Top Choice Live Music in Istanbul
Babylon Bomonti
İstanbul's pre-eminent live-music venue has been packing the crowds in since 1999 and shows no sign of losing its mojo, especially now that it has moved to a larger space in an atmospheric old beer factory in the up…
Performing Arts in Sultanahmet & Around
Hodjapasha Cultural Centre
Occupying a beautifully converted 550-year-old hamam, this cultural centre stages a one-hour whirling dervish performance at 7pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday year-round, with additional performances in busy mon…
Performing Arts in Beyoğlu
Galata Mevlevi Museum
The 15th-century semahane (whirling-dervish hall) at this tekke (dervish lodge) is the venue for a one-hour sema (ceremony) held on Sundays throughout the year. Come early to buy your ticket.
Cultural in Sultanahmet & Around
Les Arts Turcs
This long-established cultural tourism outfit based near the Basilica Cistern offers twice-weekly opportunities to attend a sema (whirling-dervish ceremony) at the EMAV Silivrikapı Mevlana Cultural Center in Fatih o…
Live Music in Beyoğlu
Salon İKSV
This intimate performance space in the İstanbul Foundation for Culture & Arts (İKSV) building hosts live contemporary music (classical, jazz, rock, alternative and world music) as well as theatrical and dance pe…
Jazz in Beyoğlu
Nardis Jazz Club
Named after a Miles Davis track, this intimate venue near the Galata Tower is run by jazz guitarist Önder Focan and his wife Zuhal. Performers include gifted amateurs, local jazz luminaries and visiting internationa…
Cultural Centre in Beyoğlu
Garajistanbul
This performance space occupies a former parking garage in a narrow street behind İstiklal Caddesi and is about as edgy as the city's performance scene gets. It hosts contemporary dance performances, poetry readings…
Arts Centre in Istanbul
EMAV Silivrikapı Mevlana Cultural Center
This Sufi cultural centre stages a sema (whirling dervish ceremony) on Thursdays at 7.30pm. The weekly event lasts until 11pm, and includes a prayer service, hymns, and a discussion about the sema's spirituality wit…
Performing Arts in Beyoğlu
Borusan Art
An exciting privately funded cultural centre on İstiklal, Borusan is housed in a handsome building and hosts classical, jazz, world and new music concerts in its music hall. The occasional dance performance is inclu…
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