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The 'Sema Ayin-i Şerifi' or the 'Blessed Rite,' a traditional whirling ceremony, was held this year as part of the 752nd ...

KONYA, TURKEY - JUNE 26: Whirling dervishes perform the Sema during an inter-university meeting at Mevlana Museum in the central Turkish city of Konya, Turkey on June 26, 2014. The dervishes are ...

KONYA, TurkeyKONYA, Turkey — To prepare for the ritual ahead, Omer Kilic and his 14-year-old son dress in white robes, drape black cloaks over them and don cone-shaped hats called “sikke.” The tennure ...

KONYA, Turkey — Each year, thousands of people travel to the Turkish city of Konya to attend a weeklong series of events and ceremonies that mark the death of the 13th-century Islamic poet, scholar ...

Konya, Turkey (CNN) — When most people think of Turkey bucket list destinations, a few obvious ones spring to mind – Istanbul, Turquoise Coast hotspots like Bodrum or the otherworldly landscapes of ...