YILMAZ ÇELİK

YILMAZ ÇELİK serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Islamic History and Arts at Nigde Omer Halisdemir University's Faculty of Islamic Sciences since 2021, following promotion from Doctor Lecturer (2016). His administrative roles include Department Head (2016–present), Vice Dean (2017–2018), and Faculty Board Membership (2016, 2023–present).

His academic credentials feature:

• Doctorate in Islamic History and Arts from Necmettin Erbakan University (2011–2016) with thesis "Social services for people during the time of the Prophet Muhammad"
• Master's in Medieval History from Selcuk University (1998–2001) with thesis "Jarrah b. Abdullah al-Hakemi and the Turks"
• Bachelor's in History from Selcuk University (1994–1998)

Research focuses on social service systems across Islamic history eras, particularly Prophet Muhammad's era (Siyer), Rashidun Caliphate, and Umayyad period. Key investigations include wealth distribution, orphan/family welfare, military social services, and political leadership virtues within early Islamic governance frameworks.

His 9 publications (2013–2025) reveal consistent thematic concentration on social welfare mechanisms in formative Islamic periods, with increasing analytical depth on caliphal administrations (Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, Walid ibn Abd al-Malik) and comparative studies of social service applications across military/civilian contexts during the Umayyad era.

No scientific awards are documented in available records.

He led the "Prophet of All People" research project (22.07.2022–21.09.2023). Student advisement details are not specified in source materials.