Antalya Mevlevi Lodge Museumvisitor guide.

Located in Kaleiçi, one of the most touristic districts of Antalya, Türkiye's tourism capital, the Mevlevi Lodge dates to the Seljuk era. Although lacking an inscription, it is believed to have been built by Sultan Alaeddin Keykubad in 1255 and used as a Mevlevi lodge from the 16th century onward. The museum complex comprises the lodge, a bathhouse, and the tombs of Zincirkıran Mehmet Bey and Nigar Hatun, presenting interpretive panels, dioramas, garments, and artifacts of the Mevlevi order. It also hosts lectures on Islamic philosophy, readings of the Masnavi and Divan, seminars, Sufi music recitals, and whirling dervish ceremonies. The domed central hall served as the semahane for whirling ceremonies, flanked by six rooms used by dervishes. The bathhouse, as evidenced by its layout and dimensions, was originally built in the 13th century as a private palace bath rather than for public bathing, later repurposed under the Ottomans. Nigar Hatun, buried in one of the tombs, was the mother of Sultan Korkut, son of Bayezid II. The 1377 tomb was commissioned by Mehmet Bey, nicknamed 'Zincirkıran' (Chain Breaker) for breaking the harbor chains to capture Antalya; it holds the graves of Mehmet Bey, his son Ali, and Sheikh Mustafa Dede Efendi. Across Anatolia, diverse peoples lived together in peace for centuries, nurtured by state policy and thinkers such as the 13th-century poet Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, inspiring over 140 Mevlevi lodges across Anatolia, the Balkans, and beyond. The Antalya Mevlevihane, recently transformed into a museum, is considered among the first four lodges founded in Anatolia. DOWNLOAD MUSEUM BROCHURE NEARBY MUSEUMS OLYMPOS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE MYRA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE PERGE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE PATARA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE PHASELIS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE SIDE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE