Kadir Mısıroğlu (24 January 1933 – 5 May 2019) was a Turkish Islamist writer, publisher, and conspiracy theorist.[2] He was known for his staunch opposition to the early Kemalist regime of Turkey and advocating the restoration of the caliphate. Mısıroğlu's claims include that Joseph Stalin ordered his army to read the Quran on the sands against the Nazis, William Shakespeare being a secret Muslim, and that Karl Marx's Das Kapital was dictated by Jinn. He penned over 50 books, which include non-fiction, fiction, and poems. His works have been criticised for their approach, awareness and bias.
Kadir Mısıroğlu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 January 1933 Akçaabat, Trabzon, Turkey |
| Died | 5 May 2019 (aged 86) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Occupation | Publisher, writer, lawyer |
| Nationality | Turkish (1933–1983; 1991–2019) Stateless (1983–1991) |
| Alma mater | Istanbul University |
| Spouse |
Aynur Aydınaslan (m. 1961) |
| Children | 3 |
Biography
editMısıroğlu was born in Akçaabat in Trabzon Province. During his time at Istanbul University in the 1950s,[3] he became the president of the Trabzon Highschool Graduates Association in his sophomore year, and opened seven student dormitories.[3] He married Aynur Aydınaslan in 1961 and had three children: Abdullah Sünusi (1963), Fatıma Mehlika (1965), and Mehmed Selman (1973).[3]
In 1964, he founded the publishing house Sebil and then the magazine named Sebil in 1976.[4] He wrote over 50 books.[5][6] Also in 1964, he reached fame through his book Lausanne, Victory or Defeat? (Lozan Zafer mi, Hezimet mi?).[7][8][9]
In 1977, he was a losing candidate of the National Salvation Party for the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.[10] Following the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, he fled and applied for asylum in Germany and settled in Frankfurt.[10]
Following 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.[11][12][13][14][15] His funeral was held at Çamlıca Mosque where multitudes of Islamists were in attendance.[16][17][18] He was interred in the cemetery of the Nasuhi dergah and mosque at Üsküdar, Istanbul.[19]
Beliefs
editMısıroğlu has been described as a conspiracy theorist.[20][21] He was known for his outspoken stance against Atatürk's reforms and Kemalism,[22][12] and identified as an apologist of Islamism and Pan-Islamism.[23] He argued 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.[24]
He supported Fethullah Gülen and his movement, believing that if they organized in Europe for an Islamist agenda, they would focus on the youth.[25] He established a cordial relationship with Gülen.[26] However, then he accused the movement of being business oriented rather than religiously oriented, and Gülen of making false claims, such as the Islamic prophet Muhammad regularly visiting his schools.[27]
Mısıroğlu gained infamy with his quote "I wish the Greeks had won, so neither the caliphate nor the sharia would be abolished!" on the Greco-Turkish conflict of the Turkish War of Independence.[28] For him, living under Islamic rule in an enemy-occupied country was preferable to living under secular rule in a free country.[28][29] He also had claimed that Joseph Stalin ordered his army to read the Quran on the sands against the Nazis,[30] William Shakespeare was a secret Muslim whose name was Sheikh Pir,[31] and Karl Marx's Das Kapital was dictated by demons.[32] His works came under criticism by historian İlber Ortaylı for lacking scientific approach, knowledge and distorting the facts.[33]
In one his Saturday Conferences, dated 7 May 2016, he said: "I am a monarchist. I am not a republican. I said this in 1991, too. Islam prescribes neither a republic, nor a sultanate. Islam prescribes a spirit. The form of government depends on the circumstances. If you are a small state, you become a republic. If you are a global state, you cannot have a republic."[34]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Kadir Mısıroğlu'nun boğazdaki restoranında 15 Temmuz gecesi neler oldu, OdaTV
- ^ "Lozan Antlaşması'nın 100. Yılında Komplo Teorileri ve Gizli Maddelerin İzinde". Yalansavar (in Turkish). 25 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Who is Kadir Mısıroğlu? (in Turkish) Archived 2020-07-27 at the Wayback Machine ensonhaber.com
- ^ Abdurrahman Acer and Kadir Mısıroğlu, Türkçe'nin Müdafaası, p. 307.
- ^ "Kadir Mısıroğlu" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "Üstad Kadir Mısıroğlu Eserleri". sebilyayinevi.com (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ "Burhan Kuzu, Lozan'ın kazanım olmadığını iddia etti: Kadir Mısıroğlu'nu okuyun". T24 (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ "Kadir Mısıroğlu kimdir? Kadir Mısıroğlu'nun Biyografisi". Yeni Alanya Gazetesi (in Turkish). 10 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- ^ odatv4.com (13 December 2021). "Kadir Mısıroğlu ailesi bölündü... 10 milyon dolarlık miras kavgası". www.odatv4.com (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "TERCEME-İ HÂL". Archived from the original on 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ Kadir Mısıroğlu hayatını kaybetti (Cenazesi Çamlıca Camii'nden kaldırılacak) Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine ntv.com.tr
- ^ a b "Kadir Mısıroğlu öldü". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Kadir Mısıroğlu vefat etti". www.haberturk.com. 6 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ "Son dakika... Ünlü tarihçi Kadir Mısıroğlu hayatını kaybetti! Kadir Mısıroğlu kimdir?". takvim.com.tr (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2022-04-16. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ "Son dakika... Ünlü tarihçi yazar Kadir Mısıroğlu hayatını kaybetti". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 6 May 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
- ^ Kadir Mısıroğlu için cenaze töreni düzenlendi Archived 2019-05-06 at the Wayback Machine ahaber.com.tr
- ^ Kadir Mısıroğlu'nu Çamlıca Camii'nden on binler uğurladı Archived 2022-08-10 at the Wayback Machine gaste24.com
- ^ Kadir Mısıroğlu'nun cenazesinde izdiham oldu Archived 2019-05-07 at the Wayback Machine habervitrini.com
- ^ "Kadir Mısıroğlu'nu binler uğurladı". Sabah (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
- ^ "Komplo teorileri: Korku tüccarlığı paranoya piyasasından geçiniyor". Independent Türkçe (in Turkish). 7 February 2020. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ Gökşin, Ozan Ekin (5 March 2020). "Üst Akıl, Gezi Direnişi ve Komplo Teorileri - Ozan Ekin Gökşin -Avlaremoz". www.avlaremoz.com (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ Aytürk 2011, p. 310.
- ^ ""Keşke Yunan galip gelseydi" diyen Kadir Mısıroğlu'na en ağır yanıtı hangi parti lideri verdi". OdaTV. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Atatürk'e hakaret eden Kadir Mısıroğlu neden Amerikancılık yaptığını anlatıyor". www.dailymotion.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ^ Kadir Mısıroğlu, Tarihten Günümüze Tahrif Hareketleri Cild III, volume 2, Istanbul: 2012, p. 316, ISBN 978-975-580-066-0
- ^ Kadir Mısıroğlu, Tarihten Günümüze Tahrif Hareketleri Cild III, volume 2, Istanbul: 2012, p. 317-318, ISBN 978-975-580-066-0
- ^ "Gülen cemaatini topa tuttu!". Sabah (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2022-08-09. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ^ a b cihandem (2016-10-12). "Kadir Mısıroğlu'ndan skandal sözler: Keşke Yunan galip gelseydi". Sözcü (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Şeriat gelsin de isterse Türkiye batsın". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 2019-02-04. Archived from the original on 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
- ^ "İslamcı tarihçi Kadir Mısıroğlu'nun bir konuşmasında kullandığı ifadeler izleyenleri gülümsetti". OdaTV. 4 March 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Kadir Mısıroğlu: Shakespeare'in aslı Şeyh Pir'dir". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 11 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "Yılmaz Özdil: Maraş dondurmacısı fesli tarihçi..." Yeni Akit. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Ortaylı, İlber (23 July 2017). "Mükemmel Temsilci" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ Conference on 7 May 2016; Chapter "Ahmet Davutoğlu Was Dismissed Due to His Opposition to Presidential System: "Ben saltanatçıyım. Ben cumhuriyetçi değilim. Bunu 1991'de de söyledim. İslam ne cumhuriyet emreder ne saltanat emreder. İslam ruh emreder. İdarenin şekli, şartlara bağlıdır. Küçük bir devletsen cumhuriyet olursun. Alemşümul bir devlet isen, cumhuriyet olmaz."
Bibliography
edit- Aytürk, İlker (April 2011). "The Racist Critics of Atatürk and Kemalism, from the 1930s to the 1960s". Journal of Contemporary History. 46 (2): 308–335. doi:10.1177/0022009410392411. hdl:11693/21963. S2CID 159678425. Retrieved 10 August 2021.