--- title: İhsan Şenocak slug: ihsan-senocak-7ee6f url: /detay/ihsan-senocak-7ee6f type: biography language: English entity: primary: İhsan Şenocak type: biography categories: - name: Biography And Autobiography slug: biyografi-ve-otobiyografi url: /kategori/biyografi-ve-otobiyografi - name: Islam slug: islam url: /kategori/islam tags: - Fatwa - Fiqh - Theology - religion - hoca - İslam author: Gözde Cabadak created_at: 2026-06-02T16:13:15.227735+03:00 updated_at: 2026-06-02T16:13:15.227746+03:00 image: https://cdn.t3pedia.org/media/uploads/2026/04/10/9lfIPoYhSpU3bemc67uwg7Wp6SaRXDwu.png --- # İhsan Şenocak > Ihsan Senocak is a researcher, writer, and theologian who was born in Samsun in 1974, completed his doctoral education in Islamic law, and is known for his publishing and educational activities. ## KURE Information Cards ![776b3581-5f16-4112-9f36-0258c46b6857_750x422.jpg](https://cdn.t3pedia.org/media/uploads/2026/06/02/BUaIAMMta0iE3wgH6XayezDynqZwBeWN.jpg) *İhsan Şenocak* | Field | Value | |-------|-------| | Place of Birth | Samsun | | Institutions Graduated from | Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı Istanbul Haseki Education Center (2002),Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Theology (1999),Samsun Imam Hatip High School (1994) | | Institution Founded | Scientific and Intellectual Research Center (İFAM) | | Doctoral Thesis | The Influence of Custom on Rulings in Islamic Law | | Master’s Thesis | Taqlid in Islamic Law | | Educational Status | Doctorate (Islamic Law) | | Year of Birth | 1974 | | Civil Status | Married,father of four children | | Positions Held | General Directorship of Hüküm Magazine,Instructorship within İFAM,General Directorship of el-Mecelletü’l-Hamidiyye | ## Article Content Ihsan Şenocak, born in 1974 in Samsun, is a researcher, author and theologian who completed his doctorate in Islamic law. He is also the founding president of the Center for Scientific and Intellectual Research (İFAM) in Samsun. [^1] Married and a father of four children, Şenocak continues his research and educational activities from his center in Samsun.[^2] ### **Educational Background** Born in Samsun in 1974, he completed his primary education and then received hafız training. He graduated from Samsun Imam Hatip High School in 1994.[^3] [YouTube Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSzmDb3IFro) *Examples of Ihsan Şenocak’s Fatwas (Ihsan Şenocak)* ### **Higher Education and Academic Work** Şenocak graduated from the Faculty of Theology at Ondokuz Mayıs University in 1999, where during his university years he received training in Islamic sciences within the framework of the "muhalled usul" method. In 2002 he completed a specialization program at the Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı Istanbul Haseki Education Center. He focused his academic work on Islamic law, earning a master’s degree with his thesis titled "Taqlid in Islamic Law" and later obtaining his doctorate with his thesis "The Influence of Custom on Legal Rulings in Islamic Law."[^4] ### **Public Offices and Periodical Publishing Activities** Şenocak has held various positions within the Directorate of Religious Affairs. He began his publishing career in 1996 with the launch of the journal Yedibeyza. From 2005 to 2010 he served as general editor of the journal İnkişaf. He wrote opinion pieces and article series under pseudonyms for the newspapers Milli Gazete and Yeni Şafak. In the media field, in 2008 he prepared and presented the program "Köprü" on TV5 and participated in programs on Ülke TV and other television channels. Currently he serves as general editor of the monthly journal Hüküm and of the Arabic-language journal el-Mecelletü’l-Hamidiyye, both published under İFAM.[^5] ### **Center for Scientific and Intellectual Research (İFAM) and Educational Activities** Şenocak conducts educational activities at the Center for Scientific and Intellectual Research (İFAM), which he founded. At this center he teaches courses on core and auxiliary Islamic sciences such as tafsir, hadith, fiqh, aqaid, usul, nahw, logic, kavaid and makasid, and continues his research alongside a team of scholars. The center’s communication activities are managed from the 19 Mayıs district of Samsun. Additionally, İFAM offers online education under the names İFAM Sertifika[^6] and İFAM Dijital[^7].[^8] ### **Fatwa and Interview Work** Ihsan Şenocak has published various fatwas on social and jurisprudential issues. Topics include "Is There Democracy in Islam?", "Is Türkiye a Dar al-Harb?", "What Is Jihad?", "Imamate", "Perruque", "Sunni-Alawite Marriage" and "Holding Rallies for the Ummah." In his interviews, the influence of Orientalism on Qur’anic interpretation and biographical assessments are prominent. He also collaborates with educators at İFAM to provide fatwas through the website "Fetvahane"[^9].[^10] ### **Academic Theses** - **Doctorate:** The Influence of Custom on Legal Rulings in Islamic Law - **Master’s:** Taqlid in Islamic Law[^11] ### **Books** #### Turkish Books - Defense of the Noble Qur’an. - Why Is the Noble Qur’an a Target? - Qur’an-Based Islam That Rejects the Sunnah. - A Belief Broken: The Descent of Jesus. - Prayer Is a Revolution. - Fasting Is a School. - Worldliness Strikes from Everywhere, But Love Comes from the Heart. - Sufism and Jihad. - The Continent of Hope for Humanity: The World of Islam. - Our Unyielding Front: East Turkestan for a Thousand Years. - Conquest from Mecca to Istanbul: The Conqueror and Hagia Sophia. - The Great Teacher of Two Eras: Ali Haydar Efendi. - The Companion at the Center of False Accusations: Abu Hurayra. - In the Footsteps of the Greatest Imam. - The Kudemâ Assembly. - Those Who Honor the Age. - Girls Who Call Themselves Muslim While Practicing Modesty in Contemplation. - To the Daughter of Islam. - The Young Muslim. - A Muslim Life for 24 Hours – A Treatise on Etiquette. - Child Rearing in the Islamic Home. - Islamic Law: False Accusations and Responses. - Escape from the Global Crisis: Islamic Economics. - Taqlid in Islamic Law. - Custom in Islamic Law. - On the Horizon of the Last Islamic State: The Ottoman Empire. - Recent History Through My Father’s Memories. - Spring in Winter: Mahmud Efendi[^12] #### Arabic Books - el-Makalâtü'n-Nahdaviyye fi'l-Fikri ve'd-Da've - Nahva Rayeti’l-İslâm - Hareketi’l-Kur’âniyyîn fî Mîzâni’l-Kur’âni’l-Kerîm - Isme'î ya Ümmeh[^13] #### **English Books** - To The Daughter of Islam[^14] ### **Turkish Articles** #### **Scholarly Articles** - Are the Salafis the Official Spokespersons of Islam? - Historicism or the Protestant Reading of the Clear Qur’an Without Catholicism. - The Man Who Wasted His Life on Error: Fazlur Rahman. - The Ultimate Boundary of Distortion: Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd. - The Strongholds of Revealed Islam: The Schools of Law. - Mixing Legal Opinions Is Forbidden, as the Allameh Declared. - On Taqlid and the Schools of Law with a Salafi. - The Best Generation of All Times: The Companions. - A Single Hadith Collection: Abu Hurayra (r.a). - Defense of the Companions. - A Great Scholar Before the Independence Tribunal: Ali Haydar Efendi. - The Truth Vaporized in the West’s Intellectual Furnace: The Descent of Jesus (a.s.). - The Prophet of Allah’s (a.s.) Reception of the Qur’an. - The Jurist Whose Ijtihad Was Crowned by Martyrdom: Abu Hanifa. - Ibn Taymiyyah’s Theological Views. - Ibn Taymiyyah’s Identity and Credibility as a Scholar – A Defense of Ibn Arabi. - Qur’anic Sciences. - Journeys of Knowledge in the History of Islamic Civilization. - Who Turned the Wrong Way: Translators or Scholars? - The Scholarly Value of Theology Faculties. - The Scholars’ Share and Orientalism. - The History of Historicism. - Reflections on the Doctrine of Islamic Economics[^15] #### **Intellectual Articles** - The Master of the Second Interval: Two Journals and Ali Haydar Efendi. - From Imperialism to Iran: “Let Us See the Enemy, But Win Muslim Friends!”. - National Vision and the Great East: One Civilization Project Under Two Titles. - Iran: Brake for Good, Engine for Evil. - If Türkiye Falls, the Islamic World Falls Too. - When and How Will Hagia Sophia Be Opened? - How Can the Islamic Union Be Rebuilt? - The Age of the Great East Is Beginning. - The Daughter of Islam! The Age of Modesty Begins With You. - Prayer Is Patience in East Turkestan[^16] #### **Arabic Articles** - Heyi'û enfüseküm li'l-cihadi'l-ekber - Men yüezzinü ezane'l-fecr el-fukaha emi'l-cühela - Tahte rayeti'l-İslam - el-Müfikkirü'l-İslami Necip Fazıl[^17] ## Academic Sources and References 1. Fetvahane. "Hakkımızda." Accessed April 10, 2026. https://fetvahane.org.tr/hakkimizda/ 2. T.C. Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı. "Dr. İhsan Şenocak." Accessed April 10, 2026. https://samsunegitim.diyanet.gov.tr/sayfalar/contentdetail.aspx?ContentId=200&MenuCategory=Kurumsal 3. İfam Dijital. "Hakkımızda." Accessed April 10, 2026. https://dijital.ifam.org.tr/sayfa/hakkimizda 4. İfam Sertifika. "Hakkımızda." Accessed April 10, 2026. https://sertifika.ifam.com.tr/sayfa/hakkimizda 5. İfam. "İfam Yönetim." Accessed April 10, 2026. https://www.ifam.org.tr/yonetim/ 6. İhsan Şenocak. "Hakkında." Accessed April 10, 2026. https://www.ihsansenocak.com/kimdir-hakkinda/ 7. İhsan Şenocak. "Teravih 20 Rekattan Az Kılınır Mı? l İhsan Şenocak." YouTube. Accessed April 10, 2026. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSzmDb3IFro&list=PLUlKGi2Libs9jKFSSER3ddMJk2xZoWugK&index=1 ## Citations [^1]: İfam. "İfam Yönetim." Erişim Tarihi 10 Nisan 2026. https://www.ifam.org.tr/yonetim/ [^2]: İhsan Şenocak. "Hakkında." Erişim Tarihi 10 Nisan 2026. https://www.ihsansenocak.com/kimdir-hakkinda/ [^3]: İhsan Şenocak. "Hakkında." Erişim Tarihi 10 Nisan 2026. https://www.ihsansenocak.com/kimdir-hakkinda/ [^4]: İhsan Şenocak. "Hakkında." Erişim Tarihi 10 Nisan 2026. https://www.ihsansenocak.com/kimdir-hakkinda/ [^5]: İhsan Şenocak. "Hakkında." Erişim Tarihi 10 Nisan 2026. https://www.ihsansenocak.com/kimdir-hakkinda/ [^6]: İfam Sertifika. "Hakkımızda." Erişim Tarihi 10 Nisan 2026. https://sertifika.ifam.com.tr/sayfa/hakkimizda [^7]: İfam Dijital. "Hakkımızda." Erişim Tarihi 10 Nisan 2026. https://dijital.ifam.org.tr/sayfa/hakkimizda [^8]: İhsan Şenocak. "Hakkında." Erişim Tarihi 10 Nisan 2026. https://www.ihsansenocak.com/kimdir-hakkinda/ [^9]: Fetvahane. "Hakkımızda." Erişim Tarihi 10 Nisan 2026. https://fetvahane.org.tr/hakkimizda/ [^10]: İhsan Şenocak. "Hakkında." Erişim Tarihi 10 Nisan 2026. https://www.ihsansenocak.com/kimdir-hakkinda/ [^11]: İhsan Şenocak. "Hakkında." Erişim Tarihi 10 Nisan 2026. https://www.ihsansenocak.com/kimdir-hakkinda/ [^12]: İhsan Şenocak. "Hakkında." Erişim Tarihi 10 Nisan 2026. https://www.ihsansenocak.com/kimdir-hakkinda/ [^13]: İhsan Şenocak. "Hakkında." Erişim Tarihi 10 Nisan 2026. https://www.ihsansenocak.com/kimdir-hakkinda/ [^14]: İhsan Şenocak. "Hakkında." Erişim Tarihi 10 Nisan 2026. https://www.ihsansenocak.com/kimdir-hakkinda/ [^15]: İhsan Şenocak. "Hakkında." Erişim Tarihi 10 Nisan 2026. https://www.ihsansenocak.com/kimdir-hakkinda/ [^16]: İhsan Şenocak. "Hakkında." Erişim Tarihi 10 Nisan 2026. https://www.ihsansenocak.com/kimdir-hakkinda/ [^17]: İhsan Şenocak. "Hakkında." 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