Jun. Prof. Dr. Erdal Toprakyaran

Chair of Islamic History and Contemporary Culture

Director of the Center

Head of the Center Board

Member of the Academic Council

Member of the Equality Committee

Contact Details

Address:	Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen Center for Islamic Theology Rümelinstr. 27 72070 Tübingen, Germany
Office:	Room 105, first floor
Phone:	+49 7071 29-75385
E-Mail:	erdal.toprakyaranspam prevention@zith.uni-tuebingen.de
Office Hours:	Tu, 2.00 - 3.00 pm (by appointment)

Main Research Areas

Islamic History and Culture
Religious History of the Ottoman Empire (including Paleography and Diplomatics) and the Turkish Republic
Islamic Mysticism
Christian-Muslim Relations
Islam in Europe
Historical Anthropology of Islam
Historical Theology
Methodology of Islamic Theology

Staff

Gabriele Müller, Secretary

Michaela Riester, Secretary

Zana Aydin, Assistant

PhD Students

Almedina Fakovic, M.A.

Dissertation title: Islamic-mystic networks in Europe. The example of Hazrat Inayat Khan's Sufi movement

Muharrem Kuzey, M.A.

Dissertation title: Self-description by denouncing / takfīr: the case of Şeyhü'l Islam Ibn-i Kemal (the examples of Rawāfiḍ/Qizilbaš, Zanādiqa and the Sufi mystics)

Fatih Sahan, M.A.

Dissertation title: The Commentary on Hızır Beys „Kaside-i Nuniye“ by Davud Mummad Karsi