Hakan Çoruh obtained his Bachelor of Divinity (Ilahiyat) degree and his master's degree in Qur'anic exegesis (tafsīr) in Türkiye. Between 2003 and 2008, he actively participated in academic circles and centres, such as İSAM (Centre for Islamic Studies) in Istanbul, a prominent centre for Islamic studies in the Muslim world. In 2015, Hakan successfully earned his PhD from Australian Catholic University, focusing his research on the early modern exegesis of the Qur'an, specifically studying the works of Said Nursi, Muhammad ‘Abduh, and Sir Ahmad Khan. Later that year, he began working as a lecturer at CISAC, Charles Sturt University. In November 2021, he was promoted to senior lecturer. In addition to his teaching and research responsibilities, Hakan served as the Higher Degree Research Coordinator (HDR) for master's and PhD candidates at the centre from 2020 to 2022. Apart from Qur'anic exegesis, his research interests include Islamic ethics and Islamic classics. In 2023, he held a visiting research fellowship at the Centre for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar for two months. Also, in early 2026, he stayed as a guest researcher at the University of Freiburg’s Department of Oriental Studies. Hakan specialises in Qur'anic exegesis (tafsīr) and actively teaches and writes on subjects related to Qur'anic studies, classical exegesis, and contemporary approaches to the Qur'an and Islam. His academic interests encompass various fields, including classical and modern Qur'anic exegesis, contemporary Islamic thought, Islamic Legal Theories (usul al-fiqh) and Jurisprudence (fiqh), Islamic Ethics (akhlaq), Islamic Classics (in Theology, Philosophy, and Sufism), and Comparative Theology. Coming from an Islamic Studies background, Hakan lectures on Qur'anic studies, Islamic Legal Theories (usul al-fiqh), and Jurisprudence (fiqh). His subject specialities include Qur'anic studies, classical exegesis, and contemporary approaches to the Qur'an and Islam, Islamic Legal Theories (usul al-fiqh) and Jurisprudence (fiqh), and Islamic theology. Units Currently Teaching: Hakan’s research interests and publications include: Current HDR Students * Ensar Cutahija (PhD) – The Five Resolute Prophets: A Comparative Analysis of the Portrayal of Ulū al-‘Azm Prophets in the Selected Tafsīrs and Islamic Historiography Co-Supervision * Nadia El-Mouelhy (PhD) – Halal Certification: Challenges for Australian Muslim Consumers * Ghada Abdul Salam Ghazal (PhD) – Naẓm al-Qur’ān and the Hermeneutics of Sūrah Structure: A Comparative Study of Amīn Aḥsan Iṣlāḥī and Michel Cuypers * Hafidh Saif Al-Rawahy (PhD) – Reconciling Theological Exclusivity with Ethical Pluralism in Islam: A Maqāṣid Methodology Reading of the Revelation * Janelle Di Falco (PhD) – The use of Islamically Inspired Emotional and Spiritual Intelligence in Enmeshed Marriages: The experiences of Australian Muslims and a Spiritual Guidance by Islam Hakan is actively involved in academic associations and community organisations. Hakan is currently a member of:
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Dr Hakan Coruh
Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies