Galata Mevlevihanesi Müzesi

The walk on the cobblestone is exciting. And take a picture of the Tower. All done Shops, cafe along side Need to pay to go inside.

Incredibly quiet place with a beautiful garden. The museum itself is interesting and helps visitors to understand how dervishes were living during the Ottoman era. This is a spiritual place and well organized museum. We enjoyed our visit.

Interesting museum for anybody who wants information and history about the whirling dervish people. It wasn't at all busy so I felt I had the place to myself most of the time. Interesting house, cemetery and great hall and peaceful garden to sit in to switch off from the hustle and bustle of the area outside.

What a beautiful museum exploring this mystical branch of Islam and it’s influence during the Ottoman Empire. Lovely displayed, ornate exhibits and impressive hall for the twirling. Also right next to Galata so easy to do if you’re in the area and included as part of the Istanbul museum pass

Near to Galata Tower and very close to Tunel's İstaklal street exit. This historichal place is include a library and graves. Rumi's idea 'peace and love' living in this 'Mevlevihane'. Every year, first week of jun you can see 'Semazens' while they are pray and your soul became a bird if you can understand why they are turning...

There are no whirling dance ceremonies due to covid but its garden is a place to sit for hours when I need “silence” . The graveyard in the garden is called as “ Silent House” . Per the Mevlevi belief , they are not dead. They are still present and still aware. They are just silent until the judgment day.

I paid the tourist price for a room without any written english. Took 2 minutes to look around. They didn't care to tell me when I bought the ticket. This is a recurring theme in Istanbul so far and it's extremely disappointing not to mention how frustrating it is to have your money stolen and feel like a fool at every touristic attraction.

Staff, in her broken English, told us that "whirling dance finish - today, tomorrow and ever". We had reached there on Sunday morning - so not sure if tickets were sold out or it has closed permanently/temporarily. Staff with limited English should not be made your primary point of contact. Ticket for Museum was 60 Lira for Turks and 250+ Lira for internationals. So we didn't proceed ahead.

If you want a unique cultural experience, buy tickets to see the Whirling Dervishes perform at the Galata Lodge. It's a historic building that puts on performances every day. Go early so you actually get a seat with a good view. The performance lasts more than an hour and it's interesting, but if you have a hard time sitting still like me, you'll get tired of it after ten minutes. Pro tip: If you are bored of this performance, try to pick one guy and focus on them to see if they make any funny facial expressions as they whirl around.