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Whirling Dervish Ceremony Tour & Real Dervish Monastery Visit in
Istanbul
www.lesartsturcs.com/...whirling_dervish.php
Interested in learning more about Rumi? What a better way to learn about Sufism than by actually seeing a Whirling Dervish ceremony! Every Monday night a Whirling Dervish ceremony at a little Monastery located in
Istanbul-Fatih, (near the VEFA football stadium) gives the intrigued visitor an once in a life time opportunity to see an unique religious ritual. It must be stressed that this is not a tourist attraction or theatrical dance performance, but rather a religious ceremony between believers and their selective guests.
Sufi music is considered to be unique because of its combination of synchronized hums with prayers--helping the WhirlingDervishes to achieve pure religious ecstasy. The actual ceremony starts around 21.00 in summer time, (20:30 in winter time) however guests are to meet at the Les ArtsTurcs Gallery Incili Cavus Sokak, located in
Sultanahmet-In front of
Hagia Sophia, one hour before the ceremony to ensure a timely arrival.
The cost is 25 Euro per person, which includes guide(s) little speech about sufism and sufis in
Turkey, their life at Gallery LesArtsTurcs and round trip transportation to monastry and from the ceremony.You do not pay for Ceremony.Ceremony is FREE.Women are reminded to dress conservatively, covering both arms and legs.Men are advised not to wear shorts. These requests are rules of the monastery. When in
Rome do as the Romans do! Impress your friends by bragging about your new cultured experience!
Note: photo and video cameras are not permitted.We do not have any relationship with touristic sufi show in town like tea gardens, Train station, hotel rooms.
During month of Ramadan, Rumi week in december, religous days, touring outside of
Istanbul there is no CEREMONY.
To find out availability of performances and reservations call us at
any of the phone number listed below. Or you can simply e-mail Nurdogan at
nurdogan@lesartsturcs.com
or
nurdogan@e-
turkey.org
For a print out of directions to the gallery go to:
www.lesartsturcs.com/contact.php
Telephone numbers:
00 90 212 527 68 59
00 90 212 511 21 98
00 90 212 511 75 56
Les Arts Turcs Incili Çavus Sok. No: 37 Kat:3
Alemdar Mah.
Sultanahmet 34400 (Between Tourism info and Underground Cistern)
Istanbul Turkey
If you want to see also our Cd's about Sufi music just check our order web site out. If you need any hotel in
Istanbul or in rest of
Turkey let me know.
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