"Turks in a spin over Whirling Dervishes
MERIEL BEATTIE
IN KONYA, TURKEY
FAHRI Ozcakil is an odd kind of civil servant: his job requires him to wear a long white robe and a tall, conical hat and to spin around in circles so fast that his head tilts to one side, his tunic billows out - and his body becomes a twisting blur.
Mr Ozcakil is one of Turkey's official Whirling Dervishes. "
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