About this place:
The Galata Mevlevihanesi is the first lodge of Whirling dervishes in Istanbul, was built in 1491 by Iskender Pasha, the Governor General and Imperial Guard Chief of Sultan Bayezit II. The complex was damaged by a big fire in 1766 and was restored by Sultan Mustafa III to its present form. Further restorations were made in the 19th century and between 1967-72. Many great poets, composers, calligraphers, mesnevi reciters, drum and reed flute players, whirling dervishes were educated here.
Galip Dede Caddesi No 15
Istanbul, TR
Telephone: +90 505 678 0618
Discovered by Mehrdad Vaghefi
on 17 December 2007.
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