Hakan Sahin, PhD

Hello, I am an academist, interested in a variety of fields such as political economy, monetary theory, political science, theology, moral philosophy and Islamic economics.

I received my PhD in Islamic Economics and Finance at Istanbul University. I am the head of Civil Aviation department and I give lectures on economics theory, business administration, entrepreneurship, information technologies, project management, Islamic history and moral philosophy at Istanbul Medipol University. I speak English, Spanish and Classical Arabic which nobody speaks nowadays but the teachers of Arabic language.

I am also working as a consultant and CRM administrator at New Health Media, one of the leading digital media agencies in the health sector of Turkey. I provide IT services such as CRM installation, integration with third party apps and platforms, workflow design, automation coding and implementation. I also give trainings on sales management via CRM.

— Political Economy & Macroeconomics & History of Economic Thought
— Monetary Theory & History of Money and Banking
— Business Administration & Project Management
— Theology & Moral Philosophy & Political Philosophy
— Islamic History & Islamic Economics and Finance

PhD: Islamic Economics & Finance (Grad.2019)
–Thesis: “Money Production in terms of Economics and Islamic Law”
PhD: Management and Organization (discontinued)

Master’s: Business Administration (Grad.2011)
–Thesis: “Microcredit Applications in Turkey”
Master’s: Industrial and Systems Engineering (discontinued)

Bachelor’s: Philosophy (Grad.2022)
Bachelor’s: Theology (Grad.2014)
Bachelor’s: Computer Engineering (Grad.2006)

29/04/2019 – 11:00

An Evaluation of Money Production in terms of Economics and Islamic Law
Research Center for Islamic Economics, Istanbul

06/04/2019 – 14:00

How do Market Economies Work?
Association for Liberal Thinking, Ankara

09/03/2019 – 15:00

The Role of Banking in an Economy
Alican Mansion, Sakarya

23/02/2019 – 13:45

Religion and Politics
Medipol University, Istanbul

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