İbrahim Kafesoğlu | |
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| Born | January 1914 |
| Died | 18 August 1984 (aged 70) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Resting place | Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery, Istanbul |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Alma mater |
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| Spouse |
Müzeyyen Kafesoğlu (m. 1946) |
| Children | 3 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History |
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| Thesis | Büyük Selçuklu Sultanı Melikşah (Turkish: Malik Shah, Sultan of the Seljuk Empire) (1949) |
| Doctoral advisor | Mükrimin Halil Yinanç |
İbrahim Kafesoğlu (1914–1984) was a Turkish historian and academic who is known for his role in the development of the Turkish-Islamic synthesis. He was a faculty member of Istanbul University and Atatürk University. He cofounded the conservative think thank Intellectuals' Hearth and was its president from 1970 and 1974.
Early life and education
He was born in Tefenni, Burdur, in January 1914.[1] His father was killed in the East front in World War I.[1]
He graduated from the Teachers' College, Izmir, in 1932.[1] He started his master's studies at Ankara University in 1936 and obtained a degree in Hungarology, medieval history and Turkish Language from the Faculty of Language, History and Geography.[2] He was sent to Budapest for his Ph.D. studies, but he could not complete the program due to World War II.[2] He managed to return Turkey in April 1945.[2] After working at Ankara University for a brief period he continued his studies at Istanbul University where he obtained his Ph.D. in 1949.[2] His thesis was entitled Büyük Selçuklu Sultanı Melikşah (Turkish: Malik Shah, Sultan of the Seljuk Empire), and his advisor was Mükrimin Halil Yinanç.[1]
Career and activities
Kafesoğlu was promoted to associate professor in 1953.[2] He was the chair of the History Department at Istanbul University between 1954 and 1955.[2] Then he joined Atatürk University where he worked until 1962.[2] He became a full professor of history in 1962 at Istanbul University and served as the chair of the Department of General Turkish History from 1970 to January 1983 when he retired from his teaching post.[1] Kafesoğlu succeeded Zeki Velidi Togan as the chair of the department.[1]
Kafesoğlu served as the undersecretary of culture in the Prime Ministry and was a member of the advisory board at the Ministry of Culture.[2] He was made a member of the Turkish Historical Society in 1983.[2]
Kafesoğlu was the founding president of the IH[3] and held the post from May 1970 to 30 January 1974.[4] He was succeeded by Süleyman Yalçın in the post.[4]
Work and views
Kafesoğlu published various books on history of the Seljuk Empire and Pre-Islamic Turkish history and culture.[1]
For Kafesoğlu Islam is a matter of conscience and does not a political or legal system.[3] He stated that a state ruled in accordance with the Islamic principles is not consistent with Turkish traditions.[3]
Personal life and death
Kafesoğlu married Müzeyyen Hanım in 1946 and had three children from this marriage. He was fluent in Hungarian, English, French, German, Persian and Arabic.[1]
Kafesoğlu died in Istanbul on 18 August 1984 and was buried in Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Kürşat Yıldırım. "İbrahim Kafesoğlu (1914-1984)". Atatürk Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Abdülkadir Donuk (2001). "Kafesoğlu, Halil İbrahim (1914-1984)". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Vol. 24. Istanbul. pp. 145–146.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c Paul Kubicek (2015). Political Islam and Democracy in the Muslim World. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 50. doi:10.1515/9781626375390. ISBN 9781626375390.
- ^ a b "Genel Başkanlar" (in Turkish). Aydınlar Ocağı. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022.
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