In Konya we stopped to visit the Mausoleum of Mevlana (aka Rumi). If anybody isn't at all familiar with Mevlana, he was a Persian Muslim mystic and poet from the 13th century. In addition to being a Mausoleum the site also has a museum for the Mevlevi Order (the Whirling Dervishes).
Two of the people from our group had gone home the day before, so we were now down to 4 people
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I wouldn't have remembered the name Mevlana, but there's a cat named Rumi that lives in our neighbourhood :)I did read about the Whirling Dervishes and other interesting stuff in Islam: A Short History by Karen Armstrong, which I highly recommend if you're looking for something to read. And if you are thinking of buying anything, definitely find out about haggling practices in your area - in Morocco we tried to aim for 1/3 of the asking price.
The standard for haggling in Turkey is a lot less than that. You might be able to get 20-25% off at most, and that's just in the bazaar's or touristy stalls.
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