Galata Mevlevihanesi Müzesi — Attraction in Beyoğlu

Nice museum abou history of devishes...It is pitty that you are not alowed to photo inside. Tickets for museum are included in museum pass.Tickets (80 TRY) for show Whirling Dervishes, can be bought on saturday 11 o clock in front of museum. I enyijed the show. Show is on Sunday at 5 o clock. Come early so you can get good seats. Known to the west as Whirling Dervishes, the members of the Mevlevi Order (named for their founder Mevlana) from Konya lived in what we might call coisters or monasteries - what to them was a Mevlevihane. It is a product of late Ottoman architecture, and quite elaborate in having a tomb, a large chamber for the ceremony of the whirling dance (Sema), a fountain from which water was charitably distributed to the public, a time keeper's room, cells for the dervishes, separate quarters for the Master, a section for women, a chamber of silence, a po (Whirling Dervishes) are among the enduring as well as the most exquisite ceremonies of spirituality. The ritual whirling of the dervishes is an act of love and a drama of faith. It possesses a highly structured form within which the gentle turns become increasingly dynamic as the individual dervishes strive to achieve a state of trans. The music that accompanies the whirling from beginning to end ranges from somber to rhapsodical; its effect is intended to be mesmerizing. Chanting of poetry, rhythmic rotation, and incessantusi create a synthesis which, according to the faithful, induces a feeling of soaring, of ecstasy, of...

Galata Mevlevi Lodge Museum I have been living in Istanbul for the last 50+ years, saw almost all the museums and cultural places, but missed this very important historic lodge. The Galata Mevlevi Lodge was established in 1491, and became a museum in 2011. This is a historical center where whirling dance ceremonies are regularly performed. The ground floor is where exhibits of Mevlevi Culture are displayed. But the most important is on the first floor where the Sema area is located. The floor is covered with walnut wood. The ceiling displays beautiful ornaments. Any visit to Istanbul should definitely include this cultural heritage. The place is very easy to reach. It is located at one end of İstiklal street, next to...

Very very disappointing museum. And if you want to attend the dance that is only on Sunday and must buy a ticket on Saturday. Well if you think a dance is worth 120 lira then be my guest. To me a total rip off. Museum is more from the past hundred years so even that was a complete rip off to me. Lucky I got the museum pass but I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone. I wouldn’t even recommend the museum pass after I attended all and only but Four where even worth it. Follow me on here and you will see what I have spoken.

Only thing good I found in whole museum was to note that Muhammad was a poor farmer. So I don’t even know why people classify him as a prophet. I’m sure he didn’t even know how to...