Photo: Whirling Darvishes of Galata Mevlevihanesi
Place: Galata Mevlevihanesi, Istanbul, Turkey
By Mehrdad Vaghefi
Uploaded on 15 December 2007
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Place: Galata Mevlevihanesi, Istanbul, Turkey
By Mehrdad Vaghefi
Uploaded on 15 December 2007
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17 December 2007, Mehrdad Vaghefi said:
Whirling Dervishes of Galata Mevlevihanesi.The Galata Mevlevihanesi is the first lodge of Whirling dervishes in Istanbul, was built in 1491 by Iskender Pasha, the Governor General and Imperial Guard Chief of Sultan Bayezit II. The complex was damaged by a big fire in 1766 and was restored by Sultan Mustafa III to its present form. Further restorations were made in the 19th century and between 1967-72.
Many great poets, composers, calligraphers, mesnevi reciters, drum and reed flute players, whirling dervishes were educated here.