Abdullah Aymaz
Abdullah Aymaz is a Turkish Islamic preacher and writer.
Known for his long-standing close friendship with Fethullah Gülen, Abdullah Aymaz is regarded as one of the leading intellectual figures of the Hizmet movement.
Life and education
Abdullah Aymaz was born in 1949 in Hacımahmut, a village in the Emet district of Kütahya Province, Turkey. He completed his primary education in his hometown and later attended İzmir İmam Hatip High School. During his high school years, he became acquainted with Turkish scholar and opinion leader Fethullah Gülen and the Gülen movement. Aymaz graduated from İzmir Higher Islamic Institute, which is now the Faculty of Theology at Dokuz Eylül University.Career
After graduating from the İzmir Higher Islamic Institute, Aymaz worked as a teacher in Tire and İzmir. He later held administrative positions in several private educational foundations. During his time in high school, he wrote up articles for Gurbet magazine.In 1979, his religious and educational articles began to be published in Sızıntı magazine, which is the very first publication of Hizmet Movement. His career as a journalist as well as a writer started in 1988 when he started to work for the Turkish newspaper Zaman. As of 1988, his journalism career commenced in Zaman newspaper, in which he also served as editor-in-chief until 1992. In his newspaper columns, he focused on themes such as faith, morality, education, and human values.
As writer, he published more than 50 books under the pen names of Huseyin Bayram, Ismail Yediler and Safvet Senih. Aymaz resides in Germany as of 2025 and continues his writings and programs in Europe-based media outlets.
Aymaz serves as Vorsitzender of Stiftung Dialog und Bildung, a Berlin-based foundation promoting inter-cultural dialogue and education.
In March 1997, he conveyed Fethullah Gülen's letter to Pope [John Paul II]. Since the days in İzmir, where Gülen's outstanding discourse began to crystallize, Abdullah Aymaz has become an integral part of him and the movement.
In November 2025, Aymaz delivered the opening speech at a Nostra Aetate 60th anniversary event in a church, discussing the document's provisions on Muslim-Christian relations, shared Abrahamic heritage, and calls for mutual understanding. He referenced historical examples including Fethullah Gülen's 1998 meeting with Pope John Paul II.
Following the investigations launched after 15 July 2016, he was accused by the Turkish government of being a leader of the Gülen movement and of heading a terrorist organization. However, the Gülen movement is not designated as a terrorist organization by the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand due to lack of credible evidence.
Books
Abdullah Aymaz's published works include both printed books and E-books.- Göze Takılanlar / Makaleler ve Gezi Notları 1
- Göze Takılanlar / Makaleler ve Gezi Notları 2
- Göze Takılanlar / Makaleler ve Gezi Notları 3
- Çitlembik 1
- Şifa Çiçekleri
- Diyalog Adımları
- Meryem Gibi
- Evrensel Dil
- Kastamonu Lahikası Üzerine
- Lemaat
- Günümüz Yusuflarına
- Çitlembik 3
- Sadık Yar
- Barla Lahikası Üzerine
- Ayetül Kübra Üzerine
- Kardelenlerimiz
- Işığın Düştüğü Yerler
- Münazarat
- Çitlembik-2
- Hizmet Rehberi Üzerine
- Muhakemat Üzerine
- Hutbe-i Şamiye Üzerine
- The Fruits of Worship
- Les Fruits de L'adoration
- Hanımlar Rehberi Üzerine
- Gençlik Rehberi Üzerine
- Sözün Çağrısı
- Cihetsiz Sesler
- Bakıp Göremediklerimiz
- Latif Nükteler ve Nur Aleminin Bir Anahtarı Risaleleri Üzerine
- Zor Zamanlar
- Nokta ve Şuaat-ı Marifeti'n-Nebi Risaleleri Üzerine
- Divan-ı Harb-i Örfi ve Hutuvat-ı Sitte Risaleleri Üzerine
- Rumuz, İşarat ve Tuluat Risaleleri Üzerine
- Meyve Risalesi Üzerine
- Emirdağ Lâhikası Üzerine Açıklamalar 1-2
- İhlas Uhuvvet Risaleleri Üzerine Açıklamalar
- Peygamber Efendimiz’i Tanıtan Reşhalar
- Ramazan İktisat Şükür Risalesi Üzerine Açıklamalar
- Hastalar ve İhtiyarlar Risalesi Üzerine Açıklamalar