Whirling dervishes mark Rumi’s 752nd anniversary in Türkiye
by Daily Sabah with AA Dec 18, 2025 The Sama ceremony is a centuries-old Sufi ritual performed by the Mevlevi order, whose members are commonly known as the whirling dervishes. The […]
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 […]
Celebrating Divine Union: Death Anniversary of Rumi
Source: Huffington Post Author:Fahad Faruqui Jalaluddin Rumi is famed as much in the west as in east for the tradition of whirling and an assortment of devotional poetry. His death anniversary on Dec. 17 is known as Wedding Night, or Seb-i Arus in Turkish. Like every year, dervishes and devoted fans across […]