New Year’s Day New Year’s Day is one of the National Holidays in Turkey. On 31th of December, Turkish people celebrate the coming year. There are night events, concerts and firework show in the popular squares on the majority of the cities in Turkey. 1st of January is a one-day public holiday which banks, government offices are closed. Labor Day …
Every year on 31st of May people all over the globe are encouraged to 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption. The idea of World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is to draw attention to how harmful smoking is. Smoking doesn’t affect only a smoker and his health but also it influences the society that he lives in. …
Many countries celebrate Children’s Day. The purpose of celebrating it is “children are our future.” Turkey is a country where people pay more attention to a new generation, it is based on their local mentality. Foreigners are often puzzled if their children are paid great attention by people in hotels or on the streets but in Turkey, it is totally …
In a big amount of European countries 6th of December is a day when Santa Claus is hiding gifts under the pillow, in the boot or another specially prepared place (e.g., in the socks). The personage of Santa Claus as a grandpa in red and white suit became so famous all around the world mostly because of the concern Coca-cola …
Mother’s Day is officially celebrated in over 140 countries around the world. Turkey celebrates Mother’s Day (“Anneler günü”, “Mothers’ Day”) on the second Sunday of May. The Mother’s day in Turkey is moving celebration and is always celebrated on Sunday which seems as a pretty good idea so that children, those small and big ones can enjoy and spend the …
On the 10th of November 1938 at 9:05 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk died in Dolmabace Palace in Istanbul which ended his 15 years of Presidency. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is a great figure in Turkish history- army officer in Ottoman military, the first President of Turkey. He is considered as the founder of Turkish Republic. The surname of Atatürk (meaning “Father of …
