OTTOMAN STUDIES FROM PAST TO PRESENT

Ottoman Studies from Past to Present includes the communiqués of the symposium titled "Ottoman Studies from Past to Present: Findings, Problems, Proposals" organized by TDV Centre for Islamic Studies (ISAM) on 24-25 February 2001 in order to analyze the current situation of Ottoman history studies and to discuss problems such as history methodology, source analysis in Turkey.  1 ...


New Issue! Turkish Journal of Islamic Studies (50, 2023)
The 50th issue of Turkish Journal of Islamic Studies [İslam Araştırmaları Dergisi] has been published.  1 ...

The Book al-Ghuraf al-‘aliyye was Published
Shems al-din ibn Tūlūn’s book al-Ghuraf al-‘aliyye fi terācim müteahhir al-hanefiyya was edited by Ali al-Seyyid Abd al-Lātif and published within the scope pf İSAM’s Late Classical Period Project.  1 ...

NEW ISSUE! Journal of Ottoman Studies (61, 2023)
New issue of the Journal of Ottoman Studies [Osmanlı Araştırmaları], joint work of ISAM and İstanbul 29 Mayıs University, has been published.  1 ...

Reprint of Book from The Early Classical Period Project
The book of Abu Zakariyyā Yaḥyā ibn ʻUmar al-Kinānī al-Andalusī (b. 289/902) Aḥkām al-Sūq was prepared as a critical edition by İsmail Halitoğlu and published by Dar ibn al-Hazm (Beirut, Lebanon) in collaboration with al-Rābıta al-Muhammediyye li al-Ulemā (Rabat, Morocco). The book has been published for the first time in Türkiye within the scope of İSAM’s Early Classical Period Project.  1 ...

NEW BOOK from the Late Classical Period Project

Ibrāhīm Ibn Muṣṭafā al-Ḥalabī al-Madāri’s (d. 1190/1776) work titled al-Lumʿa fi’l ḥudūth wa’l-ḳidam wa’l-ḳaḍā wa’l-ḳadar wa taḥqīq’t-taklīf was edited by Dr. Münzir Şeyhhasan and has been published within the scope of ISAM’s Late Classical Period Project.  1 ...


Two Additional Volumes of the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam Reprinted
The renewed and revised new editions of Appendix-1 and Appendix-2 volumes of the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam were published.  1 ...

Arabic Books Catalog Updated
ISAM Arabic Books Catalog, whose first version was published in 2021, has been updated as 2023/1 version  1 ...

New Issue! Turkish Journal of Islamic Studies (49, 2022)
The 49th issue of Turkish Journal of Islamic Studies [İslam Araştırmaları Dergisi] has been published.  1 ...

Qatar Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs Visits ISAM

Qatar's Minister of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs, Ghanem bin Shaheen bin Ghanem Al-Ghanim, visited the TDV Centre for Islamic Studies on Monday (January 16th) with the accompanying delegation and the President of Religious Affairs of Türkiye, Prof. Ali Erbaş.

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Special Award to al-Kashshāf Literature

Scholars were given TÜBA-GEBİP and TÜBA-TESEP awards. The ceremony was held on Wednesday, December 28th, 2022 at the Republic of Türkiye Presidential Complex.

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Extended and Revised Edition of The School of Fakhr ad-Dīn ar-Rāzī in Usul al-Fiqh
The extended and revised 3rd edition of the work namedThe School of Fakhr ad-Dīn ar-Rāzī which was written by Prof. Tuncay Başoğlu, was published within the scope of Late Classical Period Project by ISAM.  1 ...

NEW ISSUE! Journal of Ottoman Studies (60, 2022)
New issue of the Journal of Ottoman Studies [Osmanlı Araştırmaları], joint work of ISAM and İstanbul 29 Mayıs University, has been published.  1 ...

New Book from the Late Classical Period Project!

The new work of Mustafa Ateş titled Ibn ‘Ābidīn: An Ottoman Jurist was published in the Academic Work Series within the scope of ISAM’s Late Classical Period Project. The book deals with the procedures of fatwa Ibn Abidin, as a Hanafi Ottoman jurist, within the framework of his annotation called Radd al-mukhtar, which is one of his most important works.

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Extended Edition of Ayyubids from the Basic Culture Series!

Eyyûbîler (Ayyubids), written by Prof. Ramazan Şeşen in 2012, concisely narrates the political-cultural history of the Ayyubid period (1169-1260). 3rd edition of the book has been published in ISAM Publication’s Basic Culture Series.

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A New Book from the Late Classical Period Project
Hamza b. Turgut al-Aydīnī's work al-Hawādī fī Sharh al-Masālik, was edited by Prof. Ali Bulut and published as part of ISAM's Late Classical Period Project.  1 ...

The Ottoman Sultans of the Formative Period Translated into Bosnian
Prof. Halil İnalcık's book The Ottoman Sultans of the Formative Period has translated into Bosnian by Dženan Hasić and published in Novi Pazar, Serbia.  1 ...

The Commentary of Ebussuud Efendi has been Published in Beirut
The international publication of Ebussuûd Efendi's al Irshād al-ʻaql al-salīm ilá mazāyā al-kitāb al-karīm, which was publishedin Turkey in 2021, has been made recently by Dar Al-Rayaheen Publications in Beirut.  1 ...

The Journal Of Ottoman Studies (59, 2022)
New issue of the Journal of Ottoman Studies [Osmanlı Araştırmaları], joint work of ISAM and İstanbul 29 Mayıs University, has been published  1 ...

New Issue! Turkish Journal of Islamic Studies (48, 2022)
The 48th issue of Turkish Journal of Islamic Studies [İslam Araştırmaları Dergisi] has been published.  1 ...

A New Book from the Late Classical Period Project

Najm al-Dīn Yūsuf b. Aḥmad al-Ḥāṣī al-Khāwārizmī’s (d. 620/1223[?]) book titled al-Fatāwā aṣ-Ṣughrā has been critically edited and prepared for publication by Dr. Abdulhalik Uygur and published in two volumes by ISAM within the scope of Late Classical Period Project

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ISAM’s Manual for Critical-Edition Has Been Published!

Prepared by Berat Açıl, Sadık Yazar, Kadir Turgut and Özgür Kavak Manual for Critical-Edition (For Texts in Ottoman Turkish) has been published as a handbook on the principles and procedures of publishing critically edited books for those interested in the publication of Ottoman Turkish manuscripts, within the scope of the “Late Classical Period Project” as part of the Reference Works Series of ISAM Publications.

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A NEW BOOK from the Early Classical Period Project!

The book titled Erken Dönem Tefsir Geleneğinde Nakil Anlayışı (The concept of transmission in early tafsir tradition), which was written by Assist. Prof. Ömer Dinç, was published as part of the ISAM Early Classical Period Project under the Academic Works Series. Considering all the available information, the book deals with the thesis that tafsir represents the first stage of Islamic studies, and that tafsir is an "activity of understanding the Qur'an" which began with the revelation process and was determined by the revelation itself.

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A New Book from the Late Classical Period Project: NAWAWĪ

A new book edited by Assoc. Prof. Nail Okuyucu was published by ISAM Publications under the title İslam İlim Geleneğinde Nevevî (Nawawī in the Islamic Scholarly Tradition) within the scope of Late Classical Period Project. The book aims to explore Nawawī’s life and scholarly personality, the environment that he lived in, his works, his thoughts and influences, and also to introduce literature by articles on aforementioned aspects of his life.

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93th volume of Contents of Recently Arrived Journals has been completed
93th volume of our periodical Contents of Recently Arrived Journals, which includes the ‘Contents’ of the periodicals in foreign languages that ISAM continuously follows and which is published triannually, has come out. All of the volumes of this periodical, the first volume of which was published in 1994, are available in PDF format.  1 ...

A New Book from Early Classical Period Project

Abu al-Mu‘īn al-Nasafī’s (d. 508/1115) book titled al-Tamhīd li Qawāid al-Tawḥīd, has been critically edited and prepared for publication by Dr. Ali Tarık Ziyat Yılmaz and published within the scope of ISAM’s Early Classical Period Project.

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A New Book within the scope of the Early Classical Period Project

Cüveynî’nin Kıyas Anlayışı (Al-Juwaynī’s Understanding of Analogy) written by Assist. Prof. M. Macit Sevgili, was published among the Scientific Research Series as part of the ISAM Early Classical Period Project. The book covers the famous Shafi‘ī jurist/methodologist and an Ash’arī theologian al-Juwaynī’s (d. 478/1085) approach, evaluation, interpretation, analysis, findings, inferences and speculations regarding analogy (qiyas).

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New Issue! İslam Araştırmaları Dergisi (47, 2022)
The 47th issue of İslam Araştırmaları Dergisi [Turkish Journal of Islamic Studies] has been published.  1 ...

NEW BOOK within the scope of the Early Classical Period Project

Shams al-‘Aimma al-Sarakhsī’s (d. 483/1090) book Sharḥ al-Jāmi‘ al-Ṣaghīr has been published by ISAM within the scope of Early Classical Period Project, which was critically edited by ISAM Critical Edition Publication Board member Prof. Ertuğrul Boynukalın.

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NEW ISSUE! The Journal Of Ottoman Studies (58, 2021)
New issue of Journal of Ottoman Studies, joint work of ISAM and İstanbul 29 Mayıs University, has been published.  1 ...

TAFSIR OF ABŪ AL-SUʿŪD HAS BEEN PUBLISHED
al Irshād al-ʻaql al-salīm ilá mazāyā al-Kitāb al-karīm was published within the scope of ISAM Late Classical Period Project which was initiated in 2012. The work is 9 volumes in total, including one volume review of the work and the author, and bibliography. The tafsir of Shaykh al-Islam Abū al-Suʿūd Efendi, who was charged with the post of Shaykh al-Islam for around thirty years during the reign of Suleyman I and afterward, is one of the most important tafsir books in its field. Although the book has many editions, the ISAM version of the work completes other editions' shortcomings and errors in different aspects by using the author's version for the first time, containing over a thousand notes, and keeping the characteristics of the original text.  1 ...

New Joint Publications Outside Turkey

Two books which prepared within the scope of ISAM Late Classical Period Project, Ḥāshiyat al-Tajrīd and Cāmiʿ al-usūl, published and distributed in Turkey by Turkish Diyanet Foundation were published in Beirut and their distribution was held by Darulrayaheen Publishing outside of Turkey.

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A NEW BOOK published as part of the Project of the Late Classical Period!

The work of Ibn Ābidīn (d. 1252/1836) titled Sharh Uqūdi Rasm al-Mufti, which he wrote in the field of the manners and procedures of issuing fatwas (rasm al-mufti), was critically edited by Asst. Prof. Şenol Saylan and was published as part of the Project of Late Classical Period.

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Müfessir Olarak Ali Kuşçu (ʿAlī Kushjī as a Commentator of the Qur’an)

Prof. Mehmet Çiçek’s book titled Müfessir Olarak Ali Kuşçu (ʿAlī Kushjī as a Commentator of the Qur’an) was published. This book, in which ʿAlī Kushjī's exegesis is analyzed through the gloss written by al-Taftazānī over a gloss of al-Kashshāf, introduces ʿAlī Kushjī and his work in detail and reveals his contributions to tafsir by presenting both his views on the methodology of Qur’anic exegesis and his interpretations of the verses of the Qur’an.

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New Issue! İslam Araştırmaları Dergisi (46, 2021)
The 46th issue of İslam Araştırmaları Dergisi [Turkish Journal of Islamic Studies] has been published.  1 ...

NEW ISSUE! The Journal of Ottoman Studies (57, 2021)
New issue of Journal of Ottoman Studies, joint work of ISAM and İstanbul 29 Mayıs University, has been published.  1 ...

90th volume of Contents of Recently Arrived Journals has been completed
90th volume of our periodical Contents of Recently Arrived Journals, which includes the ‘Contents’ of the periodicals in foreign languages that ISAM continuously follows and which is published triannually, has come out. All of the volumes of this periodical, the first volume of which was published in 1994, are available in PDF format.  1 ...

A NEW BOOK published as part of the Project of the Late Classical Period!
ʿAlī Kushjī’s (d. 879/1474) commentary on Taftāzānī’s book about (d. 792/1390) al-Zamakhsharī’s (d. 538/1144) Qur’anic exegesis al-Kashshāf is critically edited by Prof. Mehmet Çiçek and published within the scope of “Late Classical Period Project”.  1 ...

47. Issue of ISAM Bulletin Has Been Published
47th issue of ISAM Bulletin, which contains detailed information about ISAM’s academic projects, publishings and regular activities during the year 2020, has been published.  1 ...

ISAM’s Logo and Corporate Identity Has Been Renewed
With its long-established history and conducted projects, ISAM is one of the most prominent research institutions in Turkey. Taking into account the 2014’s “restructuring process” and the future vision of the Centre, logo and corporate identity have been renewed.  1 ...

A NEW BOOK published as part of the Project of the Second Classical Period!
The book written by Asst. Prof. Mehmet Sami Baga was published. In this book, the definition of the object, its metaphysical principles, its coming into existence and its relation with the philosophy of nature are discussed within the framework of the Hikmat al-‘ayn tradition.  1 ...

A NEW BOOK published as part of the Project of the Second Classical Period!
Tradition of Commentaries - Glosses in Siyer Writing: The Case of Moğultay b. Kılıç written by Asst. Prof. Güllü Yıldız was published. This book, which is a step taken to fill the gap in question, has been written to introduce the historical development of commentaries and glosses in siyer writing and the works written within this tradition and to establish the place of al-Zahr al-bāsim written by Moğultay b. Kılıç (d. 762/1361) as a gloss upon Abd al-Raḥmān al-Suhaylī’s commentary al-Rawḍ al-unuf upon Ibn Hishām’s al-Sira al-Nabawiyya, in siyer writing.  1 ...

et-Tesdîd fî şerhi’t-Temhîd, I-II (al-Tasdīd fī sharḥ al-Tamhīd, I-II)
Al-Tasdīd fī sharḥ al-Tamhīd, a book of Husāmaddīn Hussain al-Sighnākī (d. 714/1314), one of the important representatives of the Hanafi-Māṭurīdī tradition of his period, was critically edited by Ali Tarık Ziyat Yılmaz and published by ISAM as part of the Project of the Second Classical Period.  1 ...

Expanded and Revised Book from Reference Work Series!
Expanded and Revised 3rd edition of ISAM’s Guide for Critical-Edition has been published by ISAM within the scope of ISAM’s Second Classical Period Project. Prepared by Okan Kadir Yılmaz, the guide, which is a handbook, contains basic subjects and principles for those interested in studying critical-edition.  1 ...

A NEW BOOK published as part of the Project of the Second Classical Period!
Ottoman Law: The Foundation of the Ottoman State written by Prof. M. Âkif Aydın was published as part of the Project of the Second Classical Period. The book aims to shed light upon the legal and judicial aspects of multi-faceted structure of Ottoman State.  1 ...

İslam Araştırmaları Dergisi (45, 2021)
The 45th issue of İslam Araştırmaları Dergisi [Turkish Journal of Islamic Studies] has been published.  1 ...

Kelâmcı Usulcülerin Delâlet Anlayışı (Delaleh Approach of Mutakallimun School)
A revised edition of the Assoc.Prof. Davut İltaş’s book Kelamcı Usulcülerin Delalet Anlayışı (Delaleh Approach of Mutakallimun School) has been published from ISAM Publications’ Academic Book Series.  1 ...

From Antiquity to the 21st Century History of Istanbul Published Digitally in Turkish and English
From Antiquity to the 21st Century History of Istanbul was published in 2015 with the cooperation of TDV Centre for Islamic Studies (ISAM) and Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul (IBB) KÜLTÜR A.Ş. (Istanbul Culture Co.). and its test version has been digitally published in Turkish and English at istanbultarihi.ist  1 ...

NEW ISSUE! The Journal of Ottoman Studies (56, 2020)
New issue of Journal of Ottoman Studies, joint work of ISAM and İstanbul 29 Mayıs University, has been published.  1 ...

89th volume of Contents of Recently Arrived Journals has been completed
83th volume of our periodical Contents of Recently Arrived Journals, which includes the ‘Contents’ of the periodicals in foreign languages that ISAM continuously follows and which is published triannually, has come out. All of the volumes of this periodical, the first volume of which was published in 1994, are available in PDF format.  1 ...

Facsimile Edition of the oldest, full-text Sahīh al-Bukhari copy Second Edition
Imam Bukhari’s hadith work al-Cāmiʿu’s-Sahīh recognized in the name of Sahīh al-Bukhari, is the oldest and full-text copy of the manuscript in the world, discovered intact. Second edition of this work published as facsimile edition within the scope of Early Classical Period Project of Centre for Islamic Studies and with the cooperation of Manuscript Institution of Turkey.  1 ...

Tesdîdü’l-kavâid fî şerhi Tecrîdi’l-akāid, Hâşiyetü’t-Tecrîd, Cürcânî’nin minhüvâtı ve başka haşiye notlarıyla birlikte,
The first volume and the review volume of al-Sayyed al-Sharif al-Jurjani’s Ḥāshiyat al-Tajrīd, which was one of the textbooks of the Ottoman madrasas, were published. Besides this core text of the Hasiyah, notes of al-Jurjani himself and some other Ottoman scholars are also included in the critical edition.  1 ...

New Book from the Late Classical Period Project
The book Lubb al-Usul, which was authored by 10th (16th c.e.) Century scholar from Egypt Hanafis Zayn al-Din ibn Nujaym (d. 970/1563), was critically edited by Fal Sayyid al-Sinkiti and published within the scope of the ISAM Late Classical Period Project.  1 ...

New Issue! ISAM Bulletin 2019
46th issue of ISAM Bulletin has been published.  1 ...

New Issue! Turkish Journal of Islamic Studies, (Issue 44, Year 2020)
The 44th issue of the Turkish Journal of Islamic Studies has been published.  1 ...

NEW ISSUE! The Journal of Ottoman Studies (55, 2020)
New issue of Journal of Ottoman Studies, joint work of ISAM and İstanbul 29 Mayıs University, has been published.  1 ...

A NEW BOOK from the Series of Scholarly Researches!

Prof. Salime Leyla Gürkan’s work From Abraham to Ezra the History of Israelites discusses the subject of the formational period of the Israelite History that was from the Prophet Abraham to Ezra (2000-400 B.C.E.) in the context of monotheist tradition and has been published by Centre for Islamic Studies (ISAM).

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Câmiu’l-usûl fî beyâni’l-kavâidi’l-Hanefiyye ve’ş-Şâfiiyye fî usûli’l-fıkh

Within the scope of the Late Classical Period Project Rukn al-Dīn ʿUbayd Allāh al-Samarqandī’s (d.701 h./1301 m.) Cāmiʿal-usūl fī bayān al-qawā‘id al-Ḥanafīyya ve al-Shāfiʿīyya fi usūl al fiqh was critically edited by İsmet Garibullah Şimşek and has been published by TDV ISAM.

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87th volume of Contents of Recently Arrived Journals has been completed
83th volume of our periodical Contents of Recently Arrived Journals, which includes the ‘Contents’ of the periodicals in foreign languages that ISAM continuously follows and which is published triannually, has come out. All of the volumes of this periodical, the first volume of which was published in 1994, are available in PDF format.  1 ...

The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam has been Published in Eight Volumes

The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam which has been published in eight volumes after ten years of work by Turkiye Diyanet Foundation Centre for Islamic Studies (ISAM) to reach out the general audience with the accurate knowledge about Islam’s basic principles, concepts, and figures in a comprehensive manner.

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86th volume of Contents of Recently Arrived Journals has been completed
86th volume of our periodical Contents of Recently Arrived Journals, which includes the ‘Contents’ of the periodicals in foreign languages that ISAM continuously follows and which is published triannually, has come out. All of the volumes of this periodical, the first volume of which was published in 1994, are available in PDF format.  1 ...

A NEW BOOK from the Series of Scholarly Researches!

In this book, Prof. Dr. İbrahim Kâfi Dönmez makes comparisons between Islamic Law and Western Law and examines the main views of certain Muslim scholars regarding the methodology of Islamic Jurisprudence and public benefit (maqasid). Dirāsāt fiqhiyya wa ‘Uṣūliyya edited by Assoc. Prof. Tuncay Başoğlu has been presented to the readers’ use by ISAM publications as part of the Series of Scholarly Researches.

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el-Keşşâf Literatürü: Zemahşerî’nin Tefsir Klasiğinin Etki Tarihi

Assist. Prof. M. Taha Boyalık’s book titled el-Keşşâf Literatürü: Zemahşerî’nin Tefsir Klasiğinin Etki Tarihi has been published by Center for Islamic Studies (ISAM) as part of the project of Late Classics.

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et-Teshîl Şerhu Letâifi’l-işârât (al-Tashīl Sharḥu Laṭāif al-ıshārāt)

Şeyh Bedreddin’s (d. 820/1417-18) book in the field of Islamic law titled al-Tashīl Sharḥu Laṭāif al-Ishārāt edited by Dr. Mustafa Bülent Dadaş has been published by TDV ISAM as part of the Project of Late Classics Period.

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Six joint publications by Presidency of Religious Affairs and ISAM!

The following books which were previously published by ISAM have been jointly republished by Presidency of Religious Affairs and ISAM and presented to the public’s benefit: Nur al-Dīn al-Ṣābūnī’s, al-Kifāya (ed. Prof. Muhammet Aruçi) and al-Muntaqā (ed. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Bulut), Muhammed b. Maḥmūd al-Isfaḥānī’s Kitāb al-Qawāid al-Kulliyya (ed. Dr. Mansur Koçinkağ - Dr. Bilal Taşkın), Mehmed Fiqhī al-‘Aynī’s Risāla fī Adab al-Muftī (ed. Prof. Dr. Osman Şahin), Kāsım b. Kutluboğa’s Kitābu Taqrīb al-Gharīb (ed. Assist. Prof. Osman Keskiner) and Muḥammad b. Ḥasan al-Mu‘īnī’s Lawāmi‘ al-Burhān (ed. Dr. Sefer Hasanov).

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İslâm Araştırmaları Dergisi / Turkish Journal of Islamic Studies, Issue 42, Year 2019
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NEW ISSUE! Journal of Ottoman Studies (54, 2019)
New issue of Journal of Ottoman Studies, joint work of ISAM and İstanbul 29 Mayıs University, has been published.  1 ...

Keşfü'l-esrâr ve hetkü'l-estâr (Kashf al-Asrār wa-hatk al-Astār)

Yūsuf b. Hilāl al-Safedī’s (d. 696/1296) tafsir book Kashf al-asrār wa-hatk al-astār which is critically edited by Prof. Dr. Bahattin Dartma has been published by TDV ISAM within the scope of Late Classical Period Project.
It has been published by Irshad Publications in Beirut simultaneously as its publication in Istanbul.

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ISAM Bulletin 45th issue
The 45th issue of ISAM Bulletin, which is about the activities of ISAM in 2018, has been published  1 ...

A NEW BOOK from the ISAM Publications

Assoc. Prof. Mesut Kaya’s Çağdaş Tefsirlerde İsrâiliyat Eleştirisi (the Criticism of Isrāiliyyāt in Modern Books of Qur’anic Exegesis) in which the author deals with various issues such as historical process of Isrāiliyyāt both terminologically and contextually in Islamic literature, the biases against Isrāiliyyāt in modern age and their influence on shaping the perception of Isrāiliyyāt, criticisms towards Isrāiliyyāt and the factors bringing about those criticisms, and whether or not those criticisms are consistent, has been published by ISAM.

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83th volume of Contents of Recently Arrived Journals has been completed
83th volume of our periodical Contents of Recently Arrived Journals, which includes the ‘Contents’ of the periodicals in foreign languages that ISAM continuously follows and which is published triannually, has come out. All of the volumes of this periodical, the first volume of which was published in 1994, are available in PDF format.  1 ...

Facsimile Edition of the oldest, full-text Sahīh al-Bukhari copy

Imam Bukhari’s hadith work al-Cāmiʿu’s-Sahīh recognized in the name of Sahīh al-Bukhari, is the oldest and full-text copy of the manuscript in the world, discovered intact and published as facsimile edition within the scope of Early Classical Period Project of Centre for Islamic Studies and with the cooperation of Manuscript Institution of Turkey.

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İslâm Araştırmaları Dergisi / Turkish Journal of Islamic Studies, Issue 41, Year 2019
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A NEW BOOK from the Project of Late Classical Period!

Şeyh Bedreddin: Bir Osmanlı Fakihi (Sheikh Bedreddin: An Ottoman Jurist), the book written by Dr. Mustafa Bülent Dadaş as a PhD thesis to analyze Sheikh Bedreddin’s views on fiqh (Islamic law) in the light of his book al-Tasḥīl has been published by ISAM as part of the Project of Late Classical Period.

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A NEW CRITICAL EDITION from the Project of Late Classical Period!

The critical edition of Kitāb Taqrīb al-Gharīb, the book written by famous Hanafi jurist and hadith scholar Qāsim ibn Kutluboga on the science of “gharīb al-hadith” and edited by Assist.Prof. Osman Keskiner has been published by TDV ISAM under the Project of Late Classical Period.

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NEW ISSUE! Journal of Ottoman Studies (53, 2019)
New issue of Journal of Ottoman Studies, joint work of ISAM and İstanbul 29 Mayıs University, has been published.  1 ...

İslâm Araştırmaları Dergisi / Turkish Journal of Islamic Studies, Issue 40, Year 2018
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Joint Publication from Presidency of Religious Affairs and ISAM!

The works which were previously published by ISAM, Abû Mansûr al-Mâtürîdî’s Kitab al-Tawheed critically edited by Prof. Bekir Topaloğlu and Dr. Muhammaed Aruci, and its annotative translation by Prof. Bekir Topaloğlu has been published as a joint publication by Presidency of Religious Affairs and ISAM.

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İMAM EŞ‘ARÎ’NİN KELÂM DÜŞÜNCESİ (Imam Ash’arī’s Theological Thought)

The book entitled İmam Eş‘arî’nin Kelâm Düşüncesi (Imam Ash’arī’s Theological Thought) by Hikmet Yağlı Mavil has been published by TDV ISAM Publications within the scope of Early Classical Period Project. The book sheds light on the background of Imam Ash‘arī’s success in shaping Sunni theological thinking by his perception on existence and knowledge based mostly on Mutazilites.

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A NEW CRITICAL EDITION from the Project of Late Classical Period!

A new critical edition of 7th (13th) century sufi ‘Afīf al-dīn al-Tilimsānī’s Ma‘āni al-asmā al-ilāhiyya (The Meanings of the Divine Names), a book written on his theory of Divine names based on the names of Allah and Raḥmān, has been published by ISAM. The book critically edited by Dr. Orkhan Musakhanov has been published as part of the project of Late Classical Period.

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A NEW CRITICAL EDITION from the Project of Late Classical Period!

A new critical edition of 7th (13th) century sufi ‘Afīf al-dīn al-Tilimsānī’s ish’arī tafsir (qur’anic exegesis based on indications) Sharḥ al-Fātiḥa wa baghḍ surat al-Baqara has been published by ISAM. The book critically edited by Dr. Orkhan Musakhanov has been published as part of the project of Late Classical Period.

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A NEW CRITICAL EDITION from the Project of Late Classical Period!

A new critical edition of one of the famous 18th century Ottoman jurists and the head of the office of issuing fatwas Abu al-Fayḍ Mahmad (Muhammad) Fiqhī al-‘Aynī’s book on the method of issuing fatwas Risala fi adab al-muftī has been published by ISAM. The book critically edited by Prof. Dr. Osman Şahin has been published as part of the project of Late Classical Period.

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KİTÂBÜ’t-TEVHÎD Açıklamalı Tercüme (KİTĀB al-TAWḤEED Annotative Translation)

Kitāb al-Tawḥeed is one of the primary sources of Hanafid-Māṭurid school that represent more than fifty percent of Muslim population and Islamic thought in general. New edition of Abū Mansūr al-Maturīdī’s Kitāb al-Tawḥeed Annotative Translation by Prof. Bekir Topaloğlu is introduced to the readers in its new leatherette-hardcover from.

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NEW ISSUE: Journal of Ottoman Studies (52, 2018)
New issue of Journal of Ottoman Studies, joint work of ISAM and İstanbul 29 Mayıs University, has been published.  1 ...

A New Book from The Early Classical Period Project!

Compiled by assistant professor Abdullah Demir Abū Ishaq as-Saffār’s Kalam Method is treated considering the Saffār’s life, scholarly persona and primary sources. In this work political, socio-economical, scholarly conditions and religious, doctrinal and philosophical activities of Transaxonia area in 11th and 12th centuries, where Māṭurīdī doctrine was formed, is examined.

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The 2nd International Ottoman Turkish Critical-Edition Course! Application Deadline: 4th of June 2018
The 2nd International Ottoman Turkish Critical-Edition Course will be organized within the scope of Late Classical Period Project between 2018, 26 June and 7 July by the Centre for Islamic Studies.  1 ...

81th volume of Contents of Recently Arrived Journals has been completed
81th volume of our periodical Contents of Recently Arrived Journals, which includes the ‘Contents’ of the periodicals in foreign languages that ISAM continuously follows and which is published triannually, has come out. All of the volumes of this periodical, the first volume of which was published in 1994, are available in PDF format.  1 ...

Expanded and Revised Book from Reference Work Series!
Expanded and Revised 3rd edition of ISAM’s Guide for Critical-Edition has been published by ISAM within the scope of ISAM’s Second Classical Period Project. Prepared by Okan Kadir Yılmaz, the guide, which is a handbook, contains basic subjects and principles for those interested in studying critical-edition.  1 ...

Journal of Ottoman Studies (51,2018)
New issue of Journal of Ottoman Studies, joint work of ISAM and İstanbul 29 Mayıs University, has been published.  1 ...

44nd issue of ISAM Bulletin has been published!
44th issue of ISAM Bulletin, which is about the activities of ISAM in 2017, has been published. This issue of the bulletin has been dedicated to the Prof. Nebi Bozkurt and Prof. M. Orhan Okay, who were among the authors of TDV Encyclopedia of Islam.  1 ...

İslâm Araştırmaları Dergisi / Turkish Journal of Islamic Studies, Issue 39, Year 2018
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80th volume of Contents of Recently Arrived Journals has been completed
80th volume of our periodical Contents of Recently Arrived Journals, which includes the ‘Contents’ of the periodicals in foreign languages that ISAM continuously follows and which is published triannually, has come out. All of the volumes of this periodical, the first volume of which was published in 1994, are available in PDF format.  1 ...

43nd issue of ISAM Bulletin has been published!
43rd issue of ISAM Bulletin, which is about the activities of ISAM in 2016, has been published.  1 ...

42nd issue of ISAM Bulletin has been published!
42nd issue of ISAM Bulletin, which is about the activities of ISAM in 2015, has been published. This issue of the bulletin has been dedicated to the late Prof. Dr. Mehmet Erkal who served as the an editor for TDV Encyclopedia of Islam.  1 ...

74th volume of Contents of Recently Arrived Journals has been completed
74th volume of our periodical Contents of Recently Arrived Journals, which includes the ‘Contents’ of the periodicals in foreign languages that ISAM continuously follows and which is published triannually, has come out. All of the volumes of this periodical, the first volume of which was published in 1994, are available in PDF format.  1 ...

41st Issue of ISAM Bulletin has been published
41st Issue of ISAM Bulletin, which is about the activities of ISAM in 2014, has been published. This issue of the bulletin has been dedicated to Prof. Dr. M Âkif Aydın who served as the president of ISAM between 2003 and 2014.  1 ...

72th volume of Contents of Recently Arrived Journals has been completed
72th volume of our periodical Contents of Recently Arrived Journals, which includes the ‘Contents’ of the periodicals in foreign languages that ISAM continuously follows and which is published triannually, has come out. All of the volumes of this periodical, the first volume of which was published in 1994, are available in PDF format.  1 ...

Director Change in ISAM
Prof. M. Akif Aydın who has been undertaking the presidency since November 2003 handed over the presidency to Prof. Raşit Küçük with a handover ceremony taken place on May 30, 2014 at ISAM.  1 ...

Russian Islamic Foundation for Supporting Culture, Science and Education visited ISAM
The committee from the FPIKNO, which came to Turkey as a guest of the Presidency of Religious Affairs, visited our center on 1 May 2014 to negotiate the project of the Concise Encyclopedia of Islam and the potentiality of new co-operations. The committee included the chairman of the executive board of FPIKNO, Shafig Pshikhachev, general manager of the foundation and some other executives  1 ...

40th Issue of ISAM Bulletin has been published
40th Issue of ISAM Bulletin, which is about the activities of ISAM in 2013, has been published. This issue of the bulletin has been dedicated to our precious research fellow Prof. Dr. Muhammed Aruçi who passed away in 2013.  1 ...

2nd of Critical Edition Course has started!
2nd of Critical Edition Course has started  1 ...

TDV ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ISLAM’S 43th VOLUME IS PUBLISHED!
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam has reached the 43th volume. This new volume starts with the entry “VEKÂLET” and finishes by the entry “YUSİ”. The Encyclopedia will be completed by 44 volumes plus supplementary volumes.  1 ...

Database for Qadi Registers has been opened
In this database, which is prepared by our Library Unit, there are at present 21.045 court registers and bibliographical information of various registery books. These books can be examined digitally at ISAM’s library.  1 ...

Database for Theses in Theology Faculties (1953-2013) has been opened
This database comprises not only the Catalogue of Theses in Theology Faculties (1953-2010) published by ISAM but also the master and doctoral theses which are on-going or completed in Theology Faculties. Of the 14.526 master and doctoral theses, 11.059 are completed in the database.  1 ...

THE SEMINAR “BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE THE PUBLICATION OF MANUSCRIPTS” IS HELD AT ISAM
ISAM has added a new one to its preliminary works within the context of the activities of critical edition of Islamic manuscripts (tahqīq) as part of the Late Classical Period Project. Dr. Faisal al- Hafian, the program coordinator of the Ma’had al-mahtūtāt al-Arabiyya (The Institute of Arabic Manuscripts) in Cairo, Egypt gave a seminar at ISAM on 5 February 2013, entitled: “Between Theory and Practice, the Publication of Manuscripts.”  1 ...

CONFERENCE HELD IN COOPERATION WITH THE MARMARA UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TURKIC STUDIES / 10 DECEMBER, 2012
Dr. Arif Naushahi, a Pakistani academic, spoke at the conference programme entitled “The Importance of Persian Books Printed in Indo-Pak Subcontinent in terms of Islamic and Turkic Studies” on 10 December, 2012.

The conference is organized as a joint project between İSAM and the Institute of Turkic Studies of Marmara University  1 ...

“INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON CRITICAL EDITION OF MANUSCRIPTS”
“International Workshop on Critical Edition of Manuscripts: Methods and Problems” is held on 8-9 December 2012 as the first step of ISAM’s Late Classical Period Project . Approximately 40 academics, three from abroad (Syria, Pakistan and Iran), participated in the Workshop and discussed the problems encountered in critical edition and publishing of Islamic manuscripts.  1 ...

Istanbul Law Court Records, Hasköy Court Record No. 10 (H. 1085 - 1090 / M. 1674 - 1679)
Istanbul Law Court Records, Hasköy Court Record No. 10 (H. 1085 - 1090 / M. 1674 - 1679)
Prepared by Tahsin Özcan
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Istanbul Law Court Records, Eyüp (Havâss-ı Refîa) Court Record No. 61 (H. 1065 - 1066 / M. 1655)
Istanbul Law Court Records, Eyüp (Havâss-ı Refîa) Court Record No. 61 (H. 1065 - 1066 / M. 1655)
Prepared by Baki Çakır
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Istanbul Law Court Records, Eyüp (Havâss-ı Refîa) Court Record No. 74 (H. 1072 - 1073 / M. 1661 - 1662)
Istanbul Law Court Records, Eyüp (Havâss-ı Refîa) Court Record No. 74 (H. 1072 - 1073 / M. 1661 - 1662)
Prepared by Hüseyin Kılıç ... [et al.]
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Istanbul Law Court Records, Eyüp (Havâss-ı Refîa) Court Record No. 37 (H. 1047 / M. 1637 - 1638)
Istanbul Law Court Records, Eyüp (Havâss-ı Refîa) Court Record No. 37 (H. 1047 / M. 1637 - 1638)
Prepared by Salih Kahriman, Sabri Atay, Fuat Recep
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Istanbul Law Court Records, Eyüp (Havâss-ı Refîa) Court Record No. 19 (H. 1028 1030/ M. 1619 - 1620)
Istanbul Law Court Records, Eyüp (Havâss-ı Refîa) Court Record No. 19 (H. 1028 1030/ M. 1619 - 1620)
Prepared by Yılmaz Karaca - Rasim Erol
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Istanbul Law Court Records, Balat Court Record No. 2 (H. 970-971/M. 1563)
Istanbul Law Court Records, Balat Court Record No. 2 (H. 970-971/M. 1563)
Prepared by Mehmet Akman
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Istanbul Law Court Records, Rumeli Vizierate Court Record No. 80 (H. 1057-1059/M. 1647-1649)
Istanbul Law Court Records, Rumeli Vizierate Court Record No. 80 (H. 1057-1059/M. 1647-1649)
Prepared by Fuat Recep, Rasim Erol
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Istanbul Law Court Records, Eyüp (Havâss-ı Refîa) Court Record No. 90 (H. 1090-1091/M.1679-1680)
Istanbul Law Court Records, Eyüp (Havâss-ı Refîa) Court Record No. 90 (H. 1090-1091/M.1679-1680)
Prepared by Fuat Recep...[et al.]
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Istanbul Law Court Records, Balat Court Record No. 2 (H. 970-971/M. 1563)
Istanbul Law Court Records, Balat Court Record No. 2 (H. 970-971/M. 1563)
Prepared by Mehmet Akman
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Istanbul Law Court Records, Eyüp (Havâss-ı Refîa) Court Record No. 3 (H. 993-995/M. 1585-1587)
Istanbul Law Court Records, Eyüp (Havâss-ı Refîa) Court Record No. 3 (H. 993-995/M. 1585-1587)
Prepared by Baki Çakır...[et al.]
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Istanbul Law Court Records, Rumeli Vizierate Court Record No. 56 (H. 1042-1043/M. 1633)
Istanbul Law Court Records, Rumeli Vizierate Court Record No. 56 (H. 1042-1043/M. 1633)
Prepared by Fuat Recep, Sabri Atay
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Istanbul Law Court Records, Eyüp (Havâss-ı Refîa) Court Record No. 82 (H. 1081/M.1670-1671)
Istanbul Law Court Records, Eyüp (Havâss-ı Refîa) Court Record No. 82 (H. 1081/M.1670-1671)
Prepared by Talip Mert, Rıfat Günalan
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Istanbul Law Court Records, Rumeli Vizierate Court Record No. 80 (H. 1057-1059/M. 1647-1649)
Istanbul Law Court Records, Rumeli Vizierate Court Record No. 80 (H. 1057-1059/M. 1647-1649)
Prepared by Fuat Recep, Rasim Erol
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Istanbul Law Court Records, Hasköy Court Record No. 5 (H. 1020-1053/M.1612-1643)
Istanbul Law Court Records, Hasköy Court Record No. 5 (H. 1020-1053/M.1612-1643)
Prepared by Baki Çakır ... [et al.]
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Istanbul Law Court Records, Eyüp (Havâss-ı Refîa) Court Record No. 49
Istanbul Law Court Records, Eyüp (Havâss-ı Refîa) Court Record No. 49 (H. 1054/M. 1644)
Prepared by Ayşe Seyyide Adıgüzel, Zeynep Trabzonlu
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Kitab al-Tawhid Received the Book of the Year Prize in Iran
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