the leader of the Dancing Dervishes, a Persian by origin, a scholar and theologian, intimately associated with the Turkish Court, his function being to gird each new Sultan with the historic sword ...
tasting tahini and watching someone make Turkish delight. On to Konya, where a striking display by whirling dervishes was the ...
She visits a historic mosque and uncovers the origins of Turkish delight. Alice also catches a train across the Taurus Mountains to Konya, to learn about whirling dervishes and the Ottoman leaders ...