Ahmet Turan's life, works and place in the history of İslâmic sects

Our study on "Ahmet Turan's Life, Works and Place in the History of İslâmic Sects" consists of an introduction and two parts. Ahmet Turan was born in Payas township of Dörtyol district of Hatay. After completing his PhD at Paris Sorbonne University, he was appointed to Ondokuz Mayıs University in 1982. The books he wrote in the field of History of Islamic Sects, named 'Yezidis' and 'Les Nusayris de Turquie dans la Region d'Hatay (Antioch)', are among his innovations. In addition, his field studies on religious movements and groups living in Turkey for his doctoral students, whom he supervised in the field of History of Islamic Sects, are another contribution he made to the field.