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Topics include ontology, epistemology, ethics, politics, and the like. One may find the seeds and earliest versions of many later philosophical theories within the

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discussions of the ancient Greek philosophers. Medieval Philosophy aims at articulating topics that include the relationship between philosophy and religion, the relationship between reason and revelation, and proofs for the existence of God. Such topics are examined in the writings of central philosophical figures of the period in the West (Anselm, Augustus, Aquinas, etc.), in comparison with the discussions of the Medieval Muslim philosophers (al-Kindi, al-Farabi, Ibn Sina, al-Ghazali, Ibn Rushd, etc.) on the same topics. Renaissance Philosophy focuses on the discussions of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, and Bacon, while Early-Modern Philosophy concentrates on the major metaphysical and epistemological writings of Descartes, Locke, Hume, Leibniz, and Kant. Topics include the nature and limits of human knowledge and the relation between science and philosophy. Modern Philosophical Trends introduces a survey of the discussions of the philosophers of the post-Kantian period.

Department of Islamic PhilosophyThe term Islamic Philosophy refers to the philosophical thought produced within Islamic culture and in Muslim lands. It represents a rich and inclusive facet of the Islamic intellectual heritage. A solid understanding of the nature of Islamic Philosophy is crucial for analysing the history of Islamic and Western scholarly disciplines. In the Islamic context, Islamic Philosophy is intrinsically related to the other Islamic sciences, including Kalam, Sufism, and Jurisprudence, and the discipline’s approach to many issues developed out of a cross-disciplinary context shared with other Islamic sciences. All these disciplines survey topics such as proofs for the existence of God and whether humans possess free will. In the Western context, one may see many philosophical discussions in the writings of Jewish and Christian philosophers originally based on the works of Muslim philosophers. For instance, Western philosophers from the Medieval and Early-Modern periods owe a great deal of their philosophical discussions to Islamic figures, such as Ibn Sina and Ibn Rushd. The department of Islamic Philosophy offers courses on almost all philosophical topics, including logic, epistemology, ontology, metaphysics, ethics, and politics. The department consists of three sub-fields: The History of Islamic Philosophy, The History of Turkish Thought, and Islamic Ethics.

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The Department offers courses to senior undergraduate level students during their third and fourth years. In their first and second years, students take courses on basic Islamic studies (e.g., Qur’anic Exegesis, Hadith, Islamic Jurisprudence, and Kalam) and on philosophical studies (e.g., Logic, History of Philosophy, and Islamic Philosophy). Then, during their study of philosophy of religion, they concentrate on philosophical-theological topics from interdisciplinary and comprehensive perspectives. The department introduces central themes, both historical as well as contemporary, in the philosophy of religion. Topics include the relation between reason and revelation, arguments for and against the existence of God, the divine attributes, the relation between God, man, and the world, the problem of evil, miracles, morality, the relation between religion and science, and life and death.

Department of LogicLogic refers to the human art that teaches the use of valid reasoning and how to differentiate this from fallacious argumentation. In this regard, it should be prioritized above all other human sciences, including religious sciences, since it is the primary key and tool to attain correct knowledge in all intellectual fields. Accordingly, in the classical philosophical tradition, the classification of sciences follows the following order: logic, physics, and metaphysics. The department offers courses on the history of logic, ranging from the Ancient Greek and Islamic Philosophical traditions to Contemporary Western Philosophy. Its courses cover central logical themes (e.g., syllogistic logic, modal logic, inductive reasoning, and deductive reasoning) and historical figures (e.g., Aristotle, al-Farabi, Ibn Sina, Ibn Rushd, Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, and Nasir al-Din al-Tusi).

Department of History of ReligionsThe discipline of History of Religions examines religions from both historical and comparative perspectives, and may accordingly be approached in two scholarly methods: historical and comparative. Following the data produced in historical studies, History of Religions makes use of theories in history and philology, and analyses the historical development of religions with respect to their origins, formations, articles of faith, acts of worship, and ethical principles. From the perspective of comparative studies, History of Religions investigates the relations between religions with respect to their differences, similarities, and shared characteristics, and makes comparisons between them in these contexts. The discipline

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addresses all religions that have appeared in the world. The inclusive nature of the field necessitates a systematic collaboration between History of Religions and other human sciences, especially History, Phenomenology of Religion, Sociology of Religion, Psychology of Religion, and Philosophy of Religion. Philology provides essential support to History of Religions, because religious scriptures may be deciphered through philological examination. History of Religions also draws from the fields of Mythology, Ethnology, Archaeology, History of Arts, Folklore, and the like.

Department of Sociology of ReligionSociology of Religion is the study of the relation between religion and social structure, and between social institutions and processes. It examines religious groups, beliefs, acts of worship, and practices, as well as the chronology of changes observed in these religious matters under various sociological conditions. It also records the characteristics and directions of these changes. Quantitative and qualitative studies carried out in the department of Sociology of Religion shed light on the nature and development of religious life in Turkey, including its sociological background in the history of Turkey. Sociology of Religion embraces interdisciplinary scholarly approaches and cooperates with other human sciences.

Department of Psychology of ReligionPsychology of Religion examines the nature of man’s religious life from various perspectives and applies psychological methods to decode his spiritual dimension. The science focuses on decipherable personal religious behaviours rather than on the phenomenon of religion itself. In this regard, Psychology of Religion attempts to describe the details, origins, and uses of religious behaviours. Topic analysed in this discipline include the relation between religion and psychological health, religious symbols, mystical states, religious thought, senses-behaviours and related factors, the origin of the belief in religion and God, religious conversion, and types of religious personalities. Psychology of Religion cooperates with other sciences, including Sufism, Sociology of Religion, Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and the like.

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The discipline of Religious Education refers to the teaching of the history of religious education, its current situation, as well as its prospective future development. In the Western university system, the history of the discipline may be traced back to the beginning of the twentieth century. In Turkey, Beyza Bilgin is the pioneering figure who laid the ground for Religious Education in academia. Her PhD dissertation, Love as the Basis of Education in Islam (1971), is considered the earliest work in the field. The department offers courses on various aspects of religious education, including the scientific nature of religious education, the bases and goals of religious education and training, the central concepts in religious education, the history of religious education, contemporary issues in religious education, and religious education for adults and families. In its research, Religious Education cooperates with other scholarly fields: Educational Sciences, Philosophy of Education, Psychology, Sociology, Islamic History, Qur’anic Exegesis, Hadith, and the like.

3. PROGRAMME IN ISLAMIC HISTORY AND ARTS

The programme in Islamic History and Arts offers courses on central themes relating to political, social, cultural, literary, and artistic developments over the approximately 1,450 years of Islamic history. The programme addresses a wide range of topics and accordingly houses four departments under its roof: the department of Islamic History, the department of History of Turkish-Islamic Arts, the department of Turkish-Islamic Literature, and the department of Turkish Religious Music. The inclusive nature of the programme enables students to have comprehensive access to the history of the Islamic religion. They should be able to develop a solid historical and chronological grasp of the diverse topics of the field, read archival documents, and attain a systematic understanding of the various forms of Islamic Arts (poetry, music, literature, etc.).

Department of Islamic HistoryThe discipline of Islamic History deals with the history of Muslim societies beginning from the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad. It also focuses on the various institutions that have arisen under the influence of Islam. The discipline addresses each and every Muslim nation and state that has appeared in history. It investigates the historical background of these nations and states, their experiences throughout history, their institutions, and their historical

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significance within the broader framework of Islamic culture and civilization from a social, cultural, political, and economic perspective. Islamic History applies an interdisciplinary approach in its research and utilizes a wide variety of sources, from poetry to archival materials and from written primary sources to archaeological remains.

Department of History of Turkish-Islamic ArtsThe department of History of Turkish-Islamic Arts was founded in order to broaden the cultural and aesthetic aspects of the Faculty of Divinity’s curriculum and thereby enrich its regular religious education. The department organizes academic activities relating to the arts, including international conferences and publications. It places a special emphasis on Islamic architecture produced during the various periods of Islamic history: Umayyad, Abbasid, Karakhanid, Ghaznavid, Seljuq, Ottoman, etc. In addition, it focuses on other types of applied arts and the philosophy and aesthetic world-view behind these arts. The department encourages its graduate students to take courses from other departments and faculties so that they can receive as broad an education as possible.

Department of Turkish-Islamic LiteratureThe discipline of Turkish-Islamic Literature came into existence with the Turkish embrace of Islam. It refers to the literature that the Turks produced under the influence of the Islamic religion. Starting from Kutadgu Bilig, the earliest extant work in Turkish written in the 11th century during the Karakhanid dynasty by Yusuf Khass Hajib of Balasagun, Turkish-Islamic Literature has generated its own forms of literary production. Scholars of the field name three main traditions in this regard: Divan Literature, Folk Literature, and Tekke Literature. The Divan Literature refers to a highly symbolic art form inspired by Islam and produced under the influence of Persian and Arabic literary forms. The Folk Literature is mainly an oral tradition reflecting deep religious sensitivity, though one can also see secular examples in the tradition. The Tekke Literature came into existence under the influence of Sufism and is explicitly religious in tone. The department offers courses on topics including the relation between religion and literature, the relation between Sufism and literature, the history of Turkish-Islamic literature, and primary sources in the field.

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The discipline of Turkish Religious Music refers to a distinctive type of music composed by Muslims in Turkish societies. It reflects the rich cultural and musical synthesis that came into existence with the Turkish embrace of Islam and its later developments. It concerns various forms of music including mawlid, salat, tawshih, na‘t, ilahi, and qasida. Each of these forms contains Turkish religious motifs from Central Asia to Anatolia and from the Seljuqs to the Ottomans. Especially during Ottoman times, religious music became a central part of daily religious rituals, both within and outside of the mosque. The department offers courses on the theoretical and practical aspects of all these musical forms. In this context, the department has a choir, the Turkish-Sufi Music Choir, whose singers and players are all students in the Faculty. Their concerts are some of the Faculty’s most vibrant musical activities, and represent its artistic face.

LIBRARY

The library of the Faculty of Theology has unique scholarly resources in diverse fields of social and religious sciences. Over the years it has become one of the largest libraries in Turkey in Islamic and religious studies, with over 120,000 books and numerous periodicals, all catalogued and classified according to modern library practices. Users have direct access to the library stacks and the library is open to outside researchers in addition to Marmara University faculty members and students.

The library building has two reading hall that can serve up to 120 researchers at the same time. All materials in the library now have electronic records and can easily be located through the University’s online catalogue. The library has free wireless Internet access. There are several computers placed for public use in various locations in the library. There are also group study rooms in the library.

Manuscript CollectionThe library of the Faculty of Theology houses a priceless collection of about 1,650 volumes of Islamic manuscripts. The manuscripts are written in Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Turkish, and cover a wide range of subjects, especially Qur’anic exegesis, hadith, Islamic law, kalam, and Sufism, but also Arabic language and literature, Persian

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and Turkish literature, logic, philosophy, ethics, and various exact sciences such as astronomy, mathematics, chemistry, zoology, etc. All of the manuscripts, with the exception of some fragments, have been catalogued and have bibliographic records in the online catalogue of Marmara University. The manuscripts are stored in a separate area of the library and are accessible by written permission from the Dean’s Office.

Libraries of IstanbulMarmara University is a well-established and prestigious university with high academic objectives. In addition to the library of the Faculty of Theology, the University has a central library. Many other faculties under Marmara University have their independent library units. The university library also subscribes to several electronic resources and databases. A number of the faculty libraries, especially those of the Faculty of Political Sciences and the Faculty of Law house many sources that are relevant to Islamic and Religious Studies.

Istanbul is a city that is enormously rich with great libraries. No other city in the world can compete with Istanbul in terms of holding unique manuscript collections in Islamic Studies. University and public libraries are spread across the city and can be found in almost every corner of the city.

THE FACULTY PUBLICATIONS AND JOURNAL

The Faculty of Theology has published many volumes in Islamic and Religious Studies over the years. These publications include some of the first modern Turkish academic studies in various classical Islamic disciplines as well as edition critiques of several important classical sources and translations of both classical texts and modern studies of Western scholars.

The Faculty also publishes an academic journal twice a year. For online access to the journal visit the website: http://ilahiyat.marmara.edu.tr/akademik/yayinlar/dergiler.

INTERNATIONAL FACE OF THE FACULTY OF THEOLOGY

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Marmara University has a large and diverse international community. Here at Marmara University it is possible to see students from all over the world who have joined our student body to pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in various fields at one of the best universities in Turkey. Throughout the University’s long history, there have been innumerable international students who have successfully completed their programmes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Many of these students have come from regions with close historical and cultural ties to Turkey such as Balkan, Central Asian, and Middle Eastern countries. The Faculty of Theology is currently hosting more than 150 international students from 37 countries in its programmes. The number of international students at the Faculty has increased significantly in recent years. In addition to these foreign students, the Faculty of Theology has in the International Theology (International Students) programme about 200 students of Turkish descent who grew up in foreign, mostly European, countries and who are citizens of those countries. Their presence enriches the diversity of the student body and enhances the international character of the Faculty.

Many international delegations visit the Faculty of Theology every year to exchange ideas and to discuss the possibility of cooperation in projects. Scholars of Islam, philosophy, and religion also visit the Faculty on a regular basis to give lectures or for other activities. The Faculty has signed cooperation, exchange, and collaboration agreements with many prestigious international education institutions which include University of Nebraska (USA), Goethe University Frankfurt (Germany), Giessen University (Germany), University of Cologne (Germany), Münster University Faculty of Catholic Theology (Germany), Münster University Centre for Islamic Theology (Germany), Osnabrück University Institute for Islamic Theology (Germany), University of Tuebingen Center for Islamic Theology (Germany), Martin Luther University Faculty of Theology (Germany), Bayreuth University Faculties and Departments for the Study of Religion, Philosophy, Economics, International Management (Germany), Sharjah University (United Arab Emirates), Universiti Brunei Darussalam (Brunei), University of Algiers I (Algiers), University of Algiers II (Algiers), Wahid Hasyim University (Indonesia), State Institute for Islamic Studies (IAIN) Walisongo Semerang (Indonesia), University Abdelmalek Essaadi (Morocco), Dar El Hadith El Hassania Institution (Morocco), University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, School of Theology (Wales), Heythrop College, Philosophy & Theology, University of London (UK), Trinity

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College Dublin, Department of Religions and Theology (Ireland), Qatar University (Qatar), Khoja Ahmet Yassawi Kazakh-Turkish International University (Kazakhstan), University of Prishtina, Department of Islamic Studies (Kosovo), Kuwait University (Kuwait), Kopasvar University (Hungary), Gal Ferenc College (Hungary), International Islamic University of Malaysia (Malaysia), University of Kebangsaan (Malaysia), University of Puncab Üniversitesi (Pakistan), International Islamic University (Islamabad, Pakistan), Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (Saudi Arabia), Taibah University (Saudi Arabia), University of Tunis (Tunisia), University of Nizwa (Oman), Sultan Qaboos University (Oman), University of Jordan (Jordan), The World Islamic Sciences & Education University (Jordan) , Yarmouk University (Jordan), Zarqa University (Jordan). For online access to the details of the agreements visit the website: http://ilahiyat.marmara.edu.tr/ogrenci/uluslararasi-anlasmalarimiz.

The Faculty of Theology also collaborates with the Institute for Middle East Studies of Marmara University in enhancing knowledge of the Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures through research and post-graduate education. In this context, students are offered a wide range of interdisciplinary MA and PhD courses to deepen their understanding of Middle Eastern history, politics, economics, social and cultural issues as well as contemporary challenges.

Istanbul: A Metropolis for International StudentsIstanbul, with a population of over fifteen million, is home to more than fifty universities. The city is an active and lively modern city, where many national and international activities in science, the arts, culture, sports, and entertainment regularly take place. This modern city has a teeming and colourful body of international residents that continues to grow as Turkey’s role in the international arena is felt more and more each day and as her economy booms. The people of Istanbul show traditional Turkish hospitality to their international guests and approach them with great compassion and understanding. The city is one of the safest and best organized capitals of Europe.

International StudentsInternational students who would like to pursue a degree in the Turkish-medium undergraduate and graduate programs of Marmara

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University, including the Turkish programs of the Faculty of Theology, should check the website of the University’s International Office (http://international.marmara.edu.tr/) for more information.

Marmara University has an International Student Office to help orient foreign students and to address the problems they may face during their stay in Istanbul. One can find all the information one needs on the Office’s website, including information on everything from applications to campus life, and from health care and student housing to city life and Istanbul’s cultural and artistic activities.

Marmara University aims at establishing an exemplary international and multicultural academic environment. In order to achieve that goal, the University makes all decisions concerning applicants, students, faculty, and staff on the basis of an individual’s qualifications to contribute to Marmara University’s educational objectives and institutional needs. Discriminating against individuals on the basis of race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, or disability unrelated to course requirements is inconsistent with both the purposes of the university and the law.

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES

Farabi ProgrammeThe Farabi Program is a national exchange program for the students and academic staff of all higher education institutions in Turkey. It allows a student or a professor to spend one or two semesters at another university. This program is only available to students in their second year of study or beyond, and students may only participate in it once. Applications for the program are handled by the Marmara University Office of the Farabi Program. Each Faculty has a coordinator that can guide those interested in the program. For more information check the website: http://farabi.marmara.edu.tr/en.

Erasmus ProgrammeMarmara University students have the opportunity to benefit from the Erasmus Program. The Erasmus program is a European Union education and training programme that aims to increase the quality of higher education in Europe by promoting cooperation between higher education institutions in the 32 participating countries. Partnerships and mobility activities are financially supported by the programme. Student and staff mobility and other activities are run

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in Turkey by the Turkish National Agency (www.ua.gov.tr). The Marmara University EU Office coordinates activities concerning the Erasmus Program in the university (visit http://international.marmara.edu.tr/erasmus-programme for more information). Each faculty has its own coordinator to offer students and staff information on the Erasmus Program and to help them through the application process.

The Faculty of Theology has signed exchange agreements with numerous universities in various European countries and several more agreements are currently pending. Every year several of the Faculty’s undergraduate and graduate students take advantage of the opportunity to study abroad for a semester or two at one of these universities, or spend a summer abroad on an internship.

Mevlana Exchange ProgrammeThe Mevlana Exchange programme is an international exchange program that aims at exchanging students and academic staff between the Turkish higher education institutions and higher education institutions of other countries. Following the universal religious and spiritual teachings of Mevlana Jalal al-Din al-Rumi (d. 1273), without any type of discriminations, the programme is wide open to all university students coming from all corners of the globe. It aims at contributing to the globalization process of higher education and enriching the culture of respect and tolerance to differences by increasing intercultural interaction and cooperation.

LIFE AT THE FACULTY OF THEOLOGY

A warm welcome greets new students at the Faculty every September and a proud yet bittersweet graduation ceremony sends them off, after four or five years of hard work, to their various destinations in life.

Conference halls and seminar roomsThere are numerous conference halls and several seminar rooms where regular lectures, conferences, and panels take place. Student clubs may use these halls for their various activities.

Computer labsThere are various computer labs in the Faculty for student use.

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Canteens and cafeteriaThere are two canteens that serve a rich variety of food and hot and cold beverages at affordable prices. The canteens are open from early in the morning until the evening and are also open on weekends and over the summer holidays. There are also many cafes, patisseries, and restaurants in the vicinity of the Faculty, where students may have a great time while enjoying fine food.

At the school cafeteria, a four-course lunch is offered every school day (11.30-13.30pm) at an affordable price. Marmara University cares about the health of its students and makes sure to serve them a healthy and nutritious meal. The food is prepared by a private catering company in hygienic conditions and under the supervision of dieticians.

Mosque and Prayer roomsThe Faculty of Theology has a mosque and prayer rooms for students to worship as well as to practice leading the prayer, sermons, and orations for their various classes.

STUDENT CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

Twelve student clubs and societies are currently active at the Faculty of Theology. Each club has a faculty member as its advisor. These clubs organize various academic, social, cultural, literary, and entertainment activities throughout the year. These activities break the monotony of going from class to class and add liveliness to life at the Faculty. The choir of Turkish Religious Music performs concerts all over the world. There are also courses for students in various branches of the classical Islamic arts, such as calligraphy and illumination. Common events include guest lectures, conferences, panels, concerts, exhibitions, book fairs, movie and comedy shows, poetry reading, and fund raising for various humanitarian causes. Over the years many important and famous public figures including writers, poets, artists, musicians, politicians, and religious leaders have been invited to the Faculty by student clubs.

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Marmara University hosts many activities and events throughout the academic year. During the festival, many social, cultural, and sports activities that students may join are organized. Students not only have an enjoyable time but also get some time off from their busy school schedule.

ILAHIYAT FOUNDATION

Starting from its establishment in 1974, the Marmara University Ilahiyat Foundation has been financially supporting educational activities in and around the Faculty through providing scholarship and accommodation services.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Marmara University Faculty of TheologyMahir Iz Cad. No: 2Baglarbasi Uskudar 34662 Istanbul, Turkey

Telephone : +902166514375Fax : +902166514189Website : http://ilahiyat.marmara.edu.tr

Dean’s Office

Name-Surname Phone E-MailProf. Dr. Ali Kose, Dean 02166514381 [email protected]

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Department mail

Prof.Dr. Abdulaziz Hatip Qur’anic Exegesis 1529 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. Abdurrahman Dodurgalı Religious Education 1113 [email protected]

Öğr.Gör. Abdulhamid Ramazanoğlu Arabic Language and Rhetoric 1121 [email protected]

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Prof.Dr. Abdullah Kahraman Islamic Jurisprudence 1280 [email protected]

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Abdussamet Bakkaloğlu Arabic Language and Rhetoric 1273 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. Adil Bebek Kelam 1520 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. Ahmet Hakkı Turabi Turkish Religious Music 1279 [email protected]

Yrd.Doç.Dr. Ahmet Karataş Turkish-Islamic Literature 1239 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. Ahmet KoçTeacher Training for Religionand Ethics Courses in Primary Schools

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Prof.Dr. Ahmet Özel Islamic Jurisprudence 1243 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. Ali Akyüz Hadith 1126 [email protected]

Öğr.Gör.Dr. Ali Ataç

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Doç.Dr. Ali Ayten Psychology of Religion 1239 [email protected]

Yrd.Doç.Dr. Ali Benli Arabic Language and Rhetoric 1127 [email protected]

Yrd.Doç.Dr. Ali Can



Prof.Dr. Ali Coşkun Sociology of Religion 1148 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. Ali Durusoy Logic 1310 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. Ali Köse Psychology of Religion 1201 [email protected]

Yrd.Doç.Dr. Ali Namlı Sufism 1237 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. Ali Ulvi Mehmetoğlu Psychology of Religion 1150 [email protected]

Doç.Dr.. Amjad Hussain History of Religions 1289 [email protected]

Doç.Dr. Aydın Temizer Arabic Language and Rhetoric 1132 [email protected]

Doç.Dr. Aynur Uraler Hadith 1302 [email protected]

Arş.Gör. Ayşegül Şimşek Islamic Jurisprudence

Arş.Gör. Ayşe Nur Güdekli Kelam 1411 [email protected]

Doç.Dr. Ayşe Başak İlhan Harmancı Turkish Religious Music 1424 [email protected]

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Doç.Dr. Aziz Doğanay History of Turkish-Islamic Arts 1147 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. Bahattin Dartma Qur’anic Exegesis [email protected]

Yrd.Doç.Dr. Banu Gürer Religious Education 1435 [email protected]

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Prof.Dr. Bedrettin Çetiner Qur’anic Exegesis 1510 [email protected]

Yrd.Doç.Dr. Betül İpşirli Argıt Islamic History 1102 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. Bilal Aybakan Islamic Jurisprudence 1151 [email protected]

Doç.Dr. Bilal Baş History of Religions 1506 [email protected]

Yrd.Doç.Dr. Bilal Yorulmaz Teacher Training for Religion and

Ethics Courses in Primary Schools 1512 [email protected]

Doç.Dr. Casim Avcı Islamic History 1131 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. Emin Aşıkkutlu Hadith 1516 [email protected]

Yrd.Doç.Dr. Emine Keskiner Religious Education 1435 [email protected]

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Arş.Gör.Dr. Ercan Alkan Sufism 1547 [email protected]

Öğr.Gör.Dr. Erdoğan Albayrak Arabic Language and Rhetoric 1111 erdogan_albayrakk@hotm

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Doç.Dr. Erdoğan Baş Qur’an Recitation 1429 [email protected]

Doç.Dr. Ertuğrul Boynukalın Islamic Jurisprudence 1539 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. Faruk Beşer Islamic Jurisprudence 1106 [email protected]

Doç.Dr. Faruk TuncerTeacher Training for Religion and Ethics Courses in Primary Schools


Yrd.Doç.Dr. Fatma Odabaşı Sociology of Religion 1511 [email protected]

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Arş.Gör. Fatma Zehra Dumlupınar

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Yrd.Doç.Dr. Fatma Zehra Kamacı Islamic History 1411 [email protected]

Yrd.Doç.Dr. Ferruh Özpilavcı Logic 1110 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. Galip Yavuz Arabic Language and Rhetoric 1111 [email protected]

Doç.Dr. Gülgün Dağdeviren Uyar Islamic History 1511 [email protected]

Arş.Gör. Güllü Yıldız Islamic History 1509 [email protected]

Arş.Gör. Hacer Kontbay Islamic Jurisprudence 1550 [email protected]

Yrd.Doç.Dr. Hafize Şule Albayrak Sociology of Religion 1117

Doç.Dr. Halil Aydınalp Sociology of Religion 1239 [email protected]

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Prof.Dr. Halil İbrahim Kaçar Arabic Language and Rhetoric 1142 [email protected]

Yrd.Doç.Dr. Halit Zevalsiz Arabic Language and Rhetoric 1140 [email protected]

Doç.Dr. Harun Anay History of Philosophy 1520 [email protected]

Arş.Gör. Harun Yılmaz Islamic History 1238 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. Hasan Aksoy Turkish-Islamic Literature 1245 [email protected]

Doç.Dr. Hasan Cirit Hadith 1285 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. Hasan Elik Qur’anic Exegesis 1508 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. Hasan Hacak Islamic Jurisprudence 1449 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. Hatice Kelpetin Arpaguş Kelam 1401 [email protected]

Öğr.Gör. Hatice Saliş Qur’an Recitation 1218

Arş.Gör. Hayrettin Nebi Güdekli Kelam 1519 [email protected]

Öğr.Gör. Hidayet Ayan Qur’an Recitation 1249 [email protected]

Yrd.Doç.Dr. Hikmet Yaman Islamic Philosophy 1109 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. Hülya Alper Kelam 1271 [email protected]

Yrd.Doç.Dr. Hümeyra Özturan History of Philosophy 1550 humeyrakaragozoglu@gm

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Prof.Dr. Hüseyin Elmalı Arabic Language and Rhetoric 1140 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. Hüseyin Karaman History of Philosophy

Öğr.Gör. Hüseyin Kaya Arabic Language and Rhetoric 1127 [email protected]

Yrd.Doç.Dr. İbrahim Tüfekçi Arabic Language and Rhetoric 1132 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. İlhan Kutluer Islamic Philosophy 1350 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. İlyas Üzüm History of Islamic Sect 1113 [email protected]

Doç.Dr. İsmail Cebeci Islamic Jurisprudence 1416 [email protected]

Öğr.Gör. İsmail Eriş Islamic Jurisprudence 1289 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. İsmail Safa Üstün Islamic History 1119 [email protected]

Prof.Dr. İsmail Taşpınar History of Religions 1280 [email protected]

Yrd.Doç.Dr. Kâmil Yaşaroğlu Qur’an Recitation 1149 [email protected]

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