Saint Nicholas
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Wednesday december 6, 2023
cards/flowers : A festival for children related to surviving legends of the saint, and particularly his reputation as a bringer of gifts.
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Saturday december 23, 2023
School holidays :
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Thursday december 28, 2023
School holidays :
New Year's Day
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Monday january 1, 2024
Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Winter holiday (beginning)
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Friday january 19, 2024
School holidays : Http://ogm.meb.gov.tr
International schools may follow a different calendar
issued by the Ministry of Education
Milli Eğitim Bakanı Nimet Çubukçu
study programs are aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process
PISA ranking (average 493): 425
Average class size: more than 25
Schooling mandatory till age 18
number of instructional hours per year in lower secondary education: 500
Number of teaching days: 180
Teaching language: Turkish, Kurdish
schools are closed on Sunday
school uniforms may be required
Istanbul University ranking: Times Higher Education #601-800/QS ranking #601-650/Shanghai (2023) #401-500
We carry confirmed dates till July 2024 (some variations in the mid-term holidays)Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
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AgroExpo
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Tuesday january 30, 2024
Tradeshows : Lasts 1 week -
https://en.agroexpo.com.tr/ in Izmir 2024 edition confirmed
Winter holiday (end)
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Monday february 5, 2024
School holidays :
Valentine's Day
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Wednesday february 14, 2024
cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February
Antalya Marathon
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Sunday march 3, 2024
Sports events : Https://marathons.ahotu.fr/evenement/runatolia 2024 edition NOT confirmed
Izmir marathon
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Sunday march 3, 2024
Sports events : Https://www.maratonizmir.org/ 2024 edition confirmed
Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday march 11, 2024
cards/flowers :
Memorial Day
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Monday march 18, 2024
Culture : Gallipoli Memorial Day commemorates the naval operation in the Dardanelles Campaign during the First World War.
Daylight Saving Time
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Sunday march 31, 2024
Special Events : At 1:00 am local times
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Friday april 5, 2024
School holidays :
Bank Holiday (from 13:00)
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Tuesday april 9, 2024
Banks only :
Ramazan Bayram (End of Ramadan)
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Wednesday april 10, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : This day is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm).
Ramazan Bayram (End of Ramadan)
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Thursday april 11, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : This day is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Ramazan Bayram (End of Ramadan)
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Friday april 12, 2024
Muslim, Sufi : This day is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm).
Tour de Turquie
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Sunday april 14, 2024
Sports events : Cycling race lasts 10 days 2024 edition NOT confirmed
Mid-term holiday (end)
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Monday april 15, 2024
School holidays :
National Holiday of the Sovereign and his Children
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Tuesday april 23, 2024
School holidays : Inauguration of the Grand National Assembly in 1923, and promotion of the idea that children are the symbol of new Turkey (Ata Türk)
National Holiday of the Sovereign and his Children
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Tuesday april 23, 2024
Secular holiday : Inauguration of the Grand National Assembly in 1923, and promotion of the idea that children are the symbol of new Turkey (Ata Türk) Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Labour and Solidarity Day
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Wednesday may 1, 2024
Secular holiday :
Mothers' Day
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Sunday may 12, 2024
cards/flowers : Mothers day has evolved in many countries in different ways. This is because mothers day has different origins in different countries and therefore occurs on different days in the year.
One school of thought claims that this day emerged from the custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Mother worship which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of gods, and Rhea, the wife of Cronus, was held on March 15 to March 18 around Asia Minor. They insist that this custom spread around the world.
Mothering Sunday is the celebration of motherhood in the United Kingdom. It is also known as Mid-lent Sunday, Rose Sunday and Laetare Sunday. It originally comes from the Victorian practice of allowing servants to return home to visit their mothers on this day.
In the United States, Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. Howes Battle Hymn of the Republic was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1862 and quickly became one of the most popular songs for the Union during the American Civil War. After the war she focused her activities on the causes of Pacifism and womens suffrage. In 1870 she was the first to proclaim Mothers Day, with her Mothers Day Proclamation. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson approved Mothers Day in 1914
Atatürk Commemoration and Youth & Sports Day
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Sunday may 19, 2024
Secular holiday : Beginning of the War of Independence (landing of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk), and symbol of the youth as an emblem of modern Turkey Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Fall of Constantinople
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Wednesday may 29, 2024
Culture : Capture of the capital of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire by an invading army of the Ottoman Empire on 29 May 1453. The Ottomans were commanded by 21-year-old Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, who defeated an army commanded by Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos. The conquest of Constantinople followed a 53-day siege that had begun on 6 April 1453.