Whirling Dervish Istanbul

During the low season they have performances every tuesday thursday and saturday at 19 00.

Whirling dervish istanbul. From there hodjapasha is a 5 minute walk away. The whirling dervish may have become an iconic image synonymous with istanbul but its roots lie with sufism and the mevlevi order which was formed in 1312 in the turkish city of konya. Popular whirling dervishes performances. The most famous place that hosts sema whirling dervishes is the hodjapasha.

By 1953 public performances of the mevlevi sema or the whirling prayer ceremony were permitted by the turkish government and soon large crowds came from all over the world to watch displays organized by. Two of the most important remaining mevlevihane are the ones in konya where mevlânâ is buried and the galata mevlevihanesi in istanbul. Whirling dervishes ceremony or show sema in turkish is one of the most visited istanbul attractions with the tourists. The hodjapasha dance theater is very popular venue located in a converted 15th century turkish bath not far from the sirkeci train station.

See all 1 whirling dervishes istanbul tours on tripadvisor. The most popular of istanbul s dervish performances is the weekly ceremony in the whirling dervish hall or semahane of the galata mevlevi museum. Whirling dervish turkish night show and bosphorus dinner cruise. Sufis are followers of the 13th century persian poet islamic theologian and sufi mystic jalāl ad dīn muhammad rūmī or mevlânâ.

You can meet with the officials of the. In order to attend you must make a reservation via the internet or by phone as demand is high especially in summer. We recommend booking whirling dervishes istanbul tours ahead of time to secure your spot. Whirling dervishes show location.

Starting march there will be daily ceremonies. If you book with tripadvisor you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. It is because that this ceremony is a very unusual event for the tourists and when they hear about it majority of them try to catch this one hour show and witness the miracle of the whirling dervishes. For those who want to see a whirling dervish performance while enjoying istanbul s beauty at night while tasting rich turkish cusine and watching the turkish dances bosphorus dinner cruise turkish night show is the most ideal activity in istanbul.

The city s first sufi lodge the galata mevlevihanesi was established in 1491 and was used as a school from 1925 onwards when the country s lodges were forced to close. If you are on the european side of the istanbul the easiest way of getting to the hodjapasha is using the kabatas bagcilar tramway line and getting off at the sirkeci station.