Hodjapasha Whirling Dervishes Show Ticket, Istanbul (17:00 Happy Hour)

About this tour

The Sema is the ceremony of the Whirling Dervishes, followers of the 13th-century Sufi mystic Rumi. Dressed in white robes and tall felt hats, the dervishes turn slowly to live music, a moving meditation meant to represent the soul's path toward God. Your ticket covers admission to the 17:00 performance at the Hodjapasha Cultural Center, a 550-year-old Ottoman bathhouse restored as an intimate venue. A small exhibition on-site explains the ritual and the Mevlevi order before the show begins.

Highlights

• Watch the Sema, an 800-year-old Sufi ceremony of spinning, meditative dance
• See the show inside the Hodjapasha Cultural Center, a restored 550-year-old Ottoman bathhouse
• Learn what the Whirling Dervishes ritual means at an on-site exhibition

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