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Spice Bazaar and Kadıköy markets, which includes lunch at award-winning
Çiya Sofrası
anes conducts small-group cooking classes in her elegant Nişantaşı home (US$100 per
person). The results are enjoyed over a four-course lunch with drinks.
LES ARTS TURCS
| Cultural Tour
( 212-527 6859;
www.lesartsturcs.com
; 3rd l, İncili Çavuş Sokak 19; workshops
"
100-150, tours from
"
150, dervish ceremony
"
60; Sultanahmet)
This small cultural tourism company organises a
range of tours and workshops, including visits to Sufi
tekke
s where the whirling-dervish
ceremony is held, ebru (marbling) and calligraphy workshops, belly-dancing lessons, syn-
agogue and photography tours.
Seeing the Dervishes Whirl
Those sultans of spiritual spin known as the whirling dervishes have been twirling their way to a higher plane since
the 13th century. There are a number of opportunities to see a
sema
(whirling-dervish ceremony) in İstanbul; prob-
ably the best is the weekly
ceremony
(Galata Mevlevihanesi Müzesi; Galipdede Caddesi 15, Tünel; per per-
son
"
40; performances 4pm Sun; Karaköy, then funicular to Tünel)
at the Galata Mevlevi Museum.
Tickets are only available on the day of the performance and often sell out; head to the museum and purchase tickets
well ahead of the performance. The Hocapaşa Culture Centre (
Click here
)
offers a more touristy experience.
Tours
İSTANBUL WALKS
| Walking & Cultural Tours
( 212-516 6300;
www.istanbulwalks.net
; 2nd l, Şifa Hamamı Sokak 1; walking tours €25-75, child un-
der 6yr free; Sultanahmet)
This small cultural tourism company offers guided walking
tours conducted by knowledgeable English-speaking guides. Tours concentrate on İstan-
bul's various neighbourhoods, but there are also tours to major monuments including Top-
kapı Palace, the İstanbul Archaeology Museums and Dolmabahçe Palace.
CULINARY BACKSTREETS
| Walking Tour
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