Turkish Holidays

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Turkish Holidays

National holidays

April 23 : National Sovereignty and Children''s Day (anniversary of the establishment of Turkish Grand National Assembly)

May 19 : Atatürk Commemoration and Youth & Sports Day (The beginning of the War of
Independence)

August 30 : Victory Day (victory over invading forces in 1922)

October 29 : Republic Day (anniversary of the declaration of the Turkish Republic)

Religious Holidays (bayram : feast)

Seker Bayrami : Three-day festival when sweets are eaten to celebrate the
end of the fast of Ramadan.Also known as Ramazan Bayrami.On September.
Seker Bayrami will be celebrated on 20-21-22 September 2009.

Kurban Bayrami : Four-day festival when sacrificial sheep are slaughtered and their meat distributed to the poor. it will be celebrated  27-28-29-30 November 2009


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