The ensemble was founded in 1991 in order to ensure that Classical Turkish Music, which is one of Turkish most important cultural values, especially Sufi Music and Mehter Music genres are presented and promoted by remaining faithful to their unique style and performance characteristics, and to conduct research and studies in this field, and started to work in two main units as Sufi and Mehter departments. With the awareness of promoting, keeping alive and researching the musical culture; since its establishment, it has given hundreds of concerts in almost all cities of our country and in nearly forty countries abroad. Likewise, the ensemble, which has been endeavoring to record the researches it has done for its concert repertoire in accordance with the motto "words fly and writing remains" to the extent of its possibilities, has so far recorded 14 albums consisting of 26 CDs and three DVDs in the Mevlevi Rites and Surre Procession projects, and has performed and recorded the classical, Sufi and mehter music works in the fields of religious, religious and military music of our musical culture.

In addition to these performances, the Istanbul Historical Turkish Music Ensemble has also undertaken various projects.
The Istanbul Historical Turkish Music Ensemble of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism continues its research and performance activities with the awareness of its important function in introducing the music, which is rooted in the depths of history, to today's art lovers with its universal dimensions and transferring it to future generations as a sacred trust, which will accelerate the realization of Türkiye’s modernization goal.

The vehicles will depart from the Hotel at 18:30 and arrive to Lodge used by Mevlevi Dervishes at 19.45. The show will start at 20.00. Without any interlude, the show will take place for 70-80 minutes. For return, the vehicles will depart from AKM at 21.30 and arrive to Hotel 22.15.

 

**the arrival and departure times could differ according the traffic holdup.