Dr. Mehmet Refii Kileci is in 1962 in Istanbul geboren. Al op jonge leeftijd ontwikkelde hij een voorkeur voor de traditioneel Turkse en Islamitische kunsten, met name het gebied van de Ebru- en Kalligrafiekunst. De Ebru kunst (ook wel bekend als de kunst van het marmeren papier) heeft hij vanaf 1978 geleerd van de beroemde Ebru kunstenaars Niyazi Sayin en Mustafa Duzgunman. Tussen 1975 en 1980 werd hij onderwezen in de schriftkunst door een van de belangrijkste Kalligrafie- en schriftkunstenaars van de vorige eeuw Hamid Aytag (1893-1982). Sinds 2000 werkt de heer Kileci als docent aan de Islamitische Universiteit in Rotterdam (IUR). Hij geeft les in de koranwetenschappen , Ebru en Kalligrafie vakken. Binnen het Roemi Kunsten Centrum (onderdeel van de IUR) voert hij diverse kunst projecten uit. Door middel van exposities en live demonstraties zet hij zich in voor de verspreiding van de Ebru- en Kalligrafiekunst.

Education

1995 - 1987: Ph.D. Marmara University-Istanbul Institute of Social Sciences Department of Tafsir with title İ’caz ul Qur’an in the Resail an Nour of Badi uz zaman Said an Nursi under the supervision of Prof.Suat Yıldırım.

1989 - 1987: 1989-1987 MA. Marmara University-Istanbul Institute of Social Sciences Department of Quranic commentary Oaths in Qur’an under the supervision of Prof. Ali Özek

1985 - 1981: Islamic University-Medina Faculty of Divinity

1981 - 1980: Language course in Arabic Institute of Islamic University.

1981 - 1975: Private education in Islamic calligraphy and Ebru (Marbling Paper)

Professional Experience

2004 - Now: Rotterdam Islamic University, Professor of Quránic Sciences at the Faculty of Islamic Sciences and Professor at Rumi Art Center.

2000 - 2004: Vice President of the Islamic University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Member of the Steering Committee of the Islamic University-Distinguished Professor of Quránic Sciences and Studies.

1999 - 2000: Academic Research Center on Asia İstanbul-Turkey as General Coordinator.

Dean-International Western University-Daghestan, Federation of Russia.

Faculty of Orient Studies and Chairman-Department of Arabic Studies

Skills

Languages

Turkish, Arabic, English, Turkic Languages (Kazakh, Uzbek etc.)

Teaching Experience

1999-1997 Arabic language course: in Rhetoric in Arabic (3 credits), Contemporary text in Arabic (3 credits), Talking courses in Arabic (4 credit), Islamic Calligraphy (2 credits), Islamic Paleography (3 credits) -International Western University-Daghestan, Federation of Russia. Faculty of Orient Studies.
1995-1992 Quranic Commentary (3 credits), Methodology of Quranic Commentary (3 credits), Islamic calligraphy (2 credits), Islamic Paleography (2 credits) International Ahmet Yesevi Turkish-Kazakh University.
1992 Seminars on Islamic sources-Romania-Constanta Culture Center

Publications

Books:

Risale-i Nur’da Kur’an Mucizesi-Quranic Miracle in the Resail an Nour of Badi uz zaman Said an Nursi, İz publication, 1997, İstanbul

Islam and Christanity, Constanta, 1993

Articles:

“Full Moon and Sawm”, Zafer Dergisi, March 1994, no: 207
“Science is following Our Prophet”, Yeni Ümid Dergisi, January-March 1994, and No: 23.
“Hattat Hamid Aytaç” (Serial articles), Zaman, 21-23 June 1992.
“Romania-A travel article”, Zaman, 14-15 March 1992
“Romanya’da Osmanlı İzleri Yazı Dizisi, Zaman, 21-23 Haziran 1993
“Hattat Hamid Aytac Kitabi, Kitabevi, Istanbul - 2002

Translations:

From Arabic to Turkish:
1-Osmanlı’ya İhanetin Acısını Çekiyoruz, Prof. Dr. Muhammed Gazali, Zaman, 19 Eylül 1992
2-Hz. Peygamber’in İnsanları Yönetme Tarzı, Prof. Dr. Muhammed Harb, Ebedi Risalet, c. 1, s. 51-62, İzmir, 1993.
3-Boşnak Dilinde Hz. Peygamber hakkında yazılmış matbu eserler, Dr. Fikret Karciç, Ebedi Risalet, c. 2, s. 167-173, İzmir, 1993.
4-Hadis Araştırmalarında Joseph Schaht’ın metodunun tenkidi, Zafer El-Ensari, Sünnetin Dindeki Yeri, s. 523-532, Ensar Neşriyat, İstanbul, 1997.