Rumi’s legacy draws visitors to Türkiye on his death anniversary
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DEC 09, 2022 – 2:39 PM GMT+3 Whirling dervishes perform sema in Konya, central Türkiye, Dec. 8, 2022. (AA Photo) Türkiye marks the 749th anniversary of the […]
Love, passion, God: Navigating Konya during Rumi’s anniversary
BY YASEMIN ÇELEBI PAÇALIOĞLU DEC 10, 2021 – 11:52 AM GMT+3Great view of Mevlana Square in Konya, Turkey. (Shutterstock Photo) Every year the world flocks to the city of Konya, […]
Former priest finds love for Rumi, Islam in Turkey’s Konya
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL TURKEY SEP 23, 2021 3:27 PM GMT+3Ismail Fenter (R) prays along with Nadir Karnıbüyük in Konya, central Turkey, Sept. 23, 2021. (AA Photo) Ismail Fenter has been in search […]
Exploring the Islamic pearl of central Anatolia, city of Rumi: Konya
BY ARGUN KONUK TRAVEL DEC 11, 2020 The central square of the old town of Konya with the Mevlana Museum in the background and Selimiye Mosque at night. (Shutterstock Photo) […]
Madonna set to visit Konya, adopted home of Sufi mystic
Source: DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Her interest in Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi, a Persian Sufi mystic who settled in Turkey, brings international pop star Madonna to the mystic’s adopted home, a Turkish […]