The circle widens, never breaks
From one courtyard in Konya to 89 centers in 16 nations
Geographic Distribution
Turkey · Anatolia
48%
Levant & Middle East
18%
Balkans & Europe
15%
South Asia
12%
Americas
7%
A cultural heritage registry recognized the Mevlevi sema ceremony as intangible heritage in 2008, acknowledging 751 years of continuous practice