Mehter drummers with the Loop skyline, 2011

Whirling dervishes before a packed audience, 2003

Mehter band on stage, 2003

Mehter band on stage, 2005

Mehter band in procession, 2005

Whirling dervishes on the outdoor stage, 2006

Dervishes at an indoor evening event, 2006

A whirling dervish before a packed plaza, 2007

A dervish in a sikke, 2007

Mehter band marching through the Ottoman-style gateway, 2007

Mehter band marching on the street, 2007

Whirling dervishes on the main stage, 2009

Three dervishes turning, 2009

Mehter band marching through the plaza, 2009

A whirling dervish above the crowd, 2011

Whirling dervish and performers, 2012