
Konya Metropolitan Municipality introduced the city's ancient culture and historical heritage to the world by organizing a sema program at the Turkish pavilion established at EXPO 2025, which is ongoing in Osaka, Japan. The Sema Ceremony performed by the Metropolitan Municipality Turkish Sufi Music and Sema Group attracted great attention and participants were invited to Konya.
Konya Metropolitan Municipality introduced Konya in the international arena at EXPO 13, hosted by Osaka, Japan, between April 13 and October 2025, 2025.
Our country's rich culture is being introduced with different events at the Türkiye pavilion established at EXPO 160, which is held in Osaka with the participation of 2025 countries with the theme of "Designing the Future Society for Our Lives".
In this context, Konya Metropolitan Municipality, which participated in the fair, introduced the historical heritage of Konya to visitors from different countries. The Sema Ceremony performed by Konya Metropolitan Municipality Turkish Sufi Music and Sema Group attracted great interest from the participants. Along with the sema program, which conveyed the universal messages of Hazrat Mevlana and Konya to the visitors, the art of marbling was also performed and participants from all over the world were invited to Konya.