Hakan Çoruh obtained his Bachelor of Divinity (Ilahiyat) degree from the Faculty of Divinity at Sakarya University. In 2007, he completed his master's degree in Qur'anic exegesis (tafsīr) at the same university. Between 2003 and 2008, he actively participated in academic circles and centers such as İSAM (Centre for Islamic Studies) in Istanbul, which is a prominent location 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 the position of 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 center from 2020 to 2022. Apart from Qur'anic exegesis, his research interests include Islamic law and ethics, as well as Islamic classics. In 2023, he held a visiting research fellow position at the Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar for two months period.

Hakan specializes 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 theology, Medieval (Islamic, Christian, and Jewish) Classics, and Comparative Theology.

Research Interests:

• Medieval Exegesis of the Qur’an (Classical tafsīr)
• Modern Qur’an Exegesis (Modern tafsīr)
• Contemporary Islamic thought
• Islamic Legal Theories (usul al-fiqh) and Jurisprudence (fiqh)
• Islamic Ethics (Akhlaq) (Medieval to Modern)
• Islamic theology (Kalām)
• Classics (on philosophical ethics and spirituality in Medieval period Islamic, Christian, and Jewish literature) and Traditionalist School
• Hermeneutics and Contemporary Philosophy
• Comparative Theology and Interfaith relations

Hakan is actively involved in academic associations and community organisations. Hakan is currently

• the member of the Australian Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies (AAIMS) link to http://www.aaims.org.au/
• the member of CRES (Centre for Religion, Ethics and Society), Charles Sturt University
• the member of PAPER, the Practical and Public Ethics Research group, Charles Sturt University (https://papergroup.net/#4510)
• CISAC Research Team Coordinator
• CISAC School Board
• Sufi Studies Network, Monash University
• Comparative Theology Reading Group, ACU