Teoman Duralı

After undergoing two surgeries for cancer treatment in November, Duralı died at his home in Istanbul on 6 December 2021. Funeral prayers were held at Fatih Mosque, after which he was buried at the Asiyan cemetery in Fatih district of the city.

He served as the dean of the Faculty of Science and Letters at Kırklareli University between 2009 and 2015, founding the Department of Philosophy. He then joined Ibn Haldun University, where he served as Head of Department of Philosophy (2017–2018).

Duralı started his teaching career at Istanbul University in 1975, and became a professor in 1988. While at Istanbul University he went on visiting professorships to International Islamic University, Malaysia in 1992–93 and University of Vienna. He also visited various Central Asia countries such as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan on a research trip in 1996.

Şaban Teoman Duralı (7 February 1947 – 6 December 2021) was Turkish philosopher, thinker and academician, who was faculty at the Department of Philosophy, Ibn Haldun University. He wrote many articles and books and was widely published in areas such as history of philosophy, history of biology, linguistics, political philosophy and the philosophy of war.

Duralı was born on 7 February 1947 at Kozlu, Zonguldak. He was a son of a Turkish father and German convert mother. He finished his primary education at Zonguldak and Ankara. He completed his secondary education from TED Ankara College Foundation School. In 1973 he graduated from the Department of Philosophy at Faculty of Arts, Istanbul University. He attained his PhD in philosophy in 1977 on the philosophy of biology.