Election of state presindency in iIslâmic Law

This thesis called "Presidency Election in Islamic Law" consists of an introduction and five sections. Introduction comprise of subject, aim, method and restrictions of the research. In the first section of our research; related subjects about presidency are discussed in a conceptual framework. "Election" , "bey'at" and the similarities and differences between are shortly mentioned. In the second section; caliphs' methods of the taking control of the state in the time of Hulefâ-i Raşidîn are mentioned. In the third section; issues about presidency in Islamic Law, The Holy Quran are discussed according to Sunna and applications of the companions of Prophet Muhammad with a framework of classical and contemporary lawyers. In this section, the neccessity of presidency is emphasized and in consequence of contemporary political stream; different opinions and manners of the fiqh scholars are discussed. Besides; the nature, legatimacy, legal dimension of bey'at and along with the types; the nature, verdict, field of şûrâ and şûrâ committee are discussed at great length. Immediately afterwards; the methods of presidency election are explained. In the fourth section, contemporary systems applied at the present time such as "Presidential", "Semi-Presidential" and "Parliamentary and election systems of these systems are discussed. In the final section, contemporary presidency election in terms of Islamic Law is discussed. In the result section, the election methods in Islam and contemporary election methods are compared and the subject is finalized mentioning the similarities and diffrences between.