Jalal-ud-Din Rumi who lived eight centuries ago and whose works have repeatedly been studied and searched on so far and ideas have become more significant day by day has been a leading Figure in Turkish-Islamic world. Sultan Veled, son of Rumi, and his followers started firstly Mevlevi Order depending on Rumi's thoughts and ideas. Those who have been following Mevlevi path that was based on love and tolerance have been called "Mevlevi". The daily lives of Mevlevi and their rituals called Sema cover a lot of esthetical art constituent such as poetry, music and dance. This paper has the aim of revealing a unique style of their outfits and the properties and mystical meanings of these outfits. Method of this research is historical method. Mevlevi Sema ritual outfits consist of a tall felt hat (called sikke), wide-skirted garment on the body (called tennure), jacket (called destegül), felt belt (called elifinemed) and a ritual cardigan (called hyrka). These outfits are unique with respect to their properties, their way of being worn and symbols they represent.

Sekiz asyr kadar önce ya?amy? olmakla birlikte, gün geçtikçe fikirleri daha da önem kazanmy?, yapytlary defalarca incelenmi? olan Mevlâna Celâleddin-i Rumî Türk-Yslam dünyasynyn önde gelen ?ahsiyetlerinden biri olmu?tur. Mevlananyn yolundan giden o?lu Sultan Veled Mevlananyn dü?ünce ve fikirlerine dayaly mevlevi tarikatyny kurmu?tur. Sevgi ve ho?görüye dayaly mevlananyn yolunu takip edenlerede Mevlevi denilmi?tir. Mevlevilerin günlük ya?amlary ve sema ady verilen ayinleri ?iir, musiki, dans gibi birçok estetik sanat unsurlaryny içerir. Bu ara?tyrma Mevlevi tarikatynyn kendine özgü giyimlerini, bu giysilerin özelliklerini ve bu giysilere yüklenen tasavvufi anlamlary ortaya koymayy amaçlamy?tyr. Ara?tyrmanyn yöntemi tarihi surveydir. Mevlevi sema ayini giysileri ba?ta sikke ady verilen ba?lyk, bedende sema tennuresi, Destegül, elifi nemed ve tören hyrkasyndan meydana gelmektedir. Bu giysiler özellikleri, giyini? ?ekilleri ve ta?ydyklary semboller açysyndan orijinaldirler.