Muhammed Alparslan KARTAL

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhammed Alparslan KARTAL is a prominent Turkish academic at Kafkas University's Faculty of Theology, Department of Basic Islamic Sciences, since 2021. He holds dual PhDs in Hadith (Ankara University, 2015) and Political Science & Public Administration (Kocaeli University, 2010), with additional degrees in Management Sciences (2006) and Theology (2011). His scholarly focus centers on Hadith studies, Sufi interpretations, and Prophet Muhammad's perception in Anatolian Islamic traditions.

• PhD: Ankara University (Hadith, 2015) and Kocaeli University (Political Science, 2010)
• Master's: Kocaeli University (Management Sciences, 2006)
• Bachelor's: Kocaeli (Political Science, 2003) and Ankara (Theology, 2011)

Research areas include:

• Hadith textual analysis
• Sufi hermeneutics
• Prophetic narratives in Anatolia
• Islamic cultural exchange along the Silk Road
• Regional Islamic education

Recent publications examine Hadith in Balkan-Ottoman contexts and Prophet's representation in Kars Sufi poetry. He has edited 12 international Islamic studies books since 2016 and supervised 3 master's theses on topics like Abu'l-Hasan Harakani's legacy and Prophet's portrayal in historical texts.