Asst. Prof. MEHMET SADIK GÜR

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He conducts research on the relationship between Arabic Language and Sufism, Arabic manuscripts, classical Arabic-Islamic cosmology, and interactions between Arabic and other Semitic languages (Comparative Semitic Languages). He also explores the linguistic approach to the History of Science, particularly through the philological perspective of the Fuat Sezgin School.

Based on Fuat Sezgin’s recommendation, he completed a study titled “An Evaluation of the Introductions of Al-Biruni and the Translation of the Preface of Tahdid Nihayat al-Amakin” at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University. He earned his Ph.D. at Ankara University, Social Sciences Institute, with a dissertation titled “The Symbolism of Letters and Numbers in Ibn Arabi’(Ilm al-Huruf).”

His ongoing research includes the early translations into Arabic, the translation movement spearheaded by Bayt al-Hikma, and studies on the History of Science. He contributes to the establishment and development of the Arabic Translation and Interpretation Department within AYBU Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. He also teaches courses on Linguistics, Religious Text Translation, Tourism, News, and Diplomacy Translation.

During his tenure as an administrator at the Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), he served both as an Arabic interpreter in Hajj and Umrah organizations and as the head of units responsible for Arabic interpreters. In collaboration with the Türkiye Scholarships Program managed by the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB), he worked on scholarship processes for Syrian and Yemeni students, including evaluations and interviews, in programs like the DAFI Scholarship (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative).

He was a researcher in the TÜBİTAK SOBAG 214K010 project titled “The Representation of Turks and Jews in History Textbooks at Primary and Secondary Education Levels in Israel and Turkey (1948-2014).”

Regarding his expertise in Arabic, he studies Comparative Semitic Languages, including Hebrew and Syriac, and classical Greek as a source language for translation movements. He is also engaged with French for its extensive relevant literature.

He collaborates with İLAMER (Center for Theological Studies) and the Africa Foundation on developing translation models for Arabic-to-Turkish translations. He has attended courses on Syriac with Prof. Dr. Faruk Toprak at the Department of Semitic Languages and participated as a guest in Syriac lessons within the Arabic Language Program.

He is the author of the “Syriac” entry in the Diyanet Encyclopedia of Islam. His translation works religious texts, the history of science, and international relations. He has conducted research in various Arab countries and participated in international congresses held in different nations.

He served as a Coordinator and Judge in the Turkey rounds of international Arabic debates organized by Qatar Debate. As the academic advisor to the ODAK Club, he mentors university debate teams participating in Arabic debates. He holds a certificate in teaching Arabic as a foreign language.