Yaşar Nuri Öztürk
Yaşar Nuri Öztürk | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 5 February 1951 |
| Died | 22 June 2016 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic philosophy, 'Aqidah, Kalam, Tafsir, Sufism |
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| Alma mater | Istanbul University |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Quranism |
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Influenced | |
| Website | ynovakfi |
Yaşar Nuri Öztürk (February 5, 1951 – June 22, 2016) was a Turkish Islamic scholar, university professor of Islamic philosophy, lawyer, columnist and a former member of Turkish parliament. He has been described as a Quranist and has given many conferences on Islamic thought, humanity and human rights in Turkey, the US, Europe, the Middle East and the Balkans. In 1999, members of a violent extremist group called Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front (İBDA-C) confessed that they had planned an assassination attempt that never took place.