Mehmet ODABAŞI
Chairman of the Advisory Committee
Mr. Odabaşı graduated from the Faculty of Theology at Marmara University in 1998. He completed a master’s degree in the Department of Islamic Law at the Social Sciences Institute of the same university in 2005.

Continuing his doctoral thesis studies in the field of Islamic Law at Marmara University, Mr. Odabaşı also provides consultancy services at different interest‑free financial institutions. He still continues his scientific and applied studies in the field of interest‑free banking and insurance.

Necmettin KIZILKAYA
Advisory Committee Member
He graduated from the Faculty of Theology at Marmara University in 2001 before going on to complete a Master’s degree in the Department of Islamic Law at the same university. He completed his doctorate studies at the Social Sciences Institute from Selçuk University in 2011.

Mr. Kızılkaya’s work is more focused on the Islamic Law and the Economy. He is especially interested in the History of Islamic Law, Modernization and Fiqh, the 19th Century Economic and Legal Transformations, Islamic Legal Literature, the Islamic Economy and Contemporary Fiqh Issues. Mr. Kızılkaya, who has published many studies in various languages in the field of Islamic Law, is still working as a faculty member in the Department of Islamic Law, Faculty of Theology at Istanbul University.

Süleyman KAYA
Advisory Committee Member
Mr. Kaya graduated from the Faculty of Theology at Marmara University in 1998. He completed a Master’s degree in the Department of Islamic Law at Marmara University in 2000 and completed his doctorate in 2007.

He completed his master’s degree in the Department of Economic History of the same university in 2003. He is currently working as a faculty member at the Department of Islamic Law in the Faculty of Theology, at Istanbul University.