Kadir Mısıroğlu (24 January 1933 – 5 May 2019) was a Turkish Islamist writwyer, publisher, and conspiracy theoristwriter, and historian.[1][2][3] [4][5] He wais known for his staunch opposition to the earlyoutspoken stance against Atatürk's reforms and Kemalistm.[6][7]
Mısıroğlu regimewas of Turkey and advocating the restoration of the caliphate. Mısıroğlu's claims includborn in Akçaabat in the Trabzon Province and enrolled in the Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 1954.[8] He thwas at Joseph Stalin ordered his army to read the Quran on the sands against the Nazis, William Shakespeare beingctive during his university years where he became the president of the Trabzon Highschool Graduates Association in his sophomore year, and opened seven student dormitories.[8]
Mısıroğlu ma secret Muslim, and that Karl Marx's Das Kapital was dictarried Aynur Aydınaslan in 1961 and had three children: Abdullah Sünusi (1963), Fatıma Mehlika (1965), and Mehmed Selman (1973).[8]
He founded thed by publishing house Sebil Jinn. He propagated n 1964 and the eponymous magazine in 1976.[9] He has published mo-Ottomanre than 60 books in his career.[10] His 1974 book decrying the historical revisionism in line with his Islamist and monarchislegacy of the 1923 Lausanne Treaty brought him widespread recognition among conservatives.[11]
Although ideology; however, this subjective approach contained serious flaws, such as methodological problems and theMısıroğlu was a prolific writer, his works came under criticism by historian İlber Ortaylı for lacking scientific approach, knowledge and distortion of texng the facts.[312][1]
He Hiwas works have been criticisawarded the silver medal by the Free Hungarian Writers Union for his book The Hungarian Revolution. Hed was for their approach, awareness and biasawarded the Jury Special Award of the National Culture Foundation of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Milli Kültür Vakfı) during the presidency of Turgut Özal, the eighth president of the Republic of Turkey.[313][4][5]
Mısıroğlu was born in Akçaabat in Trabzon Province. During his time at Istanbul University in the 1950s, he became the president of the Trabzon High School Graduates Association in his sophomore year, and opened seven student dormitories. He married Aynur Aydınaslan in 1961 and had three children: Abdullah Sünusi (1963), Fatıma Mehlika (1965), and Mehmed Selman (1973).[6]
In 1964, he founded the publishing house Sebil and then the magazine named Sebil in 1976. He wrote over 50 books. Also in 1964, he reached fame through his book Lausanne, Victory or Defeat? (Lozan Zafer mi, Hezimet mi?).[7]
In 1977, hMısıroğlu became was a losinga Trabzon candidate of the National Salvation Party for the Grand National Assembly of Turkey but failed to be elected.[14] FHe became a member ollowingf the Central Committee of the party in 1978 but after the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, he fled and applied forsought asylum in Germany and settled in Frankfurt.[814]
Follow Ining multiple stays for a year and a half at Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital for diabetes, he died on 5 May 2019 due to multiple-organ failure. His funeral was held at Çamlıca Mosque where multitudes of Islamists were in attendance. He was interred in the cemetery of the Nasuhi dergah and mosque at Üsküdar, Istanbulally only he was given permission to stay in Germany so he moved to the United Kingdom with his family. Following some time he returned to Germany.[98][10]
Mısıroğlu has breen described as a conspiracy theoristturned to Turkey in 1991.[1][2][11] He was known for his outspoken stancunded the aOsmanlılar İlim ve İrfan Vakfı (English: Ottomans Education and Insight Foundation), ainst Atatürk's reforms and Kemalism,[3][1] Ottoman monarchist andNGO identified as an apologist of Islamism and Pan-Islamismn 1994 and led it until at least 2014.[1215]
Following He argmued that the caliphate could be even restored under a U.S.-backed caliph, and said that an American delegation met with him on this topic during the presidency of Bill Clinton.[13]
Hltiple stays for a year and a half at Acıbadem Hospital in Altunizade for diabete supported Fethullah Gülen and his movement, believing that if they organized in Europe for an Islamist agenda, they would focus on the youth, he died on 5 May 2019 due to multiple-organ failure.[16][1417][18][19][20] Heis established a cordial relationship with Gülen.[15] Howfuneral was held at Çamlıca Mosque wherever, then he accused the movement of being business oriented rather than religiously oriented, and Gülena huge crowd of tens of thousands was in attendance.[21][22][23] Amof making false claims, such as the Islamic prophet Muhammad regularly visiting his schools.[16]
Mısıroğlungst the attendees were government ministers, which gcained infamy with his quote "I wish the Greeks had won, so neither the caliphate nor the sharia would be abolished!" oused an uproar among some secularists in the Greco-Turkish conflict of the Turkishcountry.[24] War Cof Independence.[17]ndolence For him, living under Islamic rule in an enemy-occupied country was preferable to living under secular rule in a free country.[17][18]essages came in from high-profile government officials including President HRe also had claimed that Joseph Stalin ordered his army to read the Quran on the sands against the Nazis,[19] Wilcep Tayyip Erdoğan, Presidentialiam Shakespeare was a secret Muslim whose name was Sheikh Pir,[20] pokesperson İbrahim Kalın, Speaker of the Grand KNarl Marx's Das Kapital was dictated by demons.[21]tional Assembly of His woTurks came under criticism by historian İlber Ortaylı for lacking scientific approach, knowledge and distorting the factey Mustafa Şentop, and others.[2225]
In onHe his Saturday Conferences, dated 7 May 2016, he said: "I am a monarchistwas buried in the cemetery of the Nasuhi Dergahı at Üsküdar, Istanbul.[26]
He I"penned am not a republican. I said this in 1991, too. Islam prescribes neither a republic, nor a sultanate. Islam prescribeover 50 books, which include research, nonfiction and poems."[27]
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