Tosun Bayrak

Sheikh Tosun Bayrak al-Jerrahi al-Halveti (January 21, 1926 – 15 February 2018) was an author, artist, translator and Sufi.

He served as a government official in Ankara, Honorary Consul of Turkey in Morocco and was the Sheikh of the Jerrahi Order in America.

[6] Early in life, his grandfather helped to spark his interest in art and poetry with trips to museums as well as Topkapı Palace.

While in London, he was an associate of poet Can Yücel and former Prime Minister of Turkey Bülent Ecevit.

[5] In 1970 Bayrak met Muzaffer Ozak, who became his spiritual teacher, at the Jerrahi Lodge in Istanbul.

We have to find out in what manner we are supposed to serve.” [10]In response to the January 2015 Île-de-France attacks, which ended as Bayrak was planning a Friday sermon, he declared that the perpetrators were insane, not Muslims, and opposed the key teachings of Islam.

[10]Bayrak translated dozens of books on Islamic spirituality, but he was particularly known for his efforts on the works of the Sufi mystic Ibn Arabi.