Ömer Faruk Harman

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Ömer Faruk Harman (* 1950 in Söğüt ) is a Turkish theologian with a focus on the history of world religions .

Life

Harman first graduated from the İmam Hatip School in Istanbul and then from the grammar school. He studied at the Istanbul Islamic Institute, which later became the faculty of theology. In 1973 he finished his studies in sociology at Istanbul University . He later taught at Marmara University . He received his doctorate and became a Doçent in 1988 and a professor six years later. In 2005 he became a religious attaché at the Turkish Embassy in Paris . Since 2009 he has been working again at the Faculty of Theology at Marmara University.

He is considered one of the most important experts on Judaism and Christianity in Turkey and also took part in interreligious dialogue meetings with the Roman Catholic Church .

In addition to Turkish , Harman speaks fluent French .

Individual evidence

  1. Professor Dr. Ömer Faruk Harman - İlahiyat Fakanschesi - Marmara University. In: ilahiyat.marmara.edu.tr. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016 ; accessed on June 1, 2016 .