New Year’s
Day, national holiday, 1 Jan, throughout the city
Kurban Bayram (Feast of the Sacrifice), religious
holiday, 10 Dhu al Hijja (12th month of Hijra calandar) Feb until
2003, throughout the city International Film Festival,
Apr, most cinemas in Beyoglu National Independence
and Children’s Day, national holiday, 23 Apr, throughout
the city International Theatre Festival,
May, Atatürk Kültür Merkezi, Taksim Fujifilm
World Music Days, various venues, May Conquest
Week Celebrations, the run-up to Atatürk’s Commemoration
Day, 13-19 May, throughout the city Atatürk’s
Commemoration Day, national holiday, 19 May, throughout
the city International Istanbul Music Festival,
Jun, various venues International Bosphorus Festival,
Jun, various venues International Jazz Festival,
Jul, various venues Rumeli Hisari Concerts,
Jul, Rumeli Hisarý Museum Zafer Bayram (Victory
Day), national holiday, 30 Aug, throughout the city
International Istanbul Biennale, biannual
art festival Sep-Nov, various venues Cumhuriyet
Bayram (Republic Day), national holiday celebrating Atatürk’s
proclamation of the Turkish Republic in 1923, 29 Oct, throughout
the city Intercontinental
Istanbul Eurasia Marathon, Oct, Üsküdar to Taksim
Akbank Jazz
Festival, early Oct, Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall, Babylon and
Venue Maslak Efes Pilsen Blues Festival,
mid Oct, Lütfi Kirdar UKSS, Anadolu Salonu Istanbul
Arts Fair, late Oct-early Nov, Tuyap Fair and Congress
Centre Ramadan, Muslim Holy Month of Fasting,
with the end of the fast marked by a three-day national holiday,
Ramadan (ninth month of Hijra calendar), Oct 2004/2005, throughout
the city Seker Bayram (Sugar Holiday or
Eid Al Fitr), religious holiday, 1 Shawwal (10th month of Hijra
calendar), Nov 2004/2005, throughout the city |