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Dear Sufi Trail friend ,

The summer is giving light and insight. It's between all this that the fruits are ripening. Like the fruits that ripen our souls receive nourishment and ripen in the summertime. It takes effort and discipline to stay tuned on the positive development with so many options but with these little Sufi news items we hope to brighten up your day as we have some fruits that are ready to be eaten. 

love,
Sedat & Iris
Sufi Trail

Items edition no.7

  • Pilgrim Jesus Garayar Gutierrez
  • Hike with us in October (1st till 16th)
  • Documentary ‘Nur’ nominaded  
  • Rumi Trail 
  • National Geographic article
    Could pilgrimages be the next post covid travel trend?
  • Wikipedia native language
  • Cultural routes society news
  • Agenda

Pilgrim Jesus Garayar Gutierrez
Afbeelding
With big joy we heard about pilgrim Jesus ready to start the Sufi Trail. His journey is about a spiritual quest and we keep in touch when needed. These days it’s also about being out of reach and Wifi as this mostly gives the best peace and quiet you could wish for. But as most of our pilgrims know who have hiked from Yalova via Ahmet Yiğit it will be far from anonymous. In the pittoresque village Kurtköy close to Yalova there is now a Sufi Trial dergah. Ormanika Kahvaltı & Kamp Tesisi is like a little paradise next to the magical forest and really great for getting energized before your long journey to Konya. Pilgrim Jesus from Spain was received as a family member by Ahmet Yiğit @ormanika camp and couldn’t believe the authentic pilgrimage as it was in the early days of the Camino Santiago. It’s a real honour to write about this happening right now as Jesus said actually you want to keep it a secret as it’s too sereen to be big and commercial. We wish all on the journey light and happinez and sending a message of hope that pilgrimage will save the day. 

Hike with us in October (1st till 16th)

We are also ready to enjoy the Sufi Trail. We hope to gather a small group of hikers to join us. We need at least 6 hikers to cover the expenses and organize the stayovers and lugase transport. The hikers that join us just need to hike without the worry of baggage. The trip starts in Emirdağ and ends in Konya where we will visit the shrine of Mevlana Rumi. Details can be found here about costs. We give a full refund if the journey is canceled and for covid regulations there are no restrictions if you are vaccinated or tested (no quarantine is needed). Please book your trip as soon as possible as we will have to make a decision by september 3rd.
Afbeelding

Documentary ‘Nur’ nominaded
Yunus Emre
The exciting international crew of the documentary ‘Nur’ is working hard behind the scenes. The short introductions are being made as we speak. In the August newsletter when the stars are falling from the sky we will share the light of their film. The documentary ‘Nur’ is now in the race for film festivals and is nominated, so fingers crossed. 
We already followed the film crew and Semazen Alper Akcay during the filming of the documentary about the Sufi Trail. Last month Abdulshakor Alakkad received his assessment for the exam at Bahçeşehir University (BAU) from his teachers.

For now, the young directors and makers of the film are enjoying their diploma at Bahçeşehir University. Actually, it is also thanks to corona, otherwise there would never have been so many famous artists free to make movies. But luckily that is now changing, the light can shine again, the curtains open and the music can be turned on again. So that the documentary Nur may enlighten many hearts.

YouTube Abdulshakor Alakkad
Website Alper Akcay 
Sufi Trail "Nur" page

Rumi Trail
Afbeelding
Starting in Turkey we will have a Rumi Trial kick off. The dream of slow traveling in the footsteps of Rumi will start in Turkey. This fall we hope to report more about the route but for now you can enjoy the website with the development so far. 

“Lovers find secret places
inside this violent world
where they make transactions
with beauty.” 

-Rumi

National Geographic article

Could-pilgrimages-be-the-next-post-covid-travel-trend?

From our Dutch pilgrim Hester we received this lovely article and as it fits perfectly, we like to share it.

link to article
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Wikipedia native language

Call to all languages. Would you like to translate the Sufi Trial Wikipedia in your language? It would be a great help for the foundation and all the people who speak your language. Let’s talk.

sufi trail wiki
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Cultural routes society news

During the 2021 Governing Board of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe (EPA), the members elected a new Chair and Vice-Chair as well as two new Bureau members.
 
The EPA Governing Board elected Mr. Julien VUILLEUMIER, Representative of Switzerland, as Chair of the EPA and Ms. Margarita LIOULIA, Representative of Greece, as Vice-Chair for a 2-year mandate ending in April 2023.

The EPA Governing Board also elected Ms. Meltem ONHON, Representative of Turkey, and Ms. Baiba MURNIECE, Representative of Latvia, as EPA Bureau members for a period of 2 years, until the April 2023 EPA Governing Board meeting. Read more...

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

Agenda

Sufi Trail, Turkey 2021:
1 - 16 October  Sufi marking trip

Sufi Trail, Turkey 2022:
8 May – 24 June hike caravan
6 – 22 September cycle caravan

Publications

Published by Sufi Trail:
Sufi Trail hike guide part 1 (English)
Sufi Trail hike guide part 2 (English)
Sufi Trail hike guide (Turkish)
Sufi on Bike (English)
Bella Coma - Natalia Mihai (English) Via Amazon CA
Bella Coma - Natalia Mihai (English) ın Europe

 Sufi Trail app in Hiiker

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

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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: Iris Bezuijen
Contributions: Abdulshakor Alakkad and Jesus Garayar Gutierrez

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