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Dervish Collection (page 6)

Background imageDervish Collection: Detail from the door of the Grand Mosque - Ulu Cami in Bursa

Detail from the door of the Grand Mosque - Ulu Cami in Bursa
Ulu Cami - the largest mosque in Bursa and a landmark of early Ottoman architecture which used many elements from the Seljuk architecture

Background imageDervish Collection: Detail from the Grand Mosque - Ulu Cami in Bursa, Turkey

Detail from the Grand Mosque - Ulu Cami in Bursa, Turkey
Ulu Cami - the largest mosque in Bursa and a landmark of early Ottoman architecture which used many elements from the Seljuk architecture

Background imageDervish Collection: A calligraphy from the Grand Mosque - Ulu Cami in Bursa, Tur

A calligraphy from the Grand Mosque - Ulu Cami in Bursa, Tur
Ulu Cami - the largest mosque in Bursa and a landmark of early Ottoman architecture which used many elements from the Seljuk architecture

Background imageDervish Collection: The tomb of Uftade Haz. in Bursa, Turkey

The tomb of Uftade Haz. in Bursa, Turkey
The tomb of Kutbul Arifin Gavsul Vasilin Hazreti Mehmed Muhyiddin Uftade Kaddesellahu Sirrahu- a famous author, sufi and public poet from Bursa Province

Background imageDervish Collection: Haji Bektash Veli Tomb in Nevsehir Turkey

Haji Bektash Veli Tomb in Nevsehir Turkey
" Guvenc Abdal Turbesi (Tomb of Guvenc Abdal), (Haci Bektash) at Hac?bektas, formerly Karahuyuk, a town and district of Nevsehir Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey

Background imageDervish Collection: Dervish Meeting House - Thessaloniki, Greece

Dervish Meeting House - Thessaloniki, Greece
Dervish Tekke (Meeting House) on Rue Ignatia at Thessaloniki, Greece. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDervish Collection: Lebanon - Dervish Centre and Mosque

Lebanon - Dervish Centre and Mosque
Beirut, Lebanon - Dervish Centre and Mosque for pilgrims en route to Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Date: circa 1910

Background imageDervish Collection: Whirling Derviches - Constantinople

Whirling Derviches - Constantinople. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) mystic and poet

Background imageDervish Collection: A Dervish Leader

A Dervish Leader
The Superior of the Derviches. Depicting a leader of the Dervishes. 1803

Background imageDervish Collection: Racial / Russia / Dervish

Racial / Russia / Dervish
A Dervish and a Turkoman woman Date: 19th century

Background imageDervish Collection: Racial / Arabs / Syria 4

Racial / Arabs / Syria 4
Four from SYRIA - a Dervish, a Farmer, a young Druse woman and a man from Damascus Date: late 19th century

Background imageDervish Collection: Salonica - Dervish House - Greece

Salonica - Dervish House - Greece
Tekke - Dervish Meeting House at Salonica, Greece

Background imageDervish Collection: Ottoman newspaper with Dervishes (centre)

Ottoman newspaper with Dervishes (centre)
An Ottoman newspaper reproduced on a postcard, with a central photograph of Mevlevi Dervishes with ney player and Koranic reader

Background imageDervish Collection: Salonica - Group of Whirling Dervishes with ney player

Salonica - Group of Whirling Dervishes with ney player and Koranic reciter (reader). The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Background imageDervish Collection: Constantinople - Whirling Dervish Group

Constantinople - Whirling Dervish Group with ney players, zither player and Koranic reciter. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Background imageDervish Collection: Ney player - Salonica - Mevlevi Dervish

Ney player - Salonica - Mevlevi Dervish
Ney player - Salonica. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Background imageDervish Collection: Dervishes young and old with ney player - Smyrna

Dervishes young and old with ney player - Smyrna. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Background imageDervish Collection: Mevlevi Whirling Dervish turning

Mevlevi Whirling Dervish turning. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Background imageDervish Collection: Whirling Dervishes - young and old

Whirling Dervishes - young and old (Constantinople). The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Background imageDervish Collection: Caucasus, Young Circassian Dervishes with ney player

Caucasus, Young Circassian Dervishes with ney player. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Background imageDervish Collection: Ottoman Empire - Dervish Musicians

Ottoman Empire - Dervish Musicians - including two ney players, a zither player and Koranic reader (seated on beautiful carpet). The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Background imageDervish Collection: The Dervishes of Aleppo with ney player

The Dervishes of Aleppo with ney player
The Dervishes of Aleppo, Syria with ney player. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Background imageDervish Collection: Three Mevlevi Dervishes outside ancient buildings

Three Mevlevi Dervishes outside ancient buildings
Balkans - Three Mevlevi Dervishes outside ancient buildings. Elaborate decorative doors. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Background imageDervish Collection: Constantinople - Young child practising whirling

Constantinople - Young child practising whirling with Father playing the Ney. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Background imageDervish Collection: North African Dervishes (French Exhibition)

North African Dervishes (French Exhibition)
North African Dervishes displaying at a French Exhibition. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273)

Background imageDervish Collection: Medressa (religious school) & 2 Mevlevi Dervishes

Medressa (religious school) & 2 Mevlevi Dervishes
Medressa (religious school - studying Koran) and two Mevlevi Dervishes. The Sheikh holds a tesbih (string of 99 prayer beads). Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Background imageDervish Collection: Turkish ney player (Mevlevi Dervish)

Turkish ney player (Mevlevi Dervish)
Turkish Ney player. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Background imageDervish Collection: Salonica - Mevlevi Mosque (Meyla-Hani)

Salonica - Mevlevi Mosque (Meyla-Hani)
Salonica - Mevlevi Mosque (Mayla-Hani). The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Background imageDervish Collection: Whirling Dervishes with instruments - Urfa

Whirling Dervishes with instruments - Urfa
Whirling Dervishes with instruments, a sheikh, children and men in uniform at Urfa (Orfa), Turkey (formerly Edessa, Mesopotamia - the birthplace of Abraham)

Background imageDervish Collection: Konya - Rumis Mosque and Tomb Complex

Konya - Rumis Mosque and Tomb Complex from Dervish Graveyard and the Azize Mosque. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Background imageDervish Collection: Religious ceremony at Tomb of Rumi (Konya)

Religious ceremony at Tomb of Rumi (Konya)
Rare postcard showing a religious ceremony at Tomb of Rumi (Konya), with Dervishes, officials and Dervishes in military uniform (left). The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Background imageDervish Collection: Egypt - Group of Mevlevi Dervishes

Egypt - Group of Mevlevi Dervishes with ney players and drummer. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273)

Background imageDervish Collection: Whirling Dervish - Constantinople (portrait)

Whirling Dervish - Constantinople (portrait). The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Background imageDervish Collection: Egypt - Mevlevi Dervish Sheikh (portrait)

Egypt - Mevlevi Dervish Sheikh (portrait). The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Background imageDervish Collection: Salonica - Dervish Ablution Fountain outside Mosque

Salonica - Dervish Ablution Fountain outside Mosque
Salonica - Dervish Ablution Fountain outside the Mosque. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Background imageDervish Collection: Group of Mevlevi Dervishes - Istanbul - with children

Group of Mevlevi Dervishes - Istanbul - with children
Group of Mevlevi Dervishes - Istanbul (Constantinople) - with childrenThe Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273)

Background imageDervish Collection: Two ney-playing Dervishes practising

Two ney-playing Dervishes practising
Two ney playing Dervishes practising, wearing Fez hats. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Background imageDervish Collection: Syria - Aleppo - Dervish Tekke (Meeting House)

Syria - Aleppo - Dervish Tekke (Meeting House) - Sheikh Bakr. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273)

Background imageDervish Collection: Mosque & Tomb of Rumi

Mosque & Tomb of Rumi
Mosque buildings incorporating the Tomb of Rumi in Konya. Also the Minaret and Medressa (Religious school). The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Background imageDervish Collection: Mevlevi Dervishes - The Sema (Constantinople)

Mevlevi Dervishes - The Sema (Constantinople)
The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia) - The Sema. This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Background imageDervish Collection: Group of Dervishes, including musicians

Group of Dervishes, including musicians playing zither and ney. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273)

Background imageDervish Collection: Four Mevlevi Musicians

Four Mevlevi Musicians
Four Mevlevi musicians including three Ney (wind instrument) players. The ney is featured on Egyptian pyramid wall paintings of 3000BC

Background imageDervish Collection: Whirling Dervish with ney player - Salonica

Whirling Dervish with ney player - Salonica
Whirling Dervish with ney player, Salonica. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Background imageDervish Collection: Group of Mevlevi Dervishes - Istanbul

Group of Mevlevi Dervishes - Istanbul
A Group of Mevlevi Dervishes from Constantinople. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia) - The Sema. This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273)

Background imageDervish Collection: Group of Mevlevi Dervishes - Istanbul (sepia)

Group of Mevlevi Dervishes - Istanbul (sepia)
Group of Mevlevi Dervishes (sepia) at St. Sophia Mosque, Constantinople. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273)

Background imageDervish Collection: Group of Mevlevi Dervishes - Istanbul (colourised)

Group of Mevlevi Dervishes - Istanbul (colourised)
Group of Mevlevi Dervishes (colourised) at St. Sophia Mosque, Constantinople. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Background imageDervish Collection: Dervishes engaged upon Zikr

Dervishes engaged upon Zikr
Dervishes of different Sufi orders engaged upon Zikr - remembrance and praise of God. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDervish Collection: Smyrne - Dervish Street - Bazar

Smyrne - Dervish Street - Bazar
Smyrne - Dervish Street located in the Bazaar with Mosque in the background. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth



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