Whirling Dervish Ceremony Tickets in Istanbul

The venue it’s basically just an auditorium but it’s surrounded by Sultanahmet historic buildings and the wall of the auditorium is ancient. The artistic projections that they show during the presentation are quite interesting. There were only three Dervish two of them were absolutely amazing and we were able to get front row seats. The inspiration for the show is the poet RUMI and love.. Try to get there early. It’s an excellent show. It just is not inside of an historic venue, but it’s definitely worth seeing. They offer a cup of Turkish “şerbet” afterwards on the scenic terrace. The presenter said that the tickets benefit education and go towards educating students.

Went with my husband and two kids. Really enjoyed this authentic experience and would recommend it. The explanation before and after the show was clearly explained and appreciated. Was very mesmerising. A little repetitive but that’s the whole point and is only for an hour.

Unique experience made more meaningful by the explanation given at the commencement of the event. Well managed performance and good length of time.

We arrived only to find it had been cancelled due to earthquake earlier that day. 23/04. Rescheduled for 24th but we had no other options and due to existing plans can not go on 24th.

really nice live music with historical sounds and you feel the elevation with the whirlign dervishes. the salon and the old house were also really beautiful.

Interesting twirling ability for an extended period of time by the four performers. The musicians were good too. However, the visuals were not explained as to why being shown.

It was a privalege to learn about and witness this religious practice. I feared that it would be more of a show than a ceremony, but it was performed with seriousness and dignity and felt authentic. I'm very glad to have attended.

Really not what we expected, quite short and little to no energy or atmosphere. Even the venue was odd. Actually difficult to stay awake. Definitely not entertainment or entertaining but might appeal to some interested in differing religions.

VERY disappointed. Not as advertised and DEFINITELY not whirling ( as in the explanation of wild : energetic dancing. ) noun: whirling dervish a member of a Muslim (specifically Sufi) religious order who has taken vows of poverty and austerity. Dervishes first appeared in the 12th century; they were noted for their wild or ecstatic rituals and were known as dancing, whirling., or howling dervishes . First of all we arrived early and was told my man on the door that the doors opened at 6.30 and the show started at 06.45. , which I thought was odd as it stated it started at 6.30 . We came back at 6.45 and found out that an explanation had been given on the dance. Then the musicians played and the actual dancers appeared at 6.50. By the time they started dancing it was 7 pm( I presumed they needed that time to get into a trance state for some fast wild and energetic dancing. NO wild and energetic dancing. VERY poor show. I have seen whirling dervishes in Cyprus and they were fascinating. NOT this group. Infact the one in the red hardly seemed in a trance , he kept touching his nose / face . It was my birthday day and I told my friends what a great sight whirling dervishes were and am so disappointed as NOT as described. I will point out I have NEVER put another bad review about an experience, I only put good reviews but this so annoyed me ( infact I told them at the end that I would be putting a bad review on ) . The man was polite and listened and took my details. ( I think he might have offered another show , I don’t know )

A very interesting ceremony. Life is a circle and as such we experienced it. The ceremony is represented in 4 stages and. The dancers I saw were for 4 different ages so I made my own interpretation of 4 important moments in a persons life. While the life keeps spinning we keep growing until we find our true selfs again. This is not a show but an opportunity to experience life through the eyes of Rummi through the Whirling Dervish’s. What they do requires a lot of practice and patience!!