Photos show performances by Turkey’s whirling dervishes
- Posted on December 18, 2025
- By The Toronto Star
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Photos show performances by Turkey’s whirling dervishes

ISTANBUL (AP) — Whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi order performed Sheb-i Arus ceremonies in Istanbul, Turkey, to commemorate the death of 13th-century Islamic scholar, poet and Sufi mystic Jalaladdin Rumi.