Sema (Dervish) Ceremony in Cappadocia in Turkey

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Duration

50 minutes

Languages

English, Turkish

Guests

1-40

Attending a Whirling Dervishes show in Cappadocia is not just a visual spectacle but also an immersive cultural experience, understanding of Sufi mysticism and Turkish spiritual traditions.

Highlights:

Enjoy whirling dervish ceremony
Have dervish drink

Includes:

Dervish show
Transfer with hotel pick-up and drop-off
Entrance fee

Please note: We have a free shuttle service to Göreme, Uçhisar, Ürgüp, Ortahisar. Those staying in Avanos, Nar, İbrahim Paşa, Mustafa Paşa must pay an extra 30 (both ways). The payment is made on the spot

The Persia-born Rumi who was living in Konya, then the capital of the Turkish Seljuk Empire told his followers: There are many roads which lead to God. I have chosen the one of dance and music. He would fast, mediate and then dance to reach a state of unparalleled enlightenment. Inspired, other sects started to spread his dance, called the sema, throughout the Ottoman Empire. The most renowned sect was the Mevlevi order; dance participants were called semazen. By the 15th century, the order had established rules for the ritual to maintain its myriad traditions.

The performance lasts for an hour and at the end of ceremony we will have dervish drink and come back to hotel.