- Etli ekmek: Konya's metre-long flatbread with minced meat.
- Fırın kebap (the slow-roasted lamb of the city).
- The Mevlana Museum quarter for the old lokantas.
Konya City Guide
The courtyard of the Mevlana Museum, Konya. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Konya is the city of Rumi: the 13th-century mystic poet whose tomb, under the famous green dome, draws pilgrims and travellers alike. It was the capital of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum, and its mosques and madrasas are the finest Seljuk architecture anywhere.
The Mevlana Museum is the heart of it; the whirling dervish ceremony (sema) is the soul. In December the Şeb-i Arus commemorations fill the city.
What to do in Konya
City
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Mevlana Museum Rumi's tomb and the dervish lodge under the green-tiled dome. - 2
Sema ceremony The whirling dervishes: weekly ceremonies, most intensely in December. - 3
Alaeddin Hill and Mosque The Seljuk palace hill and the great 13th-century mosque. - 4
Karatay Madrasa The 1251 tile museum: Seljuk ceramics under the dome. - 5
Ince Minareli Madrasa The slender-minaret madrasa, now the stone and wood museum.
Konya Hotel Guide
How to choose the best places to stay in Konya. Verified properties below; for the full list, search live availability on Booking.com.
Mid-range
Dedeman Konya Hotel & Convention Center
Konya's established business hotel, central.
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Hilton Garden Inn Konya
Reliable international mid-range near the centre.
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Getting there and around
High-speed YHT trains link Konya with Ankara (under 2 hours) and Istanbul. Konya (KYA) has the airport. The Sultanhanı caravanserai is an hour east on the old Silk Road.