Editing Mevlevi Order (section)

=== The Çelebis ===
To this day, responsibility for overseeing the Mevlevi Order is passed down through the generations of Rumi's male descendants. The head of the order is referred to as ''Çelebi'' (''Chelebi'') which means ‘man of God' or ‘noble, courteous' according to Mevlevi historian Abdülbâki Gölpınarlı.<ref name=semaz/> The current ''Çelebi'' is Faruk Hemdem Çelebi. He is also president of the International Mevlana Foundation ([http://mevlanafoundation.com/index_en.html Uluslararası Mevlâna Vakfı]), a Turkish cultural and educational foundation managed by his sister and vice-president Esin Çelebi Bayru. Shaikhs, who have the authority to teach Mevlevi practices and philosophy, are appointed by the ''Çelebi''.