ISAR Research Center

Operating since 2020 as an affiliate of ISAR within the Abdullah Tivnikli Foundation, the Research Center aims to provide direct and high-quality contributions to academic and intellectual knowledge production both in Türkiye and worldwide.

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Exploring the Memory of Ottoman Law: The Digitization of Fatwa Collections

The Research Center is digitizing fatwa collections (fetva mecmuaları), which stand as primary sources of Ottoman legal history. A total of 42 fatwa collections dating from the 16th to the 20th centuries are undergoing processes of transcription, collation, and editing. They will be made accessible on a digital platform offering AI-supported search functionalities.

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The Influence of Ta‘lîm al-Muta‘allim in the Islamic Tradition of Authorship

The workshop titled "The Influence of Ta‘lîm al-Muta‘allim in the Islamic Tradition of Authorship," organized in collaboration with the ISAR Research Center and Istanbul Medeniyet University, was successfully held on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at the Ozbekler Tekke. The event provided an in-depth examination of the historical and pedagogical impacts of Burhanuddin al-Zarnuji’s classical work on Islamic education and scholarly traditions. Featuring presentations by esteemed academics and drawing significant interest from participants, the workshop was concluded with great success.

ISAR Research Center Highlights

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Computational Social Sciences Working Group
Çalışma Grupları
Computational Social Sciences Working Group
Muslim Economic Thought Working Group
Çalışma Grupları
Muslim Economic Thought Working Group
İslâm’ın iktisat alanındaki temel prensiplerini anlamayı ve bu prensiplerin geleneksel literatürde nasıl ele alındığını incelemeyi amaçlayan önemli bir akademik girişimdir.
Islamic Psychology Working Group
Çalışma Grupları
Islamic Psychology Working Group
Postcolonial Theory
Atölye ve Okuma Grupları
Postcolonial Theory
Critiques of Liberalism
Atölye ve Okuma Grupları
Critiques of Liberalism
Clinical Ethics
Atölye ve Okuma Grupları
Clinical Ethics
TGSS Project
İSAR Projeleri
TGSS Project
Sultantepe Özbekler Tekkesi Project
Desteklenen Projeler
Sultantepe Özbekler Tekkesi Project
Rihlas Project
Desteklenen Projeler
Rihlas Project

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Exploring the Memory of Ottoman Law: The Digitization of Fatwa Collections

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Workshop on "The Influence of Ta‘lîm al-Muta‘allim in the Islamic Tradition of Authorship" Held

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Applications for the 11th ISAR Summer School are open

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2025 Spring Reading Group and Workshop Applications Opened

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TGSS Report Published

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Symposium on Natural Sciences in the Ottoman Empire was Organized

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Ethics in the Ottoman Empire Published

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Fall 2024 Reading Group and Workshop Applications Opened

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TAÇ Student Symposium Organized

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Psychology Symposium Papers Published

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Graduate Summer School Starting

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Call for Papers: Natural Sciences in the Ottoman Empire

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Commentary of Binâ Published

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Ahmet Murat Özel - Literature Talks-4: Sufism

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Gregory Vandamme - The Notion of Perplexity in Ibn ‘Arabi

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Historiography in the Ottoman Empire Published

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Fahrettin Arı - Hüseyin Hânsârî and the Liar Paradox

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Metin Başbay - Literature Talks-1: Economics

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