Hodjapasha Whirling Dervishes Show Istanbul: 19:00 Prime Time Ticket

About this tour

The Sema is the whirling ceremony of the Mevlevi order of Sufism, an 800-year-old practice in which dervishes in white robes turn slowly to music as a form of meditation and prayer. You'll watch the roughly one-hour performance inside the Hodjapasha Cultural Complex, a 550-year-old Ottoman bathhouse in Istanbul's Sirkeci area that has been restored into a domed performance hall. Admission also gets you into a small exhibition of dervish artifacts that explains where the ritual comes from and what it means.

Highlights

• Watch the Sema, an 800-year-old Sufi meditation ritual performed in whirling movement
• Set inside the Hodjapasha Cultural Complex, a restored 550-year-old Ottoman bathhouse
• See an exhibition of dervish artifacts explaining the ritual's history and meaning

Included / Excluded

Available Days / Times

• Monday : 19:00
• Tuesday : 19:00
• Wednesday : 19:00
• Thursday : 19:00
• Friday : 19:00
• Saturday : 19:00
• Sunday : 19:00