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Dr. Recep Şentürk is the Dean of the College of Islamic Studies at HBKU. He was the former Founding President of Ibn Haldun University in Istanbul (2017–2021). Dr. Şentürk holds a PhD from Columbia University’s Department of Sociology, and specializes in Civilization Studies, Sociology, and Islamic Studies with a focus on social networks, human rights, and modernization in the Muslim world.
He served as a researcher at the Center for Islamic Studies (İSAM) in Istanbul, and as Founding Director of the Alliance of Civilizations Institute. He is Head of the International Ibn Khaldun Society, and has a seat on the editorial boards of multiple academic journals. Among his books are, in English: Narrative Social Structure: Hadith Transmission Network 610-1505; and in Turkish: Open Civilization: Towards a Multi- Civilizational Society and World; Ibn Khaldun: Contemporary Readings; Malcolm X: Struggle for Human Rights; and Social Memory: Hadith Transmission Network 610-1505. Dr. Şentürk’s work has been translated to Arabic, Japanese, and Spanish.
Experience
Dean
CIS, HBKU
2022 - Present
President
Usul Academy, Chicago
2021 – Present
Professor
Sociology Department, Ibn Haldun University
2017 – Present
Founding President
Ibn Haldun University
2017 - 2021
Founding Director General and Dean of Graduate Studies
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University, Alliance of Civilizations Institute
2011 - 2017
Professor of Sociology, Adjunct Faculty
Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Online Division (AIO)
2005 - 2007
Visiting Scholar
Oxford Brookes University, School of Social Sciences and Law
2005
Founding Director General
Istanbul Foundation for Research and Education (ISAR)
2008 - 2017
Dean
Alfred University, Istanbul Campus, School of Arts and Sciences
2007 - 2008
Research Fellow
Rensellear Polytechnic Institute
2004 - 2005
Fellow
Ford Foundation, Middle East Research Competition (MERC)
2003 - 2005
Consultant, Future of Shariah Project
Emory University, School of Law
2003 - 2004
Fellow
Emory University, School of Law
2002 - 2004
Associate Professor of Sociology and Research Fellow
TDV Islamic Research Center, ISAM, Istanbul
1998 - 2007
Data Analysis Consultant
Columbia University, Electronic Data Services
1995 - 1997
Teaching Assistant
Columbia University, Department of Sociology
1992 - 1994
Assistant Instructor
Istanbul University, Department of Sociology
1987 - 1989
Visiting Scholar
Ain Al-Shams University
1986 - 1987
Education/Academic qualification
Sociology, PhD, Columbia University
… → 1998
Sociology, Master, Columbia University
… → 1991
Sociology, Master, Istanbul University
… → 1988
Religion and Pedagogy, Bachelor, Marmara University
… → 1986
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HBKU-OVPR-SRG-02-1: Advancing Qatar's AI Landscape: Developing an Arabic-Centric and Ethically-Aligned Large Language Model
Abdallah, M. M. (Principal Investigator), Al Fuqaha, A. (Principal Investigator), Sencar, H. T. (Lead Principal Investigator), Messaoud, S. (Principal Investigator), Senturk, R. (Principal Investigator), Ozalkan, S. (Principal Investigator) & Abdalla, A. (Graduate Student)
1/06/24 → 1/03/26
Project: Applied Research
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A Multiplex Framework for Responsible AI-Augmented Mental Healthcare: Integrating TIIP with Ethical AI
Qadir, J., Keshavarzi, H., Senturk, R., Abd-Alrazaq, A. & Ghaznavi, S., 25 May 2026, 20 p.Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
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An Islamically inspired critical pedagogy in the AI era: a multiplex framework for fostering wisdom
Qadir, J. & Senturk, R., 21 May 2026, Handbook of Critical Studies of Artificial Intelligence and Education. Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 86–100 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Between Adam Smith’s Self-Love and the Impartial Spectator: Adamiyyah as a Moral Bridge in Human Conscience
Şentürk, R., Aysan, F. N., Aysan, A. F. & Özalkan, S., 17 Mar 2026, Adam Smith and Modern Economics: Reclaiming the Moral High Ground. de Gruyter, p. 183-211 29 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Educating for the AI Era: Harnessing the Wild Gen-AI Horse through Multiplex AI Humanities and Critical AI Literacy
Qadir, J. & Şentürk, R., 29 Apr 2026, Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Islamic Finance. Taylor and Francis, p. 69-81 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Toward multiplex health: integrating complexity, normativity, and Open Science
Qadir, J., Maddah, D., Qoronfleh, M. W. & Senturk, R., 8 Sept 2025, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 16, p. 1603474 1603474.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review