Mahmut Erol Kılıç is Professor of Sufism and Islamic philosophy at Üsküdar University’s Institute for Sufi Studies and Director General of the Istanbul-based Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA), and has also had a distinguished diplomatic career in such capacities as the Republic of Türkiye’s official Ambassador to Indonesia. His writings on Islamic spirituality, Ibn ‘Arabi, and Ottoman Sufism have received many awards and garnered significant national and international attention.
