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Dear Sufi Trail friend ,
From afar and back home, we had a Balkan cycling round. We are updating the Sultans Trail cycling route from Vienna to Belgrade. As the Covid-19 also brought some awareness in to developing a greener life, we also are investing into green solutions. The goal in Belgrade will be to get new Sufi Trail caps and patches, all hand made by a small local business in Serbia. We transport the goods ourselves back to the Netherlands. For our traveling "parandeh's" we like to remind you of two little paradises to visit when you are in Turkey and one in the USA.

love,
Sedat & Iris

Items August edition

  • Before we left to Vienna
  • Sweet dreams in Kurtköy
  • Breakfast in Kurtköy
  • Sufi Lodge @Appalachian Trail
  • Agenda
Hiking caravan dates for 2021 are: 10 May - 19 June

Austria, Slovakia, Hungary and Serbia
We went to great lengths to collect the Sufi Trail caps. We make it worthwhile as we maintain the Sultans Trail cycling route and make the up-dates for our cycling guidebooks. When and if we arrive in Belgrade we will collect the merchandise handmade by our small local business in Serbia. We know they receive a honest pay for the work done and they are using bio degradable fabrics. You can view our Sufi Trail cap collection trip on Polarsteps.  
And YES we made it and we you can now order your Sufi Trail Cap and support the Sufi Trail to maintain and develop our projects.
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Kurtköy, Sweet dreams @Chevrel and Alan

Chevrel & Alan are a British couple living at the edge of a forest village Kurtköy in the mountains. They are our treasured Sufi Trail partner and you can get your official Sufi stamp here. Since the beginning of 2009 they have been working to create an Organic Permaculture smallholding with the aim to live both sustainably and comfortably. The farm where compost, permaculture, eco-tourism and certified organic farming activities are performed is surrounded by hornbeam, beech, chestnut and linden forest. It's a beautifully quiet rural area, close to Thermal, the geothermal spa. They also host lovely people from all over the world and we have met many people via the workaway program Chevrel and Alan run. 

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Romantic Kurtköy with more then words can tell. Something to experience and on the doorstep you find not only Sufi Trail but also a fairy-tail forest to stroll in. 

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The organic farm is one of a kind and spending time here will brighten up your world. You can book the new cabin by contacting forestgardens Cevrel Traher and Alan Green love Sufi Trail jems #forestgardens #chevreltraherçiftliği

Breakfast in Kurtköy

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For our Sufi Trail parandeh's who are travelling with a tent we highly recommend our friend and Sufi Trail Yalova representative Ahmet Yiğit, he is a trusted and great support point in Yalova.

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If you are hungry you sure need to stop for his  famous breakfast! He can be reached by facebook and phone Ahmet Yiğit:
+90 506 509 20 76 Yalova
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Sufi Lodge in the states

A more unique place would be hard to find. Sufi Lodge is a happy, healthy, healing, meditative and family friendly place to stay. Can't go to the Sufi Trail then you are welcomed in the Sufi lodge located in the beautiful remote Blue Ridge Mountains on the Appalachian Trail... A place for reaching to our true heavenly selves or just enjoy a great bed, shower and meal. Mostly for spiritual purposes, please bear in mind you can not use alcohol and tobacco in the lodge.

Sufi on Bike

Ready to prepare your cycling journey on the Sufi Trail? We are very happy to offer the cycling guide with all the information you need to cycle from Istanbul to Konya visiting the ever-changing landscape of Anatolian Turkey. Get ready to Cycle to the light


Hike & Bike Events

Sufi Trail organizes hiking and cycling events on the Sufi Trail. They are events to promote slow travel and camp outside under the stars in Anatolian, Turkey.  

If you have questions you can call & app us on:
+31 6 440 447 90

Agenda

Turkey 2021:
Sufi Trail hiking caravan
10 May - 19 June
Sufi Trail biking caravan
10 - 26 September

Publications

Published by Sufi Trail:
Sufi Trail hike guide part 1 (English)
Sufi Trail hike guide part 2 (English)
Sufi Trail hike guide (Turkish)
Bella Coma - Natalia Mihai (English)
Leegte - Merel van Essen (Dutch)
Sufi on Bike (English)

Expected Books:
Hiking the Sufi Trail in Turkey - Susan Elliott (English)

Check out our shop for more 

Your Sufi Story

We love to hear your Sufi Trail story for the next newsletter. You can also send your Sufi (trail) related message or story. Keep it short. 300 words maximum and send it to sufitrail@gmail.com
And yes we love pictures and video's ❤

We hope that you like the work of Sufi Trail. You may also consider making a donation to the Sufi Trail foundation.

CONTACT

Stichting Sufi Trail, Friends of Rumi and Khorasan Saints
Hagestraat 10
2011 CV Haarlem
Holland

Email: sufitrail@gmail.com

Whatsapp & mobile:
Sedat Çakır:  +31 6 508 906 96
Iris Bezuijen: +31 6 440 447 90

Editor: Dorette Jansen
Contributions: Ahmet Yiğit, Chevrel Traher, Sufi lodge 

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