Contemporary Sufi Practices
in Istanbul
Amateur musicians
Mercan Dede
“This contrast
between
electronica and
classical or
folkloric arts cuts
to the core of the
Sufi philosophy”
Evrensel Mevlana Aşıkları Vakfı (EMAV)
“Our association
follows all the prophets
and saints, like the
Exalted Mohammet,
the Exalted Ali, the
Exalted Mevlana Rumi
and the Headmaster,
the Honorable Mustafa
Kemal Atatürk”
Nurettin Tekkesi
Şirin Anne
Mevlana Eğitim ve Kültür Derneği
(MEKDER)
Ebru Bilun Akyıldız
Elif Şafak
Şefik Can Uluslararası Mevlana
Eğitim ve Kültür Derneği
CemalNur Sargut
Questions for Future Research
• Focus only on Mevlevi or include other orders
• Diversity & Differences
• Universal vs. Islamic Sufism
• Sufism in the Netherlands
• How to analyse the religion industry?
• Popular culture  Religion