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Special Events
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 Hisarı Museum
Zafer Bayram (Victory Day), national holiday, 30 Aug, throughout the city
J&B Dance & Techno Festival, Sep, Mydonose showland
International Istanbul Biennale, biannual art festival, Sep-Nov (2003), 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 (website: www.istanbulmarathon.org), Oct 2002, Üsküdar to Taksim
Akbank Jazz Festival (website: www.akbankcaz.com), early Oct, Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall, Babylon and Venue Maslak
Efes Pilsen Blues Festival, mid Oct, Lütfi Kırdar UKSS, Anadolu Salonu
Istanbul Arts Fair, late Oct-early Nov, Tuyap Fair and Congress Centre
Ramazan, Muslim Holy Month of Fasting, with the end of the fast marked by a three-day national holiday, Ramadan (ninth month of Hijra calendar), Nov 2002 then Oct until 2005, throughout the city
Seker Bayram (Sugar Holiday or Eid Al Fitr), religious holiday, 1 Shawwal (tenth month of Hijra calendar), Dec 2002 then Nov until 2005, throughout the city.
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