Sufi mystic Rumi commemorated in Istanbul
13.12.2017

On the 744th anniversary of his death, Mevlana commemorated at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul in a ceremony known as Seb-i Aruz or ‘reunion with the Beloved’. Mevlana Jalaladdin Rumi was a 13th-century Sufi mystic, poet and Islamic scholar. Whirling dervishes perform during the international commemorating ceremony to mark the 744th anniversary of Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi's death, organised by Beyoglu Municipality at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul, Turkey on December 12, 2017. ( Serhat Çağdaş - Anadolu Agency )

Sufi mystic Rumi commemorated in Istanbul
Fotoğraf: Serhat Çağdaş

On the 744th anniversary of his death, Mevlana commemorated at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul in a ceremony known as Seb-i Aruz or ‘reunion with the Beloved’. Mevlana Jalaladdin Rumi was a 13th-century Sufi mystic, poet and Islamic scholar. Dervishes perform during the international commemorating ceremony to mark the 744th anniversary of Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi's death, organised by Beyoglu Municipality at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul, Turkey on December 12, 2017. ( Serhat Çağdaş - Anadolu Agency )

Sufi mystic Rumi commemorated in Istanbul
Fotoğraf: Serhat Çağdaş

On the 744th anniversary of his death, Mevlana commemorated at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul in a ceremony known as Seb-i Aruz or ‘reunion with the Beloved’. Mevlana Jalaladdin Rumi was a 13th-century Sufi mystic, poet and Islamic scholar. Dervishes perform during the international commemorating ceremony to mark the 744th anniversary of Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi's death, organised by Beyoglu Municipality at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul, Turkey on December 12, 2017. ( Serhat Çağdaş - Anadolu Agency )

Sufi mystic Rumi commemorated in Istanbul
Fotoğraf: Serhat Çağdaş

On the 744th anniversary of his death, Mevlana commemorated at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul in a ceremony known as Seb-i Aruz or ‘reunion with the Beloved’. Mevlana Jalaladdin Rumi was a 13th-century Sufi mystic, poet and Islamic scholar. Dervishes perform during the international commemorating ceremony to mark the 744th anniversary of Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi's death, organised by Beyoglu Municipality at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul, Turkey on December 12, 2017. ( Serhat Çağdaş - Anadolu Agency )

Sufi mystic Rumi commemorated in Istanbul
Fotoğraf: Serhat Çağdaş

On the 744th anniversary of his death, Mevlana commemorated at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul in a ceremony known as Seb-i Aruz or ‘reunion with the Beloved’. Mevlana Jalaladdin Rumi was a 13th-century Sufi mystic, poet and Islamic scholar. Dervishes perform during the international commemorating ceremony to mark the 744th anniversary of Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi's death, organised by Beyoglu Municipality at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul, Turkey on December 12, 2017. ( Serhat Çağdaş - Anadolu Agency )

Sufi mystic Rumi commemorated in Istanbul
Fotoğraf: Serhat Çağdaş

On the 744th anniversary of his death, Mevlana commemorated at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul in a ceremony known as Seb-i Aruz or ‘reunion with the Beloved’. Mevlana Jalaladdin Rumi was a 13th-century Sufi mystic, poet and Islamic scholar. Whirling dervishes perform during the international commemorating ceremony to mark the 744th anniversary of Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi's death, organised by Beyoglu Municipality at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul, Turkey on December 12, 2017. ( Serhat Çağdaş - Anadolu Agency )

Sufi mystic Rumi commemorated in Istanbul
Fotoğraf: Serhat Çağdaş

On the 744th anniversary of his death, Mevlana commemorated at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul in a ceremony known as Seb-i Aruz or ‘reunion with the Beloved’. Mevlana Jalaladdin Rumi was a 13th-century Sufi mystic, poet and Islamic scholar. Dervishes perform during the international commemorating ceremony to mark the 744th anniversary of Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi's death, organised by Beyoglu Municipality at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul, Turkey on December 12, 2017. ( Serhat Çağdaş - Anadolu Agency )

Sufi mystic Rumi commemorated in Istanbul
Fotoğraf: Serhat Çağdaş

On the 744th anniversary of his death, Mevlana commemorated at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul in a ceremony known as Seb-i Aruz or ‘reunion with the Beloved’. Mevlana Jalaladdin Rumi was a 13th-century Sufi mystic, poet and Islamic scholar. Whirling dervishes perform during the international commemorating ceremony to mark the 744th anniversary of Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi's death, organised by Beyoglu Municipality at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul, Turkey on December 12, 2017. ( Serhat Çağdaş - Anadolu Agency )

Sufi mystic Rumi commemorated in Istanbul
Fotoğraf: Serhat Çağdaş

On the 744th anniversary of his death, Mevlana commemorated at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul in a ceremony known as Seb-i Aruz or ‘reunion with the Beloved’. Mevlana Jalaladdin Rumi was a 13th-century Sufi mystic, poet and Islamic scholar. Dervishes perform during the international commemorating ceremony to mark the 744th anniversary of Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi's death, organised by Beyoglu Municipality at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul, Turkey on December 12, 2017. ( Serhat Çağdaş - Anadolu Agency )

Sufi mystic Rumi commemorated in Istanbul
Fotoğraf: Serhat Çağdaş

On the 744th anniversary of his death, Mevlana commemorated at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul in a ceremony known as Seb-i Aruz or ‘reunion with the Beloved’. Mevlana Jalaladdin Rumi was a 13th-century Sufi mystic, poet and Islamic scholar. Whirling dervishes perform during the international commemorating ceremony to mark the 744th anniversary of Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi's death, organised by Beyoglu Municipality at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul, Turkey on December 12, 2017. ( Serhat Çağdaş - Anadolu Agency )

Sufi mystic Rumi commemorated in Istanbul
Fotoğraf: Serhat Çağdaş

On the 744th anniversary of his death, Mevlana commemorated at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul in a ceremony known as Seb-i Aruz or ‘reunion with the Beloved’. Mevlana Jalaladdin Rumi was a 13th-century Sufi mystic, poet and Islamic scholar. Whirling dervishes perform during the international commemorating ceremony to mark the 744th anniversary of Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi's death, organised by Beyoglu Municipality at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul, Turkey on December 12, 2017. ( Serhat Çağdaş - Anadolu Agency )

Sufi mystic Rumi commemorated in Istanbul
Fotoğraf: Serhat Çağdaş

On the 744th anniversary of his death, Mevlana commemorated at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul in a ceremony known as Seb-i Aruz or ‘reunion with the Beloved’. Mevlana Jalaladdin Rumi was a 13th-century Sufi mystic, poet and Islamic scholar. Whirling dervishes perform during the international commemorating ceremony to mark the 744th anniversary of Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi's death, organised by Beyoglu Municipality at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul, Turkey on December 12, 2017. ( Serhat Çağdaş - Anadolu Agency )

Sufi mystic Rumi commemorated in Istanbul
Fotoğraf: Serhat Çağdaş

On the 744th anniversary of his death, Mevlana commemorated at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul in a ceremony known as Seb-i Aruz or ‘reunion with the Beloved’. Mevlana Jalaladdin Rumi was a 13th-century Sufi mystic, poet and Islamic scholar. Whirling dervishes perform during the international commemorating ceremony to mark the 744th anniversary of Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi's death, organised by Beyoglu Municipality at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul, Turkey on December 12, 2017. ( Serhat Çağdaş - Anadolu Agency )

Sufi mystic Rumi commemorated in Istanbul
Fotoğraf: Serhat Çağdaş

On the 744th anniversary of his death, Mevlana commemorated at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul in a ceremony known as Seb-i Aruz or ‘reunion with the Beloved’. Mevlana Jalaladdin Rumi was a 13th-century Sufi mystic, poet and Islamic scholar. Dervishes perform during the international commemorating ceremony to mark the 744th anniversary of Mevlana Jalaluddin al-Rumi's death, organised by Beyoglu Municipality at Galata Mawlawi Dervish Lodge in Istanbul, Turkey on December 12, 2017. ( Serhat Çağdaş - Anadolu Agency )

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