الدكتور رجب شانتورك
عميد كلية الدراسات الإسلامية
المؤهلات العلمية
PHD in Sociology
MA in Sociology
الكيان
كلية الدراسات الإسلامية
السيرة الذاتية
Dr. Recep Şentürk is the Dean of the College of Islamic Studies at HBKU. He was the former Founding President of Ibn Haldun University in Istanbul (2017–2021). Dr. Şentürk holds a PhD from Columbia University’s Department of Sociology, and specializes in Civilization Studies, Sociology, and Islamic Studies with a focus on social networks, human rights, and modernization in the Muslim world.
He served as a researcher at the Center for Islamic Studies (İSAM) in Istanbul, and as Founding Director of the Alliance of Civilizations Institute. He is Head of the International Ibn Khaldun Society, and has a seat on the editorial boards of multiple academic journals. Among his books are, in English: Narrative Social Structure: Hadith Transmission Network 610-1505; and in Turkish: Open Civilization: Towards a Multi- Civilizational Society and World; Ibn Khaldun: Contemporary Readings; Malcolm X: Struggle for Human Rights; and Social Memory: Hadith Transmission Network 610-1505. Dr. Şentürk’s work has been translated to Arabic, Japanese, and Spanish.
PHD in Sociology
Columbia University
1998
MA in Sociology
Columbia University
1991
MA in Sociology
Istanbul University
1988
BA in Religion and Pedagogy
Marmara University
1986
- Social Theory and Methods
- Political Sociology
- Civilization Studies
- Modernization of the Muslim world
- Human Rights
Dean
CIS, HBKU
2022 - Present
President
Usul Academy, Chicago
2021 – Present
Professor
Sociology Department, Ibn Haldun University
2017 – Present
Founding President
Ibn Haldun University
2017 - 2021
Founding Director General and Dean of Graduate Studies
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University, Alliance of Civilizations Institute
2011 - 2017
Professor of Sociology, Adjunct Faculty
Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Online Division (AIO)
2005 - 2007
Visiting Scholar
Oxford Brookes University, School of Social Sciences and Law
2005
Founding Director General
Istanbul Foundation for Research and Education (ISAR)
2008 - 2017
Dean
Alfred University, Istanbul Campus, School of Arts and Sciences
2007 - 2008
Research Fellow
Rensellear Polytechnic Institute
2004 - 2005
Fellow
Ford Foundation, Middle East Research Competition (MERC)
2003 - 2005
Consultant, Future of Shariah Project
Emory University, School of Law
2003 - 2004
Fellow
Emory University, School of Law
2002 - 2004
Associate Professor of Sociology and Research Fellow
TDV Islamic Research Center, ISAM, Istanbul
1998 - 2007
Data Analysis Consultant
Columbia University, Electronic Data Services
1995 - 1997
Teaching Assistant
Columbia University, Department of Sociology
1992 - 1994
Assistant Instructor
Istanbul University, Department of Sociology
1987 - 1989
Visiting Scholar
Ain Al-Shams University
1986 - 1987
Books
- Complimentary Theories and Methods: Applied Multiplexity.
- Futuwwah: Youth Ethics.
- Adamiyyah.
- Al-Hadara al-Munfatiha.
- Multiplexity and Open Civilization.
- Modernization and Societal Sciences in the Muslim World. Istanbul: Ibn Haldun University Press.
- Fütüvvet: Erdemli Gençlik, İstanbul: Önder Yayınları.
- İsmet Âdemiyetledir Haklarımız Varoluşumuzdandır [Inviolability is Due for Humanity]. Istanbul: Ibn Haldun University Press.
- Human Rights in the Ottoman Reform: Foundations, Motivations and Formations. Istanbul: Ibn Haldun University Press.
- Comparative Theories and Methods: Between Uniplexity and Multiplexity. Istanbul: Ibn Haldun University Press.
Book Chapters
- Multiplex Human Ontology and Multiplex Self: An Alternative Understanding of Human Behaviour. In Zaman, M., Demiri, L., Schwoebel, C., Winter, T., & Bodrov, A. (Eds.), Theological Anthropology in Interreligious Perspective. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck.
- Biyofıkıh Metodolojisi: Kanıta Dayalı Tıp ve Delile Dayalı Fıkıh Matrisi. In Ertin, H., Karaman, M. İ., & Bedir, M. (Eds.), Fıkıh ve Biyoetik. Istanbul: İSAR.
- Education in Turkey: From Multiplexity to Uniplexity. In Mabud, S.A. (Ed.), Education of the Interior: Principles and Application of Islamic Education—Essays in Honour of Syed Ali Ashraf. Leiden, Netherland: Brill.
- The Decline of the Decline Paradigm: Revisiting the Periodisation of Islamic History. In Dziri, B., & Güneş, M. (Eds.), Niedergangsthesen auf dem Prüfstand [Narratives of Decline Revisited]. Reihe für Osnabrücker Islamstudien, Band 38. Frankfurt: Peter Lang GmbH. 213–247.
- Usulsüz Metincilik. In Bedir, M., Kızılkaya, N., & Özaykal, M., (Eds.), Modernleşme Protestanlaşma ve Selefîleşme. Istanbul: İSAR.
- Doğu ve Batı Medeniyetlerinde İnsan Hakları. In Demirci, M. (Ed.), Kuran ve Sünnete Göre Temel İnsan Hakları. Istanbul: İSAV. 21–53.
- Human Rights in Islamic Jurisprudence: Why Should All Human Beings be Inviolable? In Hertzke, A. D., The Future of Religious Freedom: Global Challenges. Oxford. 290–311.
- State and Religion in Turkey: Which Secularism? In Heng, M., Heng, S., & Liew, T. C. (Eds.), State and Secularism: Perspectives from Asia. London: World Scientific. 319–338.
- Entelektüel Bağımlılığı Aşmak. In Koksal, A. C. (Ed.), Entellektüel Bağımlılığı Aşmak: İlim Geleneğimiz Üzerine Araştırmalar. Istanbul: Yedirenk. 43–60.
- Cemil Meriç. In Özdemir, C. (Ed.), Türkiye'de Sosyoloji (İsimler–Eserler). Ankara: Phoenix Yayınevi.
Journal Articles/ Book Reviews
- Futuwwah: Codifying Youth Ethics from the Sunnah with Reference to Sulami’s Kitab Al-Futuwwa. International Journal of the Asian Philosophical Association. 14(1). 5–21.
- التبعية الفكرية: المفكرون العثمانيون المتأخرون بين الفقه وعلم االجتماع. مجلة تجسير. 1(2), 9–31. https://doi.org/10.29117/tis.2020.0027.
- Unity in Multiplexity: Islam as an Open Civilization. Journal of the Interdisciplinary Study of Monotheistic Religions (JISMOR). 7. 49–60.
- Islam Sevgi Dinidir. Köprü Dergisi, 2008, 101.
- The Sociology of Civilisations: Ibn Khaldun and a Multi-Civilisational World Order. Asian Journal of Social Science, 36(3). 516–56.
- Intellectual Dependency: Late Ottoman Intellectuals between Fiqh and Social Science. Die Welt des Islams, 47(3–4). 283–318.
- Bir Fıkıh Medeniyeti Olarak İslam. Ay Vakti, 82-83-84. 31–52.
- İslam’da Azınlık Hakları: Zimmiden Vatandaşa (tr. BeratAçıl). İnsan Hakları Araştırmaları, 4(6). 43–70.
- İsmet Âdemiyetledir: İnsan Haklarına Fıkhi Bakışlar. Köprü—İnsan Hakları Özel Sayısı, 96. 43–54.
- İslam’da İnsan Hakları: İsmet Âdemiyetledir. Düşünce Gündem—İnsan Hakları Dosyası, 25. 29–31.
Others (Working Papers, Encyclopedia Entries, Reports, etc.)
- Civilizational Order. In Ritzer, G. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Sociology. Blackwell Publishing.
- Gender and Sexuality; Muhammad, the Prophet; Muslim Community and Polity, or Umma. In Meri, J. (2006), Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia, 2 vols. New York: Routledge.
- Millet [Nation]. Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam, vol. XXIX.
- El-Meliku’l-Eşref. Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam, vol. XXVIII.
- Kabile [Tribe]. Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam, vol. XXIV. 30–32.
- Kanada [Canada]. Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam, vol. XXIV. 291–292.
- İsnad [Attribution]. Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam, vol. XXXIII. 153–154.
- İsmet [Basic Human Rights in Islamic Law]. Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam, vol. XXIII. 137–138.
- SLANE, William Mac-Guckin de. Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam, vol. XXXVII. 335–336.
- Surinam [Suriname]. Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam, vol. XXXVII. 543–544.
- Islamic Thought and Its Implications for Current Sociological Inquiry: A Multiplex Approach
Institution: John Templeton Foundation
Year: 2020 – 2022 - TÜRKIYE’DE SPRITÜEL ARAYIŞLAR
Institution:
Year: 2018 – 2020 - DEĞIŞEN DEĞERLER VE ÖNCELIKLER: PORTEKIZ VE TÜRKIYE’DEKI SANAYICILERDE EKOLOJIK AKIL YÜRÜTME VE KARAR VERME
Institution: İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi
Year: 2017 – 2019 - Grant
Institution: Turkish National Science Foundation (TUBITAK)
Year: 2019 - Grant
Institution: Turkish National Science Foundation (TUBITAK)
Year: 2006 - Research Grant
Institution: British Academy UK
Year: 2005 - Research Grant
Institution: Middle East Research Competition
Year: 2003