Yaşar Nuri Öztürk
Turkish philosopher (1951–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yaşar Nuri Öztürk (February 5, 1951 – June 22, 2016) was a Turkish Islamic scholar, university professor of Islamic philosophy, lawyer, columnist and a former member of Turkish parliament.[3][4][5] He has been described as a Quranist[6] and has given many conferences on Islamic thought, humanity and human rights in Turkey, the US, Europe, the Middle East and the Balkans. In 1999, members of a violent extremist group called Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front (İBDA-C) confessed that they had planned an assassination attempt that never took place.[7]
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Born | (1951-02-05)February 5, 1951[1] |
Died | June 22, 2016(2016-06-22) (aged 65) Istanbul, Turkey |
Education | Islamic School of Theology and Law |
Alma mater | Istanbul University |
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Region | Turkey |
School | Quranism |
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Main interests | Islamic philosophy, theology, kalam, tafsir, tasawwuf |
Notable ideas | Active propagation of pure and root understanding of Islam through Qur'an |
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