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The music playing in the Harem was that which came from a drum and a few other instruments like the zurna. It is loud and fast paced, and encouraging of movement. \n\nThere are dancers in the center of the room, Cengi, the counterpart of the Köçek dancer. They are dressed in silk clothing, revealing skin but in outfits similar to those of sailors. A group of them begin to dance, contorting their bodies with movement paralleling the beats of the music.\n\nThe Cengi then begin a dance called the Kalyoncu, which is about sailors fighting on a ship. The dance combined with the storyline makes for an entertaining spectacle for all those who watch. \n<html><center> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/j6kDrS6.jpg"/> </center></html>\n[[Return to Map|Map]] \n[[End Tour|end]]

The music playing in the Harem was that which came from a drum and a few other instruments like the zurna. It was loud and fast paced, and encouraged movement. \n\nThere were dancers in the center of the room, Cengi, the counterpart of the Köçek dancer. They were dressed in silk clothing, revealing skin but in outfits similar to those of sailors. A group of them began to dance, contorting their bodies with movement paralleling the beats of the music.\n\nThe Cengi then began a dance called the Kalyoncu, which is about sailors fighting on a ship. The dance combined with the storyline made for an entertaining spectacle for all those who watched. \n<html><center> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/j6kDrS6.jpg"/> </center></html>\n[[Return to Map|Map]] \n[[End Tour|end]]

<html>\n<body>\n\n\nThis interactive game will take you through the city of Istanbul to discover the many different dances of the region during the Ottoman Empire period.\n\n\n</body>\n</html>\n<html><center> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/kiAtLEl.jpg"/> </center></html>\n[[Begin the tour|Begin]]\n[[Sources|Sources]]\n<html>\n<body>\n\n© Serife Elif Uzun 2013\nRutgers University \n\n</body>\n</html>

\nYou are welcomed into the Topkapi Harem, where you hear music playing from a distance. You proceed to [[walk toward the music |des]].\n<html><center> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/xjsqjXQ.jpg"/> </center></html>

<html>\n<body>\n\n\nThis interactive game will take you through the city of Istanbul to discover the many different different dances of the region during the Ottoman Empire period.\n\n\n</body>\n</html>\n[[Begin the tour|Begin]]\n\n\n\n© Serife Elif Uzun 2013\nRutgers University

<html><body>\nWhere would you like to visit first?</body></html>\n<html><center><img src="http://i.imgur.com/RWyFE7L.jpg"/></center></html>\n[[Galata Semahane|Sufi]] or [[Kadikoy Cemevi|Semah]] or [[Topkapi Courtyard|Kocek]] or [[Topkapi Harem|Cengi]] \n\n\n[[End Tour|end]]\n

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"The Sultan hired many Köçek dancers to entertain the people on this special day!", he replies. \n<html><center> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/tEkSKsP.jpg"/> </center></html>\nYou walk towards the crowd, a serbetci pours you a cold serbet fruit drink and you wait to see [[what will happen next|beginnn]].\n\n\n

<html><center><img src="http://i.imgur.com/Ze2zZcd.jpg"/></center></html>\nYou're visiting a village named Kadikoy on the northern shore of the Marmara when you notice families and groups of people walking into a modest building. You decide to follow along with them. You ask a nearby townsperson where they are going and he explains to you that they're going to perform a spiritual dance called Semah. \n\nMen and women are both going to participate and this peaks your interest since it is rare for men and women to dance together in this time period so you [[ask permission to watch|watch]].\n\n\n[[Return To Map|Map]]\n

Soon the sound of the ney, a reed pipe, fills the room and the Whirling Dervishes slowly embark on their celestial movements.\n\nThey close their eyes, pull their arms around their shoulders, and begin to whirl, using one foot to keep balance and the other to spin. They gradually start spinning faster, turning one palm to the sky and the other to the ground as though encompassing within their dance the skies, the earth and everything in between. \n\nTheir movements are timed and precise like the planets themselves, and although they are spinning in place and spinning around each other no one slips or mistakes his place as they are clearly on a different level of existence during their dance. \n\n\n<html><center><img src="http://i.imgur.com/i10Y5um.png"/></center></html>\nSema is a form of physically engaging meditation and originated from the practice of the Sufis. It is a dance which is based on symbolism; the leader represents the sun, the dancers represent the planets, and their movement represents the course of the galaxy. In this way, the dervishes are present in a physical dimension but are also giving themselves into spiritualism. \n\n[[Return to Map|Map]] [[End Tour|end]]\n

<html><center> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/N2KrBzW.jpg"/> </center></html>\nSlowly tiptoeing through the door, you walk into a large, dimly lit octagonal room and notice a group of Whirling Dervishes about to start their dance. You sit quietly in a corner and wait for them to [[begin|begin]]. \n\n\n

The Cemevi, the house of gathering for Cem rituals gladly accepts guests and you stay to watch them. \n\nThe Dede, the 'grandfather' of the people first begins by wishing peace on those who came. He asks if there are any issues within the community which need to be resolved before they begin their worship. A man stands up and complains about his neighbor's sheep constantly grazing in his lawn. The Dede resolves the issue by promising to aid him with building a better fence. The two neighbors are content. \n\nDede says, "Gönüller bir mi erenler?" "Are our hearts one?"\nThey reply, "Eyvallah." "All is right."\n<html><center><img src="http://i.imgur.com/dbqw8Yp.jpg"/></center></html>\nNow that all issues are resolved and there is no hatred in anyone's hearts, The Dede signals for the dance ritual to [[begin|beginn]].\n

There is a festival taking place in the Topkapi Palace Courtyard, open to the public to celebrate the birth of the Sultan's daughter. \n<html><center> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/v4Lv9xR.jpg"/> </center></html>\nYou notice that a large crowd is forming near the center of the courtyard where lively music is being played, and food is being offered. A line of performers walk to the center of the crowd. You ask a nearby townsperson, [["what is going on?" |izle]]\n\n\n[[Return To Map|Map]]\n\n

As the crowd grows impatient, the music begins to change and the performers take their places. The dancers comprise of a group of young boys with elegant clothing, each wearing a different color of silk, with embroidered skirts and jeweled hats. Their hair is flowy and shiny like that of many girls their own age, maybe even more well kept. \n\nThe crowd muses on the appearance of the Köçeks, complimenting their attire and presence. \n<html><center> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/XelzoT3.jpg"/> </center></html>\nTheir dance begins in a circle, all the boys jump and move to the accompanied music, and the crowd claps to the beat. The Köçeks soon begin performing in pairs within a semi-circle, using delicate accesories like tul cloth and small bells, drawing the attention of the people and entertaining them for the remainder of the afternoon. \n\n\n[[Return to Map|Map]] [[End Tour|end]]\n

Thanks for touring Dance in Istanbul, hopefully you enjoyed learning about the different dances during the Ottoman Empire time period.\n<html><center> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/RDJtTWl.png"/> </center></html> \n[[Restart Tour|Begin]]\n\n[[Sources|Sources]]\n

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<html><center> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/IwJu5Zn.png"/> </center></html>\nThe Harem is often thought to be a mysterious wing of the Topkapi Palace where beautiful women dwell. \n\nIn fact, it is where the women of the palace spend their time being educated in different fields like crafts, science, music and literature. They entertain and are entertained by one another, as well as by women outside of the palace. \n\nMen are not allowed in the Harem, so the following question arises:\n"Are you [[female|female]] or [[male|male]]?"\n\n\n[[Return To Map|Map]]\n

While walking in Galata you notice a simple building. Although it's pretty quiet, you think there might be something worth seeing on the inside so you [[take a peek inside|Peek]].\n\n<html><center><img src="http://i.imgur.com/WAxeBnw.jpg"/></center></html>\n[[Return to the Map|Map]]\n

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<html><center> <img src="http://i.imgur.com/Xo6KkMn.jpg"/> </center></html>\nUnfortunately, men aren't allowed in the harem, but luckily your friend is accompanying you on this journey. You ask her to explore the harem and [[describe what it was like|describe]].\n

\nAs the Zakir, the one responsible for playing music and signing starts to play the baglama, a Turkish lut, the ritual begins. \n\nSince there is no gender segregation, both men and women dance, facing but without touching each other, and move according to the rhythm of the music in circular patterns emulating celestial movements. As the music begins to get faster, the dancing speeds up and the movements get more complicated involving both fast paced feeting and movement of the arms to as to represent birds in flight. The crane is the symbolic bird of the Alevis, and the dance they are performing is called Turnalar Semahi, or Semah of the Cranes. \n\nWith the paced movements and calculated choreography, the dancers begin to chant, "Ya Shah" and enter a stage of spiritual trance, leaving behind concerns of the world, allowing them to wholeheartedly engage in their religious practice. \n\n<html><center><img src="http://i.imgur.com/uAUbn86.jpg"/></center></html>\n\n[[Return to Map|Map]] [[End Tour|end]]\n