Ömer Özeren

He was born in 1997 in Konya. After completing his primary and secondary education, he earned his bachelor's degree from the Ahmet Keleşoğlu Faculty of Theology at Necmettin Erbakan University in Konya. During his university preparatory year, he developed an interest in music and began studying the ney (reed flute). In early 2018, he underwent semâ training (meşk) at the Konya Center for the Study of the Civilization of Wisdom (İrfan Medeniyeti Araştırma ve Kültür Merkezi) under the guidance of Mustafa Holat Dede and his grandson, Kerem Holat. In the same year, having completed his training, he received his sikke (dervish headgear) in a formal ceremony conducted by Mustafa Holat Dede. Since then, he has regularly participated in semâ ceremonies organized by the Center. In 2019, he took part in weekly semâ gatherings and the Şeb-i Arus commemorations organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s Konya Turkish Sufi Music Ensemble. In the same year, he also participated as a guest artist in semâ ceremonies and devran (ritual zikr gatherings) held by the Istanbul Sufi Ceremonies Ensemble in both Konya and Istanbul. In 2020, he successfully passed the entrance examination held by the Istanbul State Turkish Music Research and Practice Ensemble under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and began serving as a semazen with the Istanbul Sufi Ceremonies Ensemble.