Touring Turkey / Konya:

Visiting Konya... what first comes to our mind is Mevlana & Whirling Derwishes.
Below, you will find some of the words of Mevlana:

In search of Him:

"... I searched for God among the Christians and on the Cross and therein I found Him not.
I went into the ancient temples of idolatry; no trace of Him was there.
I entered the mountain cave of Hira and then went as far as Qandhar but God I found not.
With set purpose I fared to the summit of Mount Caucasus and found there only 'anqa's habitation.
Then I directed my search to the Kaaba; the land of Muslims, the resort of old and young; God was not there even.
Turning to philosophy I inquired about him from ibn Sina but found Him not within his range.
I fared then to the scene of the Prophet's experience of a great divine manifestation only a "two bow-lengths' distance from him" but God was not there even in that exalted court.

Finally, I looked into my own heart and there I saw Him, the eternal light; He was nowhere else ..."

An invitation:

"... Come, come, whoever you are,
Wanderer, idolater, worshiper of fire,
Come even though you have broken your vows a thousand times,
Come, and come yet again.
Ours is not a caravan of despair ..."

It is over 800 years now... Konya invites people all around the world to join the celebrations of the birth of Mevlana, a man giving such universal messages.