Approximately 3 million Visitors Visited Mevlana Museum in 11 months

The Mevlana Museum, where the tomb of Celaleddin-i Rumi is located, was visited by 2 million 905 thousand people in the first 11 months of the year.

Mevlana Museum, which is visited by millions of people coming to Konya from all over the world every year and has an important potential in terms of culture, history and faith tourism, continues to be one of the most visited museums in Turkey.

The Museum, which is located in the central Karatay district of Konya and is considered the center of Mevleviism, welcomes many visitors both from home and abroad.

There are nearly 10 thousand works in the collection of the Mevlana Museum, which was converted into a museum in 1926 by the decision of the Council of Ministers.

Konya Provincial Culture and Tourism Director Abdüssettar Yarar said that the city celebrated the 749th anniversary of Hazrat Mevlana. Reunion Anniversary International Commemoration Ceremonies are continuing, and that they are pleased to host a large number of tourists as they do throughout the year due to the ceremonies.

Emphasizing that the Mevlana Museum is a museum that attracts the attention of people of all nationalities, Yarar said, "Before the pandemic, the Mevlana Museum was the most visited museum in Turkey. Again last year, it was the most visited museum after the outbreak. Last year's figure was around 1 million 880 thousand. This year, there are now 2 million 905 thousand people. About 10 percent of this is foreign guests and the others are domestic guests. We have before us the 17 December Sheb-i Arus Ceremony. We estimate that the number will exceed 3 million with our guests coming on this date and after December 17."

Explaining that the museum, which receives more visitors from Iran during the Sheb-i Arus ceremonies, welcomes mostly Far Eastern guests throughout the year, Yarar said: "In addition to our guests from countries such as Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Lebanon, we also see our guests from Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. When we spread this over the year, I can say that the Far East countries, Malaysia, Indonesia and Korea are more of a priority. Apart from this, we welcome many of our people who come to visit Hazrat Mevlana from all cities of Turkey here."

Yarar added that Hazrat Mevlana was a Sufi who never lost his relevance with his messages and teachings, so the interest in the Mevlana Museum would never decrease.