Rumi

Do?u? Group, in an attempt to support faculties of fine arts students, has initiated a social responsibility project and created a platform entitled "A place for art with Do?u?." 

The world-famous Turkish dance group Fire of Anatolia started its eighth China tour on Dec. 18 with a well-received performance at Shanghai's Oriental Art Center.

The two-hour show - featuring a synthesis of Turkish folk dance with ballet, modern dance and other dance disciplines - earned a period of sustained applause from the Chinese audience.

Thirteenth-century mystic Mevlana Jalaladdin Rumi was celebrated on the 742nd anniversary of his death in the Central Anatolian province of Konya

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has again reiterated the need for a systemic change in Turkey's governance, underlining that his aspiration for a presidential system had nothing to do with his personal prosperity.

Turkey's famous Whirling Dervishes are preparing to fly across the globe to perform "down under" to celebrate the centenary of the World War I battle of Gallipoli, marking 100 years of peace between Australia and Turkey.

Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard named 2015 the "Year of Turkey in Australia" in 2012. 

A vast collection of antique objects used in Sufi Muslim dervish convents has been launched as an exhibit at the Turkish American Cultural Center in the state of Maryland, near Washington D.C.

The "Dervishes and Their Belongings" exhibition, which runs until Oct.21, will feature 300 historical artifacts used in the daily life of dervish convents. 

A pro-Justice and Development Party (AKP) media tycoon has succeeded in his unusual lawsuit, with a court ruling to block reports on 50 news websites quoting his reflections on the ?divine love? between himself and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an.

If you think everybody leaves their town during summer holidays, you are wrong. Me and many people like me enjoy the holiday tranquility of the city. Holidays are not only times to rest and relax but also to nurture and renew.  

If you care about your brain - I would recommend you do - as much as you care about your body, do make a culture program for yourself. 

Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi's epic work, the "Masnavi," will soon be published in Kurdish and Ottoman Turkish following translation work by the Konya Metropolitan Municipality Cultural and Social Affairs Department.

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has vowed not attend ceremonies held each year in the Central Anatolian city of Konya in honor of Mevlana Jalaladdin Rumi, on the grounds that government officials have "politicized" the ceremonies.