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A new book by Yasin Aktay: "İsmail's Smile" published by Beyan Yayınları

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Palestine and Israel: Levi Meir Clancy, Unsplash, Unsplash License
Palestine and Israel: Nicolas Jehly, Unsplash, Unsplash License
The world and the Islamic world: Hao Wu, Unsplash, Unsplash License
The world and the Islamic world: Youssef Ragab, Unsplash, Unsplash License
The world and the Islamic world: David Rodrigo, Unsplash, Unsplash License
Thought and sociology: Ahmet Yüksek, Unsplash, Unsplash License
Thought and sociology: Nikolai Sidorov, Unsplash, Unsplash License
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Law and justice: Sasun Bughdaryan, Unsplash, Unsplash License
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Turkey and politics: Engin Akyurt, Unsplash, Unsplash License
Turkey and politics: Burak G., Unsplash, Unsplash License
Turkey and politics: Çağlar Oskay, Unsplash, Unsplash License
Remembrance and tribute: David Billings, Unsplash, Unsplash License
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Remembrance and tribute: Ahmet Kağan Hançer, Unsplash, Unsplash License
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God sent us the Qur'an not as a completed book between two covers, but as a book lived and interpreted within the life of a prophet and his companions.

Yasin Aktay · Prayers and peace upon the Prophet

Innocence must always be given a greater chance to win, wherever and under whatever ideological or psychological constraints it may be placed.

Yasin Aktay · How does Turkey's terrorist appear to the ECHR?

In the language of war, it is "civilian losses"; in human language, it is the systematic annihilation of defenseless lives.

Yasin Aktay · The ceasefire has a name, yet it keeps burning Gaza

Islamism means, above all, being able to think together with the Muslims of the world, having shared concerns and goals.

Yasin Aktay · The search for a "just global order" in Pakistan

Ultimately, parliament, the heart of the republic and of democracy, was not established in Turkey together with the Republic; it is an institution that existed much earlier.

Yasin Aktay · Was parliament established in Turkey for the first time on 23 April?

Criticism is a right; but belittling society and insulting the faith of millions of people is not freedom of expression.

Yasin Aktay · Ramadan at the heart of education: the school meeting life

A strong, charismatic and organic leadership is a great stroke of luck for a country.

Yasin Aktay · A reminder to the SDF: whoever invests in Israel is doomed to lose

Artificial intelligence cannot simply be seen as a new technology; it is a historical rupture that changes the way knowledge is produced.

Yasin Aktay · Many signs have appeared that call for rethinking the university

The fact that what has been done so far has not produced a final result of course does not mean that it has had no effect or benefit.

Yasin Aktay · Messages of the world's Islamic scholars from Hagia Sophia

A perceived sense of power can very easily lead a person into heedlessness and error.

Yasin Aktay · The Sheikh of Love Melayê Cizîrî Symposium in Cizre and Barzani's participation

A sacrificial animal sent to the camps of Arakan is not merely an aid package; it is a hand of brotherhood extended to forgotten people.

Yasin Aktay · The civilization carried by the sacrifice: from Turkey to the oppressed regions of the world

While religion was expected to withdraw from the modern world, in many parts of the world it has returned to public life.

Yasin Aktay · The crisis of secularization theory and new quests

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