There are significant intellectual works within the historical content of intellectual and scientific developments in fields such as history, literature, philosophy, sociology, economic theories, medicine, technology, and others that are included in the History of Thought. The biographies of the scholars who conducted these studies also find their place in the History of Thought. Not only in the scientific world but also from political and military perspectives, the biographies of important figures who contributed to the salvation and development of societies are included in the “History of Thought.” Encompassing such a broad field, “The History of Thought” also sheds light on the “History of Civilizations.”
From their areas of expertise, our valued professors have selected sixteen influential historical figures ranging from the ancient era to the present, including: Hittite King Hattušili III, Niccolò Machiavelli, Mirza Mahmud Sharif, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Halil Hamid Pasha, Adamantios Korais, Abdurrahman Al-Jabarti, Sultan Abdulhamid II, Ahmed Cevad Pasha, Ziya Gökalp, Enver Pasha, Kazım Karabekir Pasha, Adnan Menderes, Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Nelson Mandela, and Süleyman Demirel. We hope you will find in this book not only their lives, works, and ideas but also information that sheds light on the history of their respective eras.
In Memory of Research Assistant Maşallah Nar…
Maşallah Nar, a brilliant and promising young research assistant from the Department of Medieval History at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, sadly passed away on 29 October 2021 due to a relentless illness. Known by everyone around him as an honest and courageous person, a devoted Muslim, a caring father and a good husband, Maşallah Nar’s historical and contemporary studies on the Middle East, especially Iran, were of high academic quality. Possessing not only proficiency in regional languages but also a strong and sharp analytical mind, we believe that Maşallah Nar’s passing at such an early age is a great loss not only for those who knew him but also for Turkish academia. We dedicate this book to his revered memory while praying for Allah’s mercy upon our colleague Maşallah Nar…
