Yaşar Nuri Öztürk | |
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Born | [1] | February 5, 1951
Died | June 22, 2016 | (aged 65)
Cause of death | Stomach cancer[3] |
Nationality | Turkish |
Education | Islamic School of theology and Law |
Alma mater | İstanbul Üniversitesi |
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Region | Turkey |
School | Quranism |
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Main interests | Islamic philosophy, theology, kalam, tafsir, tasawwuf |
Notable ideas | Quranism - Active propagation of pure and root understanding of Islam through Qur'an |
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Yaşar Nuri Öztürk (February 5, 1951 – June 22, 2016) was a Turkish university professor of Islamic theology, Quranist Muslim, lawyer, columnist and a former member of Turkish parliament.[4][5][6]
Öztürk died on June 22, 2016 at his home in Istanbul from stomach cancer, aged 65.[7]