Foundation
The board of the Sultans Trail foundation consists of volunteers. They do not receive any remuneration for their work.
Sedat Çakır
Chairperson
Founder of the Sultans Trail.
+31 6 508 90 696
info@sultanstrail.com
Max Smits
Trailcoördinator
Manager of the Sultans Trail.
+31 6 439 02 139
max@sultanstrail.com
Diana Harkes
Treasurer
Treasurer of the Sultans Trail.
+31 6 123 456 78
d.harkes@kpnmail.nl
Odile Keulers
Secretary
Secretary of the Sultans Trail.
+31 6 44444 293
Consultants
Guus Post
General Consultant
Consultancy and early adaptor, pioneer of the route.
+31 6 131 89 704
guus@sultanstrail.com
Elena Dubinina
Cultural Routes Consultant
Cultural routes consultant.
+31 6 123 456 78
elena.dubinina@viefrancigene.org
Staff
Iris Bezuijen
Webmaster, Cycling Trail
Contact Iris about the cycling trail or the Sultans Trail website she’s always happy to hear from you, also if you are traveling onwards after Istanbul…
❤️ the journey
🦋 enjoy nature
💚 spend time @sufitrail
💜 @sultanstrail
❤️ @sedatcakir1960
+31 6 440 44 790
iris@sultanstrail.com
Merel van Essen
DTP, Illustrator, Social Media
Life, hike, bike, love and be in the nature. 2021, cycling tour in Sweden
Travel Art & Books
info@sultanstrail.com
Winnie Bosman
Communication
By the way, do you have a nice article for the coming newsletter contact Winnie, she is always happy to hear from you.
+31 6 30801497
redactie@sultanstrail.com
Webmaster
Open position
Like to join the webteam? Were looking for a WordPress, Divi lover to come and travel with us on our web-adventure. Please contact iris@sultanstrail.com if you are interested!
+31 6 440 44790
iris@sultanstrail.com
Henk Juffer
Coordinator Romania
Romania would not have been on the map if it wasn’t for Henk Juffer. If you have any questions regarding the Sultans Trail in Romania, Henk is your man.
info@sultanstrail.com
Bas Kleine
Coordinator Romania and Banat
Bas has extended knowledge about Romania and Banat, he also has written an essay for the academic board.
info@sultanstrail.com
Arjan Schuiling
Coordinator Bulgaria
Explore Bulgaria with Arjan he knows the Rilla mountains and is an excellent guide. There are group hikes on the Bulgarian part of the Sultans Trail with Arjan and make sure you join him as his groups are often fully booked. And with good reason, great person to hike with
arjans@cerberus.nl
Bram Schouten
Coordinator Hungary
Bram is a multi diverse hiker he has knowledge of the whole Sultans Trail and beyond. He is also organising the ‘spring walks’ with Max Smits as the travel two weeks in spring year by year, great hike to join and it’s a big bonus if Bram is with you.
info@sultanstrail.com
Max Smits
Coordinator Serbia
Serbia is in the good hands of Max the Sultans Trail …
+31 6 439 02 139
max@sultanstrail.com
Rob Polko
Map maker
Mapmakers are the core business of Sultans Trail if you could see it that way. We are over the moon that in remote areas we have maps made by the map makers team. Rob is the architect of the Sultans Trail maps in our guidebook and is a pillar for the Trail. Rob is a dedicated team member and with the Sultans Trail since the early days.
info@sultanstrail.com
Academic Council
Ton Waarts
Chairman
Ton Waarts is our academic chairman for all academic-related issues and the symposium coming @November 2021 contact Ton.
more info on the Academic Council page
tonwaarts@sultanstrail.org
Anneke van Mulekom
Member
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anneke.van.mulekom@wolmail.nl
Max Smits
Member
Max Smits is a member of the Academic Council
more info on the Academic Council page
+31 6 439 02 139
max@sultanstrail.com
Dr. Aleksandra Terzic
Member
Dr. Aleksandra Terzic, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
“Is attention for Ottoman heritage in South-Eastern Europe a viable subject for tourism?”
Prof. Dr. Jovan Popesku
Member
Prof. Dr. Jovan Popesku, Institute for Peace through Tourism, IIPT Serbia
“Building of Sustainable Peace through Tourism”
President of peacetourism.org
Prof. Dr. Rene van der Duim
Member
Prof. Dr. Rene van der Duim, Wageningen University and Research
“The Way found and to go”
Tatjana Katic
Member
Tatjana Katic, Senior Research Fellow at the Institut of history Belgrade
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