Turkey holds around plenty of special festival throughout the year. Holy festivals connected to Islam are also observed in turkey, the dates of which shift according to the Islamic calendar. Most of the city's festivals are held during the summer period when outdoor conditions are happy. While countrywide festivals are held almost in every city across Turkey. International customs and arts events take place in megapolises such as Istanbul, Ankara, izmir and Antalya.
The main festival is held in Istanbul. Turkey customary festival celebrations are in a tragic city. Various people have been trying to change the Nevruz festivity into a explain of cruelty. The religious days of Islam called "Kandil" have become days in which people only send messages via mobile phone to wish every one well.
The best part of the festival is that people to attend prayer services, put on their best attire and pay their homage to the dead soul with organized visits to cemeteries, where large, temporary bazaars of flowers, water and prayer books are set up for the three-day occasion.
Turkey Festivals
Kurban Bayram January, This festival is also known as the Feast of the Sacrifice, this festival is celebrated by Muslims all over the world. As pilgrims finish their pilgrimage to Mecca, Muslims the world over contemplate Ibrahim's eagerness to give his son as a give up to Allah.
Istanbul International Film FestivalOn the occasion of this festival film makers and screen actors from around the world collect in Istanbul for this world-renowned film festival. The occasion is held in multiple cinemas across town.
Istanbul International Jazz Festival July, This famous festival is observed in early July, this event main features jazz musicians from around the world. This festival was firstly organised by the Istanbul Foundation of Culture and Arts more than 20 years before and has grown into a high-profile event.
Eid-ul-Fitr,On this festival people, having before distributed the alms which are called the Sadaqatu'l-Fitr, gather in the vast assembly outside the city in the Igdah, and, being led by the imam, recite two rak'ahs of prayer. After holy prayers the imam ascends the mimbar, or pulpit, and delivers the khutbah, or oration.