19.org  
 

  
Edip Yuksel, Edip Y¸ksel,  
Edip, Y¸ksel, Yuksel, 

• University of Arizona College of Law: 

Juris Doctor, May 1998 
• University of Massachusetts at Boston: 

Critical & Creative Thinking, M.A. program 1995 
• University of Arizona: B.A.(Cum Laude), May 1994, in majors:  

1) Philosophy    
2) Near Eastern Studies 

Legal Advisor, Legal Researcher: 1996-Present 

After graduation from Law School, clerked at Pima County Superior Court. Worked part time for a consulting company, negotiating an international joint venture agreement between American and Turkish utility companies. Researched and analyzed legal issues for various law firms and corporations, primarily involving employment, municipality, civil rights, and criminal litigation. 

As an undergraduate student, tutored university students in Philosophy, Math, Astronomy, Arabic and Persian through the Tutoring Services of the University of Arizona. After graduation, taught at Tucson high schools for two semesters. Developed a curriculum for logical reasoning section of LSAT (Law School Admission Test) to be taught in virtual classes at a pioneer online teaching company. Since Fall 1999, teaching Philosophy Courses at Pima Community College.

Authored numerous books on politics, philosophy, religion, and law. Most of the books are published in Turkey. Some titles include Interesting Questions (various issues on philosophy and religion), Books are Harmful (religious and political satire with a measured dose of humor), Democracy/Theocracy/Oligarchy (reply to the Turkish Attorney General's opinion on the case of banning a main political party), Dangerous Articles (censored articles by the establishment), 19 Questions for Muslim Scholars (critical arguments against the doctrine of today's Islam), 19 Questions for Christian Scholars (critical arguments against the doctrine of today's Christianity),  The Prime Argument (a two round debate with late astronomer Carl Sagan on proving the existence of God via mathematical design), Istanbul  (contributed articles on a CD published by Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul), The Message (unorthodox Turkish translation of the Quran), Purple Letters (correspondence on myriad of issues).  Wrote numerous essays and articles on philosophy, law, religion, politics, language, children, current affairs, human rights, international trade, etc..Legal articles include: Yes, I am a Kurd (7.3 J. Intel L. & Practice. 359); Cannibal Democracies, Theocratic Secularism: The Turkish Version (Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law, Vol. 7:423; this paper became the topic of an interdisciplinary symposium held in March 1999 by Cardozo Law School at New York).

Since it will take more space to summarize my political activities and years of prison experience before immigration, I will just mention the ones afterwards. Upon the request of several members of the Turkish National Congress, responded to the allegations of the Attorney General who brought a suit to the Constitutional Court for the permanent abolishment of Turkey's biggest party. Founded 19.org, an international organization promoting freedom of speech and reformation in Islam. Promoting reformation through hit and run activities, such as occasional appearances on Turkish TV stations and print media.