About
Yasin Aktay was born in 1966 in Siirt. He completed his bachelor's degree (1990), master's degree (1993) and doctorate (1997) in the Department of Sociology at Middle East Technical University (METU).
From 1992 to 2012 he worked as a faculty member at Selçuk University, becoming an associate professor in 1999 and a full professor in 2005. Since 2012 he has been teaching in the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University. He is a member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA).
He has been writing columns for the newspaper Yeni Şafak since 2006. From 2010 to 2014 he served as president of the Strategic Thinking Institute (SDE); he is the editor-in-chief of Tezkire magazine.
In the AK Party he served as Deputy Chairman responsible for foreign relations and human rights and as party spokesperson; from 2015 to 2018 he was a member of parliament for Siirt.
Journals
Journals he has led
- Tezkire Editor-in-chief · 1991–
- Sivil Toplum Co-editor · 2002–
- Milel ve Nihal Author · 2004–2012
- İslamiyat Author · 1999–2002
- Yeni Türkiye Author · 1998–2003
- Birikim Author · 2002–2012
- Toplum ve Bilim Author · 1999–2003
- Toplumbilim Author · 2000
- Avrupa Günlüğü Author · 2001–2004
- İnsan Hakları Araştırmaları Author · 2004
- Değerler Eğitimi Dergisi Author · 2003
- Insight Turkey Author · 2013
- Middle East Critique Author · 2007
- Mediterranean Quarterly Author · 2010
- Global Change, Peace & Security Author · 2008
- Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs Author · 2004
- The Muslim World Author · 1999–2004
- Turkish Studies Author · 2002
- Sociology of Islam Author · 2023
- Bilimname Author · 2004
- Marife Author · 2006
- Çukurova Üniversitesi Türkoloji Araştırmaları Dergisi Author · 2006
- Muhafazakâr Düşünce Author · 2005
- Dîvân: Disiplinlerarası Çalışmalar Dergisi Author · 2005
- Karizma Author · 2002
- Kamu'da Sosyal Politika Author · 2014
- İslami Araştırmalar Author · 1992–1996
- Düşünen Siyaset Author · 1999
- Selçuk İletişim Author · 1999
- Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Author · 1998
- Kuram ve Uygulamada Eğitim Yönetimi Author · 2002
- TÜBA Günce Author · 2021
- Umran Author · 2023
Source: academic publication record (AVESİS). The list covers articles in peer-reviewed and other academic journals.