Ömer Tuğrul İnançer

He completed his primary and secondary education in Bursa. He was directed to Western music lessons at Bursa Teachers' Association by a music teacher in secondary school. He continued these courses for three years. Later, he took private lessons from master muezzins of Bursa's mosques. He then enrolled in the Bursa Musical Society. İnançer completed his higher education at Istanbul University Faculty of Law. When he came to Istanbul, he entered the Üsküdar Music Society and became a student of Emin Ongan. Here he turned to Sufi music. After graduation, he worked as a legal consultant until 1991. He was appointed the general director of the Istanbul Historical Turkish Music Ensemble affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in 1991, and a member of the Society for the Protection and Propagation of Turkish Sufi Music. He took part in the musical team at the Shab-i Arus Mevlevi ceremonies held in Konya every December since 1971. Due to his high level of musical knowledge, he took part as the leader. From 1999 to 2022, he served as the Shaykh of the Jerrahi tariqa based in the Istanbul Jerrahi Center at Karagümrük, Fatih. Ömer Tuğrul İnançer died on 4 September 2022 at his home in Üsküdar, Istanbul.

• Name — Ömer Tuğrul İnançer • Religion — Islam • Denomination — Sunni • Jurisprudence — Hanafi • Creed — Maturidi • Tariqa — Jerrahi • Education — Istanbul University • Born — 5 May 1946 • Birthplace — Bursa, Turkey • Died — 4 September 2022 • Place of death — Istanbul, Turkey • Disciple Of — Muzaffer Ozak

• Tuğrul İnançer ile Seyir Defteri (Burç FM) • Mesneviden: Mehmet Fatih Çıtlak ile birlikte (Mehtap TV) • Ömer Tuğrul İnançer ile Gönül Dünyamız: Saadettin Acar ile birlikte (TRT Türk)