8-Day Islamic Heritage of Turkey Tour Istanbul, Ottoman Legacy & Rumi in Konya

Begin your spiritual journey with a full-day exploration of Istanbul’s most revered Sahaba and Islamic heritage sites. Visits include: • Eyüp Sultan Mosque & Tomb • Abu Ayyub al-Ansari Tomb • Underground Mosque (Yeraltı Camii) • Sahaba Tombs of Istanbul • Pierre Loti Panorama Point Overnight in Istanbul.

Discover the grandeur of Ottoman Islamic civilization through Istanbul’s most iconic imperial landmarks. Visits include: • Blue Mosque • Süleymaniye Mosque • Fatih Mosque • Topkapı Palace Sacred Relics Section • Grand Bazaar / Free Time Overnight in Istanbul.

Explore Istanbul’s spiritual and panoramic highlights. Visits include: • Yuşa (Prophet Joshua) Hill • Yahya Efendi Tomb • Bosphorus Panoramic Cruise • Çamlıca Mosque / Panorama Stop Overnight in Istanbul. As the capital of the Ottoman Empire since the 15th century and currently the one of the biggest metropolis in Europe, Istanbul is home to over 17 million people. 95% of the population is Muslim and the city has an astonishing number of nearly 3000 (!) mosques. To out things in perspective, this means there are more mosques in Istanbul than Starbucks in New York City or churches in Rome. After breakfast, we will start with Yeni Cami Mosque, the continue with Rustempasha Mosque, Suleymaniye Mosque, Mihribah Sultan Mosque , Merkezefendi Mosque, After visiting Merkezefendi Mosque and shrines we go to eat Lunch in typical Turkish Restaurant. Eyup Mosque, Sehzadebasi Mosque, Fatih Mosque, Kilic Ali Pasa Mosque, Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque

Travel to the birthplace of the Ottoman Empire and explore its founding heritage. Visits include: • Söğüt • Ertuğrul Gazi Tomb • Sheikh Edebali Tomb • Osman Gazi & Orhan Gazi Tombs in Bursa Overnight in Bursa / Konya route depending on logistics. Our visiting starts at 10 : 00 am and we pick you up from your hotel. First of all we go to visit Yahya Efendi or Molla Shaykhzadeh (b. 1494, Trabzon – d. 1570, Istanbul), Ottoman Islamic scholar, sufi, and poet buried in Beshiktash, Istanbul. He was a well known scholar, having served as a teacher of religious sciences during the reign of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent. Yahya Efendi had close ties with the palace, and was consulted by the Sultan throughout his life. Then we will continue with Joshua’s Hill (Turkish: Yuşa Tepesi), a hill located on the Asian shore of Bosphorus in Beykoz district of Istanbul, Turkey is a shrine containing a mosque and a tomb dedicated to Joshua (Turkish: Hazreti Yuşa). At the summit of the hill is a terrace with benches for the comfort of pilgrims visiting the mosque and the tomb of Saint Joshua. After we will see the Tomb of Joshua, At the top of the hill, a giant symbolic grave stands, known to the Europeans as the “Giant’s Grave”. It is believed by some Muslims to be the tomb of Prophet Joshua. Alternative traditional sites for the Prophet’s tomb are situated in Israel, Jordan (An-Nabi Yusha’ bin Noon, a Sunni shrine near the city of Al-Salt ) and Iraq (the Nabi Yusha’ shrine of Baghdad. Then drive back to Europe side and we will visit Pir Seyyid Hasan Husameddin UŞŞAKI Tomb and monestry in Kasimpasa. After tour finish around 14:00 Pm we will drop you Topkapi Palace Museum . You can visit the palace by yourself but we will arrange your tickets. Overnight in Istanbul.

Begin your two-day Konya spiritual experience. Visits include: • Mevlana Museum • Sultan Selim Mosque • Alaaddin Hill & Mosque • Shams of Tabriz Tomb Overnight in Konya.

Continue exploring the spiritual heritage of Konya with deeper Sufi and Seljuk landmarks. Visits include: • Meram Vineyards / Historical District • İnce Minare Museum • Karatay Madrasa • Optional Whirling Dervish Ceremony Overnight in Konya.

Return to Istanbul and enjoy leisure time for personal exploration, shopping, or optional private spiritual visits. Optional: • Additional Bosphorus Cruise • Shopping Experience • Private Islamic Scholar Visit / Lecture Overnight in Istanbul.

Breakfast at hotel and transfer for departure according to flight schedule. End of our services.