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This ticket lets you watch the 800-year-old Mevlevi Sema ceremony at the HodjaPasha Culture Center in Sirkeci, Istanbul. The venue is a restored 550-year-old Ottoman Turkish bath (hammam), where you can see the whirling dervishes in white robes up close in a historic setting. The show opens with classical Turkish music and continues with the seven-part Sema ceremony, and a booklet provided on site explains the meaning of the ritual. You can choose between the 5 PM Happy Hour show and the 7 PM Prime Time show.
The show takes place at the HodjaPasha Culture Center in the Sultanahmet–Sirkeci area. Enter the restored 550-year-old Ottoman Turkish bath, take your seat, and learn about the Mevlevi Sema from the booklet provided.
The program begins with a classical Turkish music concert. Then the dervishes and the sheikh take their places and praise the Prophet Muhammad.
After the chanting, as the drums sound, the dervishes perform the seven-part Sema ceremony representing the birth of humanity. The ceremony ends with the Fâtiha for the souls of all prophets, martyrs and believers, and a prayer for the peace of the nation.
※ The Happy Hour show (5 PM) lasts about 1 hour and the Prime Time show (7 PM) about 45 minutes.
※ Flash photography and flashlights are not allowed during the show.
Meeting point :
HodjaPasha Culture Center
Hoca Paşa Mahallesi Ankara Caddesi, Hoca Paşa, Hocapaşa Hamamı Sk. No:3 D:B, 34110 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
Meeting point directions:
The show starts at the HodjaPasha Culture Center, about 100 m from Sirkeci tram stop.
Hoca Paşa Mahallesi Ankara Caddesi, Hoca Paşa, Hocapaşa Hamamı Sk. No:3 D:B, 34110 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye