Kadir Mısıroğlu
{{Short description|Turkish conspiracy theorist (1933–2019)}}
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Kadir Mısıroğlu (24 January 1933 – 5 May 2019) was a Turkish Islamist writer, publisher, and conspiracy theorist.{{Cite web |title=Lozan Antlaşması'nın 100. Yılında Komplo Teorileri ve Gizli Maddelerin İzinde |url=https://yalansavar.org/2023/07/25/lozan-antlasmasinin-100-yilinda-komplo-teorileri-ve-gizlimaddelerin-izinde/ |website=Yalansavar |access-date=15 May 2024 |language=Turkish|date=25 June 2023 |archivedate=6 August 2023 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806150445/https://yalansavar.org/2023/07/25/lozan-antlasmasinin-100-yilinda-komplo-teorileri-ve-gizli-maddelerin-izinde/ }}[https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nuh-Akcakaya/publication/371072539_Turkiye%27de_Komplo_Zihniyeti_Soylemler_Aktorler_ve_Egilimler_Uzerine_Bir_Arastirma/links/647115ab6a3c4c6efbe208d8/Tuerkiyede-Komplo-Zihniyeti-Soeylemler-Aktoerler-ve-Egilimler-Uezerine-Bir-Arastirma.pdf Türkiye'de Komplo Zihniyeti: Söylemler, Aktörler ve Eğilimler Üzerine Bir Araştırma], Nuh Akçakaya. Selçuk Üniversitesi, Edebiyat Fakültesi, Sosyoloji Bölümü He was known for his staunch opposition to the early Kemalist regime of Turkey and advocating the restoration of the caliphate. Mısıroğlu's claims include that Joseph Stalin ordered his army to read the Quran on the sands against the Nazis, William Shakespeare being a secret Muslim, and that Karl Marx's Das Kapital was dictated by Jinn. He penned over 50 books, which include non-fiction, fiction, and poems. His works have been criticised for their approach, awareness and bias.
Biography
Mısıroğlu was born in Akçaabat in Trabzon Province. During his time at Istanbul University in the 1950s,[https://m.ensonhaber.com/biyografi/yazar/kadir-misiroglu-kimdir Who is Kadir Mısıroğlu? (in Turkish)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727222859/https://m.ensonhaber.com/biyografi/yazar/kadir-misiroglu-kimdir |date=2020-07-27 }} ensonhaber.com he became the president of the Trabzon Highschool Graduates Association in his sophomore year, and opened seven student dormitories. He married Aynur Aydınaslan in 1961 and had three children: Abdullah Sünusi (1963), Fatıma Mehlika (1965), and Mehmed Selman (1973).
In 1964, he founded the publishing house Sebil and then the magazine named Sebil in 1976.Abdurrahman Acer and Kadir Mısıroğlu, Türkçe'nin Müdafaası, p. 307. He wrote over 50 books.{{Cite web|title=Kadir Mısıroğlu|url=https://kadirmisiroglu.com/|access-date=2021-11-12|language=tr|archive-date=2021-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112195007/https://kadirmisiroglu.com/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Üstad Kadir Mısıroğlu Eserleri|url=http://sebilyayinevi.com/index.php?route=product%2Fcategory&path=64|access-date=2021-11-12|website=sebilyayinevi.com|language=tr|archive-date=2021-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112205134/http://sebilyayinevi.com/index.php?route=product%2Fcategory&path=64|url-status=live}} Also in 1964, he reached fame through his book Lausanne, Victory or Defeat? (Lozan Zafer mi, Hezimet mi?).{{Cite web|title=Burhan Kuzu, Lozan'ın kazanım olmadığını iddia etti: Kadir Mısıroğlu'nu okuyun|url=https://t24.com.tr/haber/burhan-kuzu-lozan-in-kazanim-olmadigini-iddia-etti-kadir-misiroglu-nu-okuyun,832010|access-date=2022-01-17|website=T24|language=Turkish|archive-date=2022-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117081735/https://t24.com.tr/haber/burhan-kuzu-lozan-in-kazanim-olmadigini-iddia-etti-kadir-misiroglu-nu-okuyun,832010|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Kadir Mısıroğlu kimdir? Kadir Mısıroğlu'nun Biyografisi|url=https://www.yenialanya.com/haber/7073849/kadir-misiroglu-kimdir-kadir-misiroglunun-biyografisi|access-date=2022-01-17|website=Yeni Alanya Gazetesi|date=10 May 2021 |language=tr|archive-date=2022-01-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118182434/https://www.yenialanya.com/haber/7073849/kadir-misiroglu-kimdir-kadir-misiroglunun-biyografisi|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=odatv4.com|title=Kadir Mısıroğlu ailesi bölündü... 10 milyon dolarlık miras kavgası|url=https://www.odatv4.com//guncel/kadir-misiroglu-ailesi-bolundu-10-milyon-dolarlik-miras-kavgasi-223762|access-date=2022-01-17|website=www.odatv4.com|date=13 December 2021 |language=tr|archive-date=2021-12-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211214153039/https://odatv4.com/guncel/kadir-misiroglu-ailesi-bolundu-10-milyon-dolarlik-miras-kavgasi-223762|url-status=live}}
In 1977, he was a losing candidate of the National Salvation Party for the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.{{Cite web |url=http://kadirmisiroglu.com/kadir-misiroglu-hakkinda/tercemeihali.html |title=TERCEME-İ HÂL |access-date=2014-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625054757/http://kadirmisiroglu.com/kadir-misiroglu-hakkinda/tercemeihali.html |archive-date=2014-06-25 |url-status=dead }} Following the 1980 Turkish coup d'état, he fled and applied for asylum in Germany and settled in Frankfurt.
Following multiple stays for a year and a half at Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital for diabetes, he died on 5 May 2019 due to multiple-organ failure.[https://www.ntv.com.tr/turkiye/kadir-misiroglu-hayatini-kaybetti-cenazesi-camlica-camiinden-kaldirilacak,FDkBWv_WXUmDYYKNWpjo6g Kadir Mısıroğlu hayatını kaybetti (Cenazesi Çamlıca Camii'nden kaldırılacak)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225144848/https://www.ntv.com.tr/turkiye/kadir-misiroglu-hayatini-kaybetti-cenazesi-camlica-camiinden-kaldirilacak,FDkBWv_WXUmDYYKNWpjo6g |date=2021-02-25 }} ntv.com.tr{{cite news |title=Kadir Mısıroğlu öldü |url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/m/haber/turkiye/1379312/Kadir_Misiroglu_oldu.html |access-date=10 August 2021 |work=Cumhuriyet |language=tr |archive-date=10 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810200304/https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/kadir-misiroglu-oldu-1379312 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|title=Kadir Mısıroğlu vefat etti|url=https://www.haberturk.com/son-dakika-unlu-tarihci-yazar-kadir-misiroglu-vefat-etti-2452588|access-date=2020-11-18|website=www.haberturk.com|date=6 May 2019|archive-date=2022-01-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129105756/https://www.haberturk.com/son-dakika-unlu-tarihci-yazar-kadir-misiroglu-vefat-etti-2452588|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Son dakika... Ünlü tarihçi Kadir Mısıroğlu hayatını kaybetti! Kadir Mısıroğlu kimdir?|url=https://www.takvim.com.tr/guncel/2019/05/05/son-dakika-unlu-tarihci-kadir-misiroglu-hayatini-kaybetti|access-date=2020-11-18|website=takvim.com.tr|date=6 May 2019 |language=tr|archive-date=2022-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416215223/https://www.takvim.com.tr/guncel/2019/05/05/son-dakika-unlu-tarihci-kadir-misiroglu-hayatini-kaybetti|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Son dakika... Ünlü tarihçi yazar Kadir Mısıroğlu hayatını kaybetti|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/son-dakika-unlu-tarihci-yazar-kadir-misiroglu-hayatini-kaybetti-41204553|access-date=2020-11-18|website=www.hurriyet.com.tr|date=6 May 2019 |language=tr|archive-date=2020-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810084347/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/son-dakika-unlu-tarihci-yazar-kadir-misiroglu-hayatini-kaybetti-41204553|url-status=live}} His funeral was held at Çamlıca Mosque where multitudes of Islamists were in attendance.[https://www.ahaber.com.tr/yasam/2019/05/06/kadir-misiroglu-icin-cenaze-toreni-duzenlendi Kadir Mısıroğlu için cenaze töreni düzenlendi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506165334/https://www.ahaber.com.tr/yasam/2019/05/06/kadir-misiroglu-icin-cenaze-toreni-duzenlendi |date=2019-05-06 }} ahaber.com.tr[https://www.gaste24.com/m/gundem/kadir-misiroglunu-camlica-camiinden-on-binler-ugurladi-h75441.html Kadir Mısıroğlu'nu Çamlıca Camii'nden on binler uğurladı] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810200206/https://www.gaste24.com/gundem/kadir-misiroglunu-camlica-camiinden-on-binler-ugurladi-h75441.html |date=2022-08-10 }} gaste24.com[http://www.habervitrini.com/kadir-misiroglunun-cenazesinde-izdiham-oldu/969955 Kadir Mısıroğlu'nun cenazesinde izdiham oldu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507200140/http://www.habervitrini.com/kadir-misiroglunun-cenazesinde-izdiham-oldu/969955 |date=2019-05-07 }} habervitrini.com He was interred in the cemetery of the Nasuhi dergah and mosque at Üsküdar, Istanbul.{{Cite web|title=Kadir Mısıroğlu'nu binler uğurladı|url=https://www.sabah.com.tr/gundem/2019/05/07/kadir-misiroglunu-binler-ugurladi|access-date=2021-09-19|website=Sabah|language=tr|archive-date=2021-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924020624/https://www.sabah.com.tr/gundem/2019/05/07/kadir-misiroglunu-binler-ugurladi|url-status=live}}
= Beliefs =
Mısıroğlu has been described as a conspiracy theorist.{{cite web |title=Komplo teorileri: Korku tüccarlığı paranoya piyasasından geçiniyor |url=https://www.indyturk.com/node/128536/t%C3%BCrkiyeden-sesler/komplo-teorileri-korku-t%C3%BCccarl%C4%B1%C4%9F%C4%B1-paranoya-piyasas%C4%B1ndan-ge%C3%A7iniyor |website=Independent Türkçe |access-date=17 October 2021 |language=tr |date=7 February 2020 |archive-date=17 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017025548/https://www.indyturk.com/node/128536/t%C3%BCrkiyeden-sesler/komplo-teorileri-korku-t%C3%BCccarl%C4%B1%C4%9F%C4%B1-paranoya-piyasas%C4%B1ndan-ge%C3%A7iniyor |url-status=live }} He was known for his outspoken stance against Atatürk's reforms and Kemalism,{{Sfn|Aytürk|2011|p=310}} and identified as an apologist of Islamism and Pan-Islamism.{{Cite web|url=https://www.odatv4.com/siyaset/keske-yunan-galip-gelseydi-diyen-kadir-misirogluna-en-agir-yaniti-hangi-parti-lideri-verdi-2507171200-120121|title="Keşke Yunan galip gelseydi" diyen Kadir Mısıroğlu'na en ağır yanıtı hangi parti lideri verdi|date=25 July 2017|website=OdaTV|access-date=8 August 2022|archive-date=22 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122163622/https://www.odatv4.com/siyaset/keske-yunan-galip-gelseydi-diyen-kadir-misirogluna-en-agir-yaniti-hangi-parti-lideri-verdi-2507171200-120121|url-status=live}} He argued that the caliphate could be even restored under a U.S.-backed caliph, and said that an American delegation met with him on this topic during the presidency of Bill Clinton.{{Cite web|title=Atatürk'e hakaret eden Kadir Mısıroğlu neden Amerikancılık yaptığını anlatıyor|url=https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6x86fp|access-date=2021-11-14|website=www.dailymotion.com|language=tr}}
He supported Fethullah Gülen and his movement, believing that if they organized in Europe for an Islamist agenda, they would focus on the youth.Kadir Mısıroğlu, Tarihten Günümüze Tahrif Hareketleri Cild III, volume 2, Istanbul: 2012, p. 316, ISBN 978-975-580-066-0 He established a cordial relationship with Gülen.Kadir Mısıroğlu, Tarihten Günümüze Tahrif Hareketleri Cild III, volume 2, Istanbul: 2012, p. 317-318, ISBN 978-975-580-066-0 However, then he accused the movement of being business oriented rather than religiously oriented, and Gülen of making false claims, such as the Islamic prophet Muhammad regularly visiting his schools.{{Cite web |title=Gülen cemaatini topa tuttu! |url=https://www.sabah.com.tr/gundem/2014/02/01/gulen-cemaatini-topa-tuttu |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=Sabah |language=tr |archive-date=2022-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809081050/https://www.sabah.com.tr/gundem/2014/02/01/gulen-cemaatini-topa-tuttu |url-status=live }}
Mısıroğlu gained infamy with his quote "I wish the Greeks had won, so neither the caliphate nor the sharia would be abolished!" on the Greco-Turkish conflict of the Turkish War of Independence.{{Cite web|last=cihandem|date=2016-10-12|title=Kadir Mısıroğlu'ndan skandal sözler: Keşke Yunan galip gelseydi|url=https://www.sozcu.com.tr/2016/gundem/kadir-misiroglundan-skandal-sozler-keske-yunan-galip-gelseydi-1442739/|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Sözcü|language=tr|archive-date=2021-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908130601/https://www.sozcu.com.tr/2016/gundem/kadir-misiroglundan-skandal-sozler-keske-yunan-galip-gelseydi-1442739/|url-status=live}} For him, living under Islamic rule in an enemy-occupied country was preferable to living under secular rule in a free country.{{Cite web|date=2019-02-04|title=Şeriat gelsin de isterse Türkiye batsın|url=http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/video/video/1230655/_Seriat_gelsin_de_isterse_Turkiye_batsin_.html|access-date=2024-05-07|website=Cumhuriyet|language=tr|archive-date=2019-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508014726/http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/video/video/1230655/_Seriat_gelsin_de_isterse_Turkiye_batsin_.html|url-status=live}} He also had claimed that Joseph Stalin ordered his army to read the Quran on the sands against the Nazis,{{Cite web|url=https://www.odatv4.com/guncel/stalin-hitleri-ayetel-kursi-ile-yendi-0403151200-72464|title=İslamcı tarihçi Kadir Mısıroğlu'nun bir konuşmasında kullandığı ifadeler izleyenleri gülümsetti|date=4 March 2015|website=OdaTV|access-date=8 August 2022|archive-date=18 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118190515/https://www.odatv4.com/guncel/stalin-hitleri-ayetel-kursi-ile-yendi-0403151200-72464|url-status=live}} William Shakespeare was a secret Muslim whose name was Sheikh Pir,{{Cite web|title=Kadir Mısıroğlu: Shakespeare'in aslı Şeyh Pir'dir|url=https://www.cnnturk.com/turkiye/kadir-misiroglu-shakespearein-asli-seyh-pirdir|access-date=2021-08-07|website=CNN Türk|date=11 December 2018 |language=tr|archive-date=2021-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208164913/https://www.cnnturk.com/turkiye/kadir-misiroglu-shakespearein-asli-seyh-pirdir|url-status=live}} and Karl Marx's Das Kapital was dictated by demons.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yeniakit.com.tr/haber/yilmaz-ozdil-maras-dondurmacisi-fesli-tarihci-88045.html|title=Yılmaz Özdil: Maraş dondurmacısı fesli tarihçi...|date=20 August 2015|website=Yeni Akit|access-date=8 August 2022|archive-date=8 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808112819/https://www.yeniakit.com.tr/haber/yilmaz-ozdil-maras-dondurmacisi-fesli-tarihci-88045.html|url-status=live}} His works came under criticism by historian İlber Ortaylı for lacking scientific approach, knowledge and distorting the facts.{{Cite news|last=Ortaylı|first=İlber|date=23 July 2017|title=Mükemmel Temsilci|publisher=Hürriyet|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/ilber-ortayli/mukemmel-temsilci-40528331|language=tr|url-status=live|archive-date=5 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405161407/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/ilber-ortayli/mukemmel-temsilci-40528331|access-date=18 October 2020}}
In one his Saturday Conferences, dated 7 May 2016, he said: "I am a monarchist. I am not a republican. I said this in 1991, too. Islam prescribes neither a republic, nor a sultanate. Islam prescribes a spirit. The form of government depends on the circumstances. If you are a small state, you become a republic. If you are a global state, you cannot have a republic."[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grk93s0tUgI&t=3325s Conference on 7 May 2016; Chapter "Ahmet Davutoğlu Was Dismissed Due to His Opposition to Presidential System]: "''Ben saltanatçıyım. Ben cumhuriyetçi değilim. Bunu 1991'de de söyledim. İslam ne cumhuriyet emreder ne saltanat emreder. İslam ruh emreder. İdarenin şekli, şartlara bağlıdır. Küçük bir devletsen cumhuriyet olursun. Alemşümul bir devlet isen, cumhuriyet olmaz."
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