The whirling dervishes, founded by Mevlâna Celaleddin in
the 13th century (born in present day Afghanistan in 1207, he
was the son of a renowned theologian who fled with his family
before Geghis Khan's hordes. His greatest work, consisting of
25,000 poems are the basis of the order he founded, and is the
only philosophical system formulated in poetry. He died in 1273.

A local man with his
cane appreciates
the warm and quiet day.
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Some local women
of Konya talk of matters
of interest to them.
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A local Muslim lady going
somewhere to do
something.
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In the back of a carpet
shop are young men hard
at work creating new
carpets to likely ship to
America. It is rare that
westerners like us appear
at the front door with
greenbacks in hand.
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Fried dough in the donut
fashion are sold by young
boys making money to
help support their family.
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Near the whirling dervish
museum, people wander.
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Mevlâna Celaleddin,
founder of the Whirlingh
Dervish philosophical
order.


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Small puppets of what
the whirling dervishes
look like during the yearly
Mevlâna festival, in December
when they dance.
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I believe this book contains
the original 18 verses of
the Mesnevi, written in
Mevlâna's own hand.
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An ancient Roman
something is here
preserved in central
Konya.
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The famed
Tomb of Mevlâna
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