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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Khalil Hamra and Francisco Seco

Photos show performances by Turkey's whirling dervishes

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APTOPIX Turkey Whirling Dervishes - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

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.

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