By Presidential Decree: Prof. Dr. Mehmet
Görmez Appointed President of Turkey International University of Islam,
Science, and Technology
A presidential decree signed by Turkish President
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has appointed former Head of Turkey’s Directorate of
Religious Affairs, Professor Dr. Mehmet Görmez, as the President of the Turkey
International University of Islam, Science, and Technology.
Launching a Scientific Project
On this occasion, Dr. Görmez wrote in a tweet on X
(formerly Twitter) that the university, since its legal establishment and
endowment in 2015, had remained like a seed awaiting the moment to sprout. He
noted that today, at the heart of Istanbul and in the vicinity of the historic
Sultan Ahmed Square, the university takes its first practical steps toward real
foundation and fruitful growth.
Presidential Trust and Gratitude
Görmez expressed his gratitude to God for this trust,
then thanked President Erdoğan for his confidence in assigning him this
responsibility. He emphasized his aspiration for the university to be based on
the deep Islamic and civilizational memory that forms the core of Istanbul’s
identity, and to serve as an academic space linking authentic cultural heritage
with human understanding of meaning, value, and responsibility.
A Comprehensive University Vision
He clarified that the university does not aim to focus
solely on religious sciences, but seeks to provide an integrated knowledge
model where religious sciences intersect with humanities, natural sciences, and
technology within a holistic civilizational vision. The university will also
build a strong research institution primarily focused on postgraduate studies,
capable of forming international academic partnerships and producing advanced
knowledge that serves the future of the nation.
Görmez affirmed that the ultimate goal is to create a
scholarly environment bringing together students, researchers, and academics
from around the world around a shared civilizational language, making knowledge
beneficial, values enduring, and goodness universal. He expressed gratitude to
all who will contribute to this scientific renaissance from Turkey, the Islamic
world, and other brotherly and friendly countries, invoking God’s blessing on
the project and the pursuit of knowledge in Istanbul.
It is worth noting that Dr. Mehmet Görmez served as
Deputy Head of Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs in 2003, and as its
Head from 2010 to 2017. He currently holds the positions of Vice President of
the International Union of Muslim Scholars and President of the Institute of
Islamic Contemplation.
Born in 1959 in the district of Nizip, Gaziantep
Province, Görmez graduated from the Faculty of Sharia at Ankara University in
1987. He earned his master’s and doctoral degrees, lectured at several
universities, and is fluent in Arabic and English alongside Turkish. He has
authored numerous works in religious sciences.
(Source: Al-Ittihad +
Social Media)
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* للاطلاع على الترجمة الكاملة للخبر باللغة العربية، اضغط (هنا).
منذ تأسيس جامعة تركيا الإسلامية العالمية للعلوم والتكنولوجيا ووقفها المُرافق قانوناً عام 2015، ظلّ المشروع أشبه ببذرة تنتظر لحظة النبات. وها هي اليوم، في قلب العالم إسطنبول، وفي رحاب ميدان السلطان أحمد العريق، تبدأ أولى خطواتها العملية نحو التأسيس الفعلي والنمو المثمر.
وأستفتح…— Mehmet Görmez (@DIBMehmetGormez) December 12, 2025
