I graduated from Konya Central IHL in 2002 and from Selçuk University Faculty of Theology in 2007. In 2010, I completed my master's thesis titled "Üftâde (1490-1580), one of the famous Ottoman Sufis, and his work titled Hal-i Tarîkat (text transcription and analysis)" in Selçuk University Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Sufism.
I completed my doctoral thesis titled "Junayd-i Baghdâdî, His Life, Works and Sufi Views" in the same department under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Dilaver GÜRER in 2021.

He was born in Bandırma in 1971. He graduated from the Faculty of Theology at Marmara University in 1993. He completed his master’s degree at the Institute of Social Sciences of Marmara University in 1995 with a thesis titled “Retreat (Khalwa) and Seclusion (Uzla) in Sufism before Ibn ‘Arabi,” and his PhD in 2002 with a dissertation titled “The Khwājagān School in Sufism (12th–17th Centuries).” He became an associate professor in 2006 and a full professor in 2012. He is currently a faculty member in the Department of Sufism at the Faculty of Theology, Marmara University.

Necdet Tosun, who has conducted studies on Ottoman, Central Asian, and Indian Sufism, is proficient in English, Arabic, and Persian. His major authored works include: *Bahaeddin Naqshband: His Life, Views, and Order* (Istanbul, 2002); *Imam Rabbani Ahmad Sirhindi: His Life, Works, and Sufi Thought* (Istanbul, 2005); *Dhikr and Contemplation* (Istanbul, 2010); *A Legacy from the Dervishes of Turkistan (Sufi Works Written in Central Asian Turkish)* (Istanbul, 2011); *The Dervish’s Bowl* (Istanbul, 2012); *The Garden of Gnosis* (Istanbul, 2014); *Ahmad Yasawi* (Ankara, 2015); and *Coffee as an Excuse* (Istanbul, 2019). In addition, he has translated numerous books and authored many academic articles.
 

Marmara Üniversitesi

1976 yılında İstanbul’da doğdu.
İlk Orta ve Lise tahsilini İstanbul’da tamamladı. Lisans eğitimini Ankara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi’nde (2000), Yüksek Lisansını 2002 yılında, doktorasını 2007 yılında Ankara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Temel İslam Bilimleri (Tasavvuf) anabilim dalında tamamladı. 2002 yılında Ürdün’de 1 yıl süreyle alanıyla ilgili araştırmalarda bulundu. 2009 senesinde 6 ay ve 2010 senesinde 3 ay süreyle Kanada’da Toronto Üniversitesi’nde alanıyla ilgili araştırmalarda bulundu. 2011-2013 Yılı Kırgızistan Oş Devlet Üniversitesi’ne misafir öğretim üyesi olarak görevlendirildi. Halen Ankara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi’nde Tasavvuf Anabilim Dalında Öğretim Üyesi olarak görev yapmaktadır.