Konya is also known as the home of the Mevlevi order, the Sufi sect that follows the teachings of Rumi, often called whirling dervishes, due to their distinctive spinning prayer known as Sema.

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Rumi's spiritual teachings and poetry have deeply influenced the entire Islamic world. Rumi was born in present-day Afghanistan and later migrated to Konya, Turkey, where he lived most of his life and ...