Fountain of the Sultan Ahmet Mosque (from lithography 1892)On New Year’s Day, the Turks owe Ataturk a debt. The father of all Turk …
Spring Festival or HidrellezIscı Bayramı was celebrated on 1 May for the first time in 1911 in the Ottoman Empire. Workers at a ci …
NewrouzNewrouz (translated from Farsi New Day) - New Year according to the Zoroastrian solar calendar. It begins on the day of the …
MosqueThe Night of Remission (Berat Kandili) is celebrated on the 14th night of the holy lunar month of Hijra Sha'aban. The Qur’ …
National costume is one of the main attributes of the holiday“Children are the flowers of life!” – for the Turks, this expression …
The streets of Istanbul will continue until morning.In all ages and among different peoples, May has been associated with revival. …
Freedom to fly!Youth and Sports Day (Genclik Bayrami) is a national holiday in Turkey. Unlike some other secular patriotic events, …
Signature (tugra) of Suleiman the Magnificent, whose sultanate personified the flourishing of the PorteOn May 29, 1453 Constantino …
One of the graceful images in IslamIt comes on the 10th night of the holy lunar month of Hijra Muharram al-Haram. Although not an …
Night of ConceptionThe Night of the Conception (or Enlightenment) of the Prophet Muhammad Regaip Kandili is also called the Night …
Hagia Sophia Mosque in a photo of the XIX centuryMirac Kandili is the Night of the Ascension of the Prophet Muhammad into the Seve …
Night of the Prophet's BirthDespite the fact that in Turkey Mevlit Kandili (the Nativity of the Prophet) is not a state celebratio …
Mustafa Kemal PashaThis holiday (Zafer Bayrami) is established in memory of the liberation of the Turkish army under the leadershi …
Kemal Dolmabahce PalaceOn November 10, 1938, Turkey lost its hero. At the age of fifty-six, the first president of the Turkish Rep …
Achieve union with God through danceThe Mevlana Festival in Konya takes place from 10 to 17 December each year and is dedicated to …
National flags are displayed on this day.Cumhuriyeti Bayrami. It commemorates the proclamation of the Turkish Republic (Cumhuriyet …
Sacrificial lambsIt is celebrated on the tenth day of the month of Dhul-Hijjah in the Muslim calendar, 2 months and 10 days after …
