Our faculty is one of the largest and one of the most prominent theology faculties in Türkiye with its over four thousand students and with its roots going back more than thirty years. Its position on the university selection lists, education quality, its publications and success in projects, conducted national-international scientific meetings, student exchange programs in a wide range and as the first theology faculty in Türkiye holding international accreditation certificate, its fame is an earned one. Of course, for our faculty to reach this position our elite academicians, our devoted staff and our students have an important role.
Our staff has been adopted the understanding of “He to whom both days are equal are deceived.” as a principle to serve the purpose of generating generations who can study the Islamic sciences from its sources and able to turn those data into meaningful and modern information, who can sense the needs, who have moral and aesthetic values and who are developed the understanding of lifelong education. Our staff, with the norm of “I seek refuge in you from useless knowledge” has the purpose of unifying religious knowledge and life. Through this mindset, we consider today’s universities most effective tools such as skill-oriented education, projects, social contributions and sustainability as a way of service rather than solely academic elements to maximize benefits of religious knowledge.
I feel proud and responsibility to serve as the Dean here, where I graduated and have been faculty member. Because -for I have been witnessed- our faculty, which is realized its foundational and institutionalization process, has the responsibility of being distinctive in the manner of education, research and social contribution, which is on our shoulders. We are as a faculty done the process of institutionalization mostly, in position to develop an authentic modeling for Türkiye and World, to be permanent. Through this awareness, we will continue to work with all our students, graduates, members and from in/out shareholders as hand in hand.
We know that our duty is both easy and hard. Because we are taking over the duty for a faculty which is placed in the first class for its publication and project success. I believe that to make it better we need to have qualified academic members and diversity sympathetic administrative understanding. I am praying as it is stated in condensed way in divine words “My Lord! Grant me an honorable entrance and an honorable exit and give me a supporting authority from Yourself.” for taking the duty, to be able to maintain it by elevating, and handing over it when it is the time.
Prof. Dr. Hasan Meydan
