The ritual of SEMA, the mystic dance of turning Mevlevi dervishs found its origin in an inspiration of the mystical islamic philosopher Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, who lived and taught in 13th century in the city of Konya in Middle Anatolia.

In the sunset light: Houses built in volcanic tuff stone in Uçhisar, Cappadocia (Kapadokya), Middle Anatolia, Turkey.

Knife Grinder in Sivas, Middle Anatolia, Turkey.

“When you see my funeral don´t say: What for a separation.
It is time for me to meet the lover…“. Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, the great islamic mystical philosopher, who lived and taught in 13th century in the city of Konya in Middle Anatolia, Turkey, died on December 17 in the year 1273. This day is named as “Şeb-i-Arus”, what means literally translated “wedding night”…

In Ortahisar, a village in Cappadocia, I met a man, who has a small antique shop with a lot of beautiful things. He called himself “Crazy Ali” and after we had a nice conversation with Black Tee, he recited some of his poems with expressive gesticulations, while standing behind the shop counter near an old gramophone.