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Destination guide
Konya
Türkiye
Konya is a city in Central Anatolia in Turkey, known as the city of "whirling dervishes" and for its outstanding Seljuk architecture. In 2021 Konya metropolis had a population of 2,277,017, the sixth largest in Turkey, but the area of most interest is compact.
Introduction quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
At a glance
- Best time to go
- April–June and October–November
- Vetted picks
- 19 places — 1 backed by 3+ independent sources
- Real coverage
- 9 vetted creator sources — mostly locals
AI insights
Local-ledComputed from the Wikivoyage listings, transport section and mostly LOCAL creators' videos on this page
The most-viewed guide here is "Konya'da Mutlaka Görmeniz Gereken 20 Yer | gezilesiyer.com" by gezilesiyer (164K views) — a solid first watch.
gezilesiyer and Seyyah Arılar are creators from here, not a visiting channel — worth watching for what the guidebooks skip.
Getting around: getting around — the section below has the details straight from Wikivoyage.
11 of the places below list a real price from their own source — worth a scan before you budget the trip.
How these 19 picks are sourced
6 of 19 are named by a second, independent source — Lonely Planet, Before You Go and Rick Steves' Europe — and each card names its own. The remaining 13 rest on the reference article alone: we list them because Wikivoyage or Wikipedia documents them, not because anyone else vouched for them. We also watched 9 creator videos, 7 of them from local channels rather than visiting ones. 15 of the 19 descriptions are quoted word for word from Wikivoyage under CC BY-SA rather than written by us, as is the introduction above — each of those cards says so. What we add is the checking, the corroboration above, and the choice of which places are worth your time at all.What we can't promise is that it's still true. Venues close, hours and prices change, and we don't re-check them — a place here closed for good and sat on this page for a year before anyone noticed. The insights are AI-written from these sources and can be wrong too. Confirm anything you'd be sorry to be wrong about before you set out. Terms.
Watch first
Ranked by views and how well each landed with the people who watched it, judged against the other coverage of this place — plus a local creator where we found one.
Konya'da Mutlaka Görmeniz Gereken 20 Yer | gezilesiyer.com
gezilesiyer · 164K viewsLocaltr
Konya, Turkey: Home of Mevlana and Dervishes - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite
Rick Steves' Europe · 218K views
Konya gezilecek yerler listesi Konya gezi rehberi
Seyyah Arılar · 25K viewsLocaltr
Konya Turkey Travel Guide: 13 BEST Things to Do in Konya
Before You Go · 41K views
Konya'da Muazzam Hafta Sonu Gezisi! Kilo Alma Garantili Konya VLOG, Leziz Yemekler, Güncel Fiyatlar
Gezginilla · 21K viewsLocaltr
KONYA'da Gezilecek Yerler - 10 yer - Düz ova Dediler CENNET çıktı #vlog
Kevser Hüsnü TV · 17K viewsLocaltr
2 Günde KONYA Gezilecek Yerler | Hafta Sonu KONYA Gezisi
Engin Rotalar · 9K viewsLocaltr
Konya'da Gezilecek Yerler | En İyi 20 Yer
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Konya'da Gezilecek Yerler 2. Bölüm ( Parklar ve Mesire Yerleri )
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Best time to go
Best window: April–June and October–November
No month to avoid, though the shoulder seasons are the pick.
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Rated from ten years of daily temperature and rainfall recorded at this destination, via Open-Meteo's ERA5 reanalysis. Hover a month for its real numbers.
Getting around
Getting around
Walk the central district, most sites are within 1 km or so. Trams run 06:00 to midnight. Line 1 runs north-south from Selçuk University via the bus terminal and Selçuklu YHT station to Zafer / Alaaddin Hill in city centre.
Transport notes from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What to see
Places are listed from Wikivoyage and our own sourced research. Worth it means a second, independent source names the place too; “3 sources agree” means three or more do — and each card names them, so you can check. Single source means the opposite, said plainly: the reference article lists it and nothing else we checked does.
Mevlana Museum
3 sources agreeAlso recommended by Rick Steves' Europe and 2 others
Mevlana Cd 1· Free
Rumi (1207–1273) was a Persian poet, philosopher and teacher who lived in Konya after the Byzantine Romans had been ousted but the area was still known as "Rum".
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
Mevlâna Museum
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
A turquoise fluted dome marks the tomb of Rumi, alongside his original cape and the manuscript of the Mathnawi.
Vetted sources
Alaeddin Hill and Mosque
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
Seljuk sultans' tombs sit beside a 13th-century mosque atop a hill that doubles as Konya's favorite park.
Vetted sources
Ince Minare Museum
Single sourceAlaaddin Blv 15
This medrassa (seminary) was built in 1265. Ince Minaret means "slender minaret" – it was originally taller, but a lightning blast in 1901 toppled it through the mosque dome; the re-build is distinctly stumpy.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Archaeology Museum
Single sourceSahibiata Cd 91· Free
Attractive display of finds from the region, especially the carved sarcophagi and discoveries at Çatalhöyük.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Science Centre
Single source15 km north-northeast, bus 34
Modern science museum with hands-on exhibits and planetarium.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Karatay Medresesi Museum
Single sourceAnkara Cd
Medrassa built in 1251 and now a museum of Seljuk tiles.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Iplikçi Mosque
Single sourcecorner of Emir Pervane Sk· Free
This mosque was built in 1202 AD (598 AH), a brick Seljuk structure. İplikçi means "thread spinner" and İplikçi Necîbüddin Ayaz was a trustee of the adjacent madressa.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Vetted sources
What to do
Sema
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
Mevlana Cultural Centre
Sema is the authentic dervish ceremony, traditionally held in the Centre on Saturday at 19:00 winter, 20:00 summer.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Whirling dervish Sema ceremony
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
You watch the Mevlevi dervishes spin under the sound of the ney reed flute at the Mevlana Cultural Centre, held weekly except during Mevlana Week.
Vetted sources
Şeb-i Arus Festival
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
Every December 7-17, the city fills with concerts and spiritual gatherings commemorating the anniversary of Rumi's death.
Vetted sources
What to eat
Somatçı Fihi Ma Fih
Single source200 m south of Selimiye Mosque
Charming Med restaurant in a mansion courtyard.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Mithat Tirit
Single source200 m west of Selimiye Mosque
Don't ponder too long over the menu, they only serve Tirit kebab.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Where to stay
Bera Konya Otel
Single sourceDr Mehmet Hulusi Baybal Cd 9
Good comfy place 2 km from main sights with parking lot.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Nun Otel
Single sourceCihangir Cd 12
Clean pleasant budget place, some traffic noise.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Dergâh Hotel
Single sourceby Mevlana Museum
Good central location, indifferent hygiene.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Hotel Balikcilar
Single sourcefacing Mevlana Museum
Great location across the street from Mevlana Museum. Small rooms with balcony, wifi, TV, air-con and en-suite bathrooms.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Hilton Garden Inn
Single sourcenext to Mevlana Cultural Centre
Good central location with free basement parking, so-so ratings for comfort and service, and breakfast is worth missing.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Nil Otel
Single sourceoff Mevlana Cd behind İplikçi Mosque
Reliable simple place with clean rooms, wifi, bathroom, satellite TV, air-con.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Build your day
Pick the places you want in Konya, Türkiye and we will put them on a map in an order that does not cross the city twice.
Where to next
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Travel content from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Encyclopedic context from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Videos via the YouTube Data API.