He was born in 1968 in Giresun/Espiye, and graduated from Espiye İmam Hatip (Religious) High School in 1986 and the Faculty of Theology at Marmara University in 1990. He started his master’s degree education the same year at the Institute of Social Sciences at Marmara University. In 1991, he became a research assistant at Marmara University, Faculty of Theology. In 1993, he completed his master’s degree with a thesis called “Development of Easement Rights and Related Concepts in Islamic Law,” and his PhD thesis titled “Analysis of the Concept of Right in Classical Sources of Islamic Law” in 2000. He received the title of associate professor in 2008 and became professor in 2013. His works: The Impact of the Atomist Universe Understanding on Islamic Law: An Analysis of the Relationship between Kalam and Fiqh, The Structure of Reason in Arab-Islamic Culture: A Critical Analysis of Knowledge Systems in Arab-Islamic Culture (translated from al-Jābirī, jointly with Burhan Köroğlu and Ekrem Demirli).

He was born in 1966 in Balıkesir. He graduated from Istanbul/ Fatih Primary School (Famous Stone School) in 1977. He started his secondary education at Istanbul Boys’ High School, and completed it in Riyadh Islamic Sciences High School in 1985. He graduated from the Department of Islamic Law at Imam Muhammad b. Suud Islamic University in 1989. He completed his master’s degree with a thesis titled “Sulh in Islamic Law” at Marmara University Institute of Social Sciences in 1992, and his PhD in 1999 with a thesis titled “The Problem of Purpose in Islamic Law” at the same institute. He served as a researcher at the TDV (Türkiye Diyanet Foundation) Centre for Islamic Studies (ISAM) between 1999-2001 and 2005-2012. He received the title of Associate Professor in 2012 and he became Professor in 2018. He started to work as a faculty member in the Department of Islamic Law, the Faculty of Theology at Marmara University on 26 December 2012. In addition to this position, he continues to serve as the Director of the Marmara University Institute of Islamic Economics and Finance, a role that he was appointed to as the Founding Director on April 17, 2019. He is the author of articles, papers, encyclopedia articles, and translations in the fields of Islamic Law and Islamic Economics and Finance.

He was born in Konya. He graduated from Antalya Imam Hatip School (1985), Marmara University Faculty of Theology (1989), and Religious Affairs Administration Istanbul Haseki Education Centre (1992). He served as a hatip and preacher for a while. He completed his master’s (1991) and PhD (1996) in the field of Islamic Law at Marmara University. He received the title of associate professor in 1999 and became a professor in 2005. He served as a faculty member and administrator at Selçuk University Faculty of Theology (Konya) between 1992-2010. He served as the Founding Dean of Akdeniz University Faculty of Theology (Antalya) in 2010-2013. Following the establishment of this faculty, he returned to his former University, which was renamed as Necmettin Erbakan University. During these years, he was elected as a member of the Presidency of Religious Affairs of Türkiye High Board of Religious Affairs in 2011. He is currently a faculty member at Necmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Theology and a member of the Advisory Board of TKBB. He is the author of many national and international publications.

He was born in 1964 in Bayburt. After graduating from elementary school in Bayburt, he has moved to Istanbul with his family. After completing his secondary and high school education at Üsküdar İmam Hatip High School, he enrolled in the Faculty of Theology at Marmara University in 1987. He graduated from the faculty in 1991. He took private lessons in Islamic sciences before and during his university education and became a hafiz. The same year, he was appointed as a teacher to Kağıthane İmam Hatip School. During his teaching, he started his master’s degree at Marmara University Institute of Social Sciences. In 1994, he completed a thesis titled “Exchange Transaction According to Islamic Law”, and he started his PhD studies at the same institute immediately. While pursuing his teaching career, he was appointed as a research assistant to Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Theology, Department of Islamic Law in 1994. He completed his PhD in 1997 with a thesis titled “Contract of Surety According to the Islamic Law of Obligations and its Current Practice.” He was appointed as an Assistant Professor in 1998, Associate Professor in 2003, and Professor in 2008. He was elected as a member of the Religious Affairs High Board of Presidency of Religious Affairs of Türkiye in 2019. He is married, with six children and still works as a faculty member at Marmara University Faculty of Theology. He also serves as the Dean of Kocaeli University Faculty of Theology and a member of High Board of Religious Affairs. He served as a Visiting Scholar and administrator at Baku State University for three years (2004-2007). He speaks Arabic and English. He is the author of many books and articles in his field. His research interests include Islamic economics and finance, Islamic legal thought, contemporary fiqh issues and fatwa procedure.

He was born in Konya in 1972. He completed his elementary, secondary, and high school education in Istanbul. He graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 1994. He completed his law internship in 1995. In 1998, he started to work as an assistant in the Department of Roman Law at Selçuk University, Faculty of Law and completed his master’s degree titled “Power of Attorney Contract in Roman and Turkish Law” in the same year. In 2005, he received the PhD degree with his thesis titled “Agreements Concluded on the Internet and Legal Consequences Thereof.” In 2006, he became a faculty member at Selçuk University Faculty of Law, Roman Law Department, and after a while, he became the Head of the department. In 2010, he was appointed as the Deputy Director of Selçuk University, Faculty of Law, Justice Vocational School. In 2011, he lectured Roman Law courses at Istanbul University, Faculty of Law. In 2012, he started to work as the Head of the Roman Law Department at Istanbul University, Faculty of Law. In 2014, he was appointed as the Deputy Director of Istanbul University, Faculty of Law, Justice Vocational School. Abdurrahman Savaş, who holds a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from Anadolu University and a master’s degree in Islamic Law from Marmara University, received the title of Associate Professor of Civil Law in 2017. His works include: Nullity of Marriage in Islamic and Turkish Law, A Comparative Study on Hittite Roman Islamic and Jewish Laws, Obligations of the Parties in Internet Banking, Electronic Testament, Neighborhood Law from History to the Present, The Transformation Process of Strict Liability to Fault Liability in Roman Law and the Effect of this Transformation on Modern Law. Abdurrahman Savaş, fluent in English, German and Arabic, is married and has three children.

He was born in Istanbul in 1975. He started his education at the Marmara University Faculty of Theology in 1993. After his graduation in 1998, he started his master’s degree at Marmara University Institute of Social Sciences in Islamic Law in the same year. He completed his master’s degree in 2000 and his PhD in 2007. Between 2000 and 2011, he served as a religious culture and ethics teacher at various high schools under the Ministry of National Education. In 2011, he started to work as a faculty member at Sakarya University Faculty of Theology, Department of Islamic Law. He qualified as Associate Professor at the same university in 2014 and became Professor in 2019. He is still working as the Head of the Department of Islamic Law and faculty member at Sakarya University. He also gives lectures in the Department of Islamic Economics and Finance at the same university. He has many books, articles and papers, and translations in his field. He is married and has three children.

He was born in Trabzon and later moved to Istanbul with his family. He completed his elementary and secondary education in this city. He graduated from Kabataş Boys’ High School. He graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Department of Mathematical Engineering. He completed his master’s degree at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Department of Business Administration. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Sociology. He served for five years as a Programmer, System Analyst, and IT Manager Assistant in Türkiye Emlak Bankası. Between 1986-1991, he served as an Information Technologies Manager at Albaraka Türk. He served as the Founding Manager of Albos, which is the first interest-free banking automation system in Türkiye. He served as a free trader and a consultant during 1992-1995. In 1996, he resumed his position at Albaraka Türk. Since 2003, when he was appointed as Assistant General Manager of Albaraka Türk, he has been in charge of Information Technologies, Human Assets, Training and Organization, Finance, and Strategy. He retired from this position in 2018 and started to serve as a member of the Advisory Board of the Participation Banks Association of Türkiye (TKBB), where he was elected. He still serves in this position. Hazıroğlu taught as a visiting scholar to graduate students at Marmara University Institute of the Middle East and Islamic Countries Studies between 2016 and 2019. Hazıroğlu pioneered the development of the idea of “advanced democracy,” the renaming of interest-free banking as “participation banking,” the transformation of human resources into “human values,” the creation of the concept of “participation economy,” and the birth of the idea of “ascension.” He has delivered conferences and seminars in many universities, high schools, foundations, associations, and organizations. He attended many symposiums and panels as a speaker. He served in various foundations, associations, and organizations. His articles and papers about the current philosophical, intellectual, political, economic, and social structure have been published in various journals and newspapers. He is the author of five academic articles and five books published under the titles “İnsan ve Gerçek (Human and Reality),” “Yeni Arayış ve İleri Demokrasi Fikrinin Doğuşu (New Quest and the Birth of the Idea of Advanced Democracy),” “Katılım Ekonomisi/ Yeni Zihin Yeni İktisat (Participation Economy/New Mindset New Economics),” “Yüceliş (Ascension),” and “Barış Yurduna Hareket/ Yüceliş Manifesto (Movement to the Land of Peace/ Manifesto of Ascension).” Temel Hazıroğlu is married and has three children.