Spirituality-filled program in Altındağ... The first of the "Mesnevi Conversations" program organized by the Foundation for Research and Sustenance of Turkish Sufi Music and Folklore (TTMFAV) at the Ankara Mevlevi Lodge in Hamamarkası, hosted by Altındağ Municipality, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism General Directorate of Fine Arts Istanbul Historical Turkish Music Community Mevlevi Postnişini and Mesnevihan Nezih Çetin. took place with the presentation. Faruk Hemdem Çelebi, the 22nd generation grandson of Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi and President of the International Mevlana Foundation, and many guests also attended the program. 

NEXT PROGRAM IS ON 22 SEPTEMBER 

The program started with the recitation of the Holy Quran and prayers were also said. During the conversations, Çetin touched on the couplets in Mesnevi and also told stories on the subject. At the end of the conversation, a Sufi music concert and whirling dervish show was performed by the executive committee of the Foundation for Research and Survival of Turkish Sufi Music and Folklore (TTMFAV). 

Nezih Çetin and other officials thank Altındağ Mayor Dr. for their support. He expressed his gratitude to Veysel Tiryaki. The next "Mesnevi Conversations" program will be held on September 22 at Ankara Mevlevi Lodge. 

"WE ARE HAPPY TO HOST IT"

Altındağ Mayor Dr. Veysel Tiryaki stated that they were very happy to host the program and said, "We made intense efforts to make Altındağ the capital of culture and arts. We brought the Ankara Mevlevi Lodge, which was located in the garden of Cenabi Ahmet Pasha Mosque and was destroyed in the 1950s, back to Ankara. A very meaningful program took place in the Ankara Mevlevi Lodge, which we brought to Altındağ years ago. This is the only Mevlevi Lodge in Ankara… "The Mesnevi Conversations program took the guests on a spiritual journey. The program will continue to be held every month. I invite all Altındağ residents to participate in this meaningful program," he said. 

Mayor Tiryaki said, "As Altındağ Municipality, we will continue to protect our spiritual culture."