Turkey 土耳其
Photos were taken during an early spring trip (Mar. 25 to Apr. 8) in 2013 to Turkey, starting in Istanbul and stopping by Sanfranbolu, Cappadocia, Antalya, Pamukkale, Selcuk (Efes) and back to Istanbul.
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Whirling dervish ceremony show at the Old Train Station of Istanbul.The whirling dance or Sufi whirling that is proverbially associated with Dervishes is best known in the West by the practices (performances) of the Mevlevi order in Turkey, and is part of a formal ceremony known as the Sema. The Sema is only one of the many Sufi ceremonies performed to try to reach religious ecstasy (majdhb, fana).
