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The Sufi Trail is a long-distance hiking route from Istanbul to Konya that seeks to revive the ancient tracks used by foot pilgrims on their way to Mecca. Marian Brehmer spoke to the trail's founder and hiking route developer Sedat Cakir ....
Anatolia through the eyes of a pilgrim The Sufi Trail is a long-distance hiking route from Istanbul to Konya that seeks to revive the ancient tracks used by foot pilgrims on their way to Mecca. Marian Brehmer spoke to the trail s founder and hiking route developer Sedat Cakir Where did you get the inspiration for the Sufi Trail ? Sedat Cakir: In May 2006, I decided to walk the Camino de Santiago in Spain in the spirit of Rumi, whose vision of bringing people together had inspired me for some time. Before I set off, I met the bishop of Haarlem, my home town in the Netherlands. The bishop gave me a letter for the bishop of Santiago, which I delivered along with a copy of the Koran in Spanish. ....