Education:

• 1980-1985, Ankara University, Faculty of Divinity, B.A.
• 1985-1988, The Middle East Technical University, Department of Philosophy, MA. Title of thesis: Some Aspects of Ibn Miskawayh’s Moral Philosophy.
• 1989-1996, The Middle East Technical University, Department of Philosophy, Ph.D. Title of thesis: The Ethical Dimension of Human Attitude Towards Nature.

Profession: Senior Lecturer at Ankara University, 1992-1998.
 

• 6 years in present job,
• 3 years as a public relations expert in The Prime Ministry’s General Directorate of State Archives,
• 2 years in The Prime Ministry Bureau of Scholarship Program.
• 6 months, Consultant to the World Bank Employment and Training Project, 1997.

Activities in the Community:

• Significant experience in public relations and consultation.
• Worth-while experience in organizing academic panels, seminars and meetings.
• The skill to do research on various subjects.

• Member of The Parliament of World’s Religion, Chicago, USA.
• Member of the Environmental Research Center of Ankara University.
• Member of Turk Felsefe Dernegi (The Turkish Philosophical Association .)
• Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Islamic Research. (Ankara based academic quarterly journal). 1992-1997.
• Member of the Editorial Board of Islamiyat. (Ankara based Islamic academic quarterly journal), 1998.
• Member of Editorial Advisory Board of The Journal of the Environment and Social Sciences. (A biannual scientific journal based in Ankara.)
• Founder President of Society for Intercultural Research and Friendship, 1995.

• Proficiency in speaking, reading and writing of English
• Good speaking and reading of Arabic.
• Good reading Ottoman documents.

A Selected List of Publications:

1. The Ethical Dimension of Human Attitude Towards Nature, Ministry of Environment, Ankara, 1997
2. Çevre ve Din (Environment and Religion), Ministry of Environment, Ankara, 1997.
3. Çevre Sorunlari ve İslam, (Environmental Problems and Islam) DIB Yay, Ankara, 1995. (with Munir Yukselmis).
4. Aile ve Çevre, (Family and Environment) (commission), published by Turkish Ministry of Environment, Ankara, 1995.
5. Sürücüler ve Çevre, (Drivers and Environment). (commission), published by Turkish Ministry of Environment, Ankara, 1995.
6. Sanayiciler ve Çevre, (Industry and Environment). (commission), published by Turkish Ministry of Environment, Ankara, 1995.
7. Çevre ve Biz. (We and Environment), Selçuklu-Konya, Municipality,1997.

1. "Islam Felsefesinin Günümüzdeki Sorunları". (The Problems of Contemporary Islamic Philosophy) Günümüz Din Bilimleri Araştırmaları Sempozyumu. Samsun, 1989.
2. "The Concept of Islamic Tradition in Fazlu Rahman’s Thought", The American Journal of Social Sciences, vol. 9, no. 2, Summer 1992.
3. "Çevre-Ahlak İlişkisi", (Environment and Ethics). Felsefe Dünyası, Kış sayı: 14, 1994.
4. "Yükselen İslam ve Postmodernizm" (Islam and Postmodernism) İlahiyat Bulteni, sayı: 5, Aralık 1993.
5. "Rio Zirvesinin Anlamı", (The Meaning of Rio Summit). Çevre ve İnsan. yıl: 5, sayı: 15, Kasım 1993.
6. "Çevre Ahlakı", (Environmental Ethics) Çevre ve İnsan. yıl: 5, sayı: 16, ?ubat 1994.
7. "Kullan At Toplumu", (Use and Throw Society) Çevre ve İnsan, yıl: 5, Sayı: 17, Mayıs 1994.
8. "Çevre ve Din", (Environment and Religion) İzlenim, Ekim, 1995.
9. "Hayatımızı ve Kendimizi Sorgulamak", (Questioning Life and Ourselves) Yeni Dergi, Sayı: 9, 1996.
10. "Gençliğin Sorunları Üzerine Bazı Düşünceler", (Some Thoughts Concerning The Problems of Youth) Din Öğretimi Dergisi, Sayı: 43, 1993.
11. "Postmodern Bağlamda Bilim Din İlişkisi", (Religion and Science in the Postmodern Context) Köprü, No:53, Kis 1996.
12. “Batı Toplumlarındaki Ahlaki Çöküntü ve Yükselen İslam” (The Moral Corruption of Western Societies and Revivaling Islam), Yeni Asya,18-20 Şubat, 1996.
13. "Islam: The Key to Universal Peace", A paper read at 33^rd Annual convention of ISNA, Columbus, Ohio September 2, 1996.
14. "Barış, Kardeşlik ve Hoşgörünün Esasları" (Principles of Peace, Brotherhood and Tolerance), Symposium on Peace and Brotherhood in the Light of the Qur’an, held on Sept., 21-23, 1996, Ankara.
15. “Çevre Hukukunun Antropocentik Karakteri (The Antropocentric Charecter Environmental Law), I. Ulusal Çevre Hukuku Kongresi, 23 Kasım 1996, Ankara.
16. "Science and Environment: Is Science Responsible for the Environmental Crisis?" The Journal of the Environment and Social Sciences, vol.1, no. 1-2, 1996.
17. "Çevre Hukukunun Antropocentik Karakteri (The Anthropocentric Character of Environmental Law), I. Ulusal Çevre Hukuku Kongresi, 23 Kasım 1996, Ankara.
18. “Çevre Korumada Çevre Ahlakı’nın Önemi”, (The Importance of Environmental Ethics for Environmental Protection), Çevre Bakanlığı III. Çevre Şurası, Belek-Antalya, 4 - 6 Aralık 1996.
19. "Fazlur Rahman’a Göre Kur’an’ın Öngördüğü Toplumun Temeli Olarak Birey ve Ahlak”, (Fazulur Rahman’s View of Individuality and Morality as the Basis of a Qur’anic Society), paper read at Islam and Modernism: The Example of Fazulur Rahaman, International Symposium, Feb. 22-23, 1997, Istanbul).

1. "The Conception of God in Islam and the West: A Philosophical Lecture", Prof. Dr. Ernest-Wolf Gazo, (Batı’da ve İslam’da Allah Anlayışına Felsefi Bir Yaklaşım). İslami Araştırmalar Dergisi, c.3, sayı: 2, Nisan 1989.
2. "Newton’s Science in the Context of Religion", Prof. Dr. Ernest-Wolf Gazo, (Din Bağlamında Newton’un Bilim Anlayışı), İslami Araştırmalar Dergisi, c. 6, sayı: 4.
3. "Islam and Environmental Ethics", Dr. Abdullah Naseef, (Islam ve Çevre Ahlakı). Yeni Dergi, sayı 3, 1994.
4. "The Concept of Philosophy in the Quranic Context", Alparslan Açıkgenç, (Kur’an Bağlamında Felsefe Kavramı), İslami Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Sayı: 1, 1995.
5. "Islam and Democracy" Robin Wright, (İslam ve Demokrasi: Yenilenmeyle İlgili İki Görüşü), Yeni Dergi, Sayı:10, 1997.

1. “Fazlur Rahman ve Yöntem Tartışması”, (Fazlur Rahman and The Methodology Discussions) İslam’ın Protestanlaşması Meselesi, Açık Oturum, A.Ü. İlahiyat Fakültesi, 30 Haziran 1993.
2. "Islam: The Key to Universal Peace", University of Columbia, Missouri, Sept. 5, 1996.
3. "Islam and Environment" American-Islamic College, Chicago, Nov. 15, 1997.
4. "Islam and Racism" University of Chicago, Nov. 23, 1997.
5. "Islamic Movements in Turkey", Madison- Wisconsin, Nov. 21, 1997.
6. "Islamic Movements in Turkey", Islamic Foundation, Chicago, Nov. 22, 1997.
7. "Religion and Environment" UNEP(United Nations Environmental Program), New York. Dec. 3, 1997.
8. "Rumi’s Contribution to Environmental Ethics", Sufi Books, New York, Dec. 5, 1997.

1. Islamic Environmental Ethics.
2. Environmental Philosophy (Islamic and Western).
3. Courses in History of Philosophy (Islamic and Western).