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Lesson LibraryTop 10 Turkish Holidays and Festivals
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Top 10 Turkish Holidays and Festivals
Atatürk, Mevlana Festival, Ephesus Festival, and more.
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10 Audio Lessons
1

Top 10 Turkish Holidays and Festivals: Atatürk/Youth and Sports Day

Learn about Youth and Sports Day

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 • 3 Minutes
2

Top 10 Turkish Holidays and Festivals: New Year's Day in Turkey

Learn about New Year's in Turkey, which, though it might be a little quieter than in other countries, is still marked by hope, excitement, and the enjoyment of being around family and friends

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 • 2 Minutes
3

Top 10 Turkish Holidays and Festivals: Mevlana Festival

Learn about how the whirling dervishes commemorate their founder every December with a week-long festival drawing over a million people

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 • 2 Minutes
4

Top 10 Turkish Holidays and Festivals: Golden Orange Film Festival

Learn about how the Golden Orange evolved from a straightforward film festival to less specialized event and then back to a film festival

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 • 2 Minutes
5

Top 10 Turkish Holidays and Festivals: Izmir International Fair

Learn about how the Izmir International Fair works and some of the ways in which it supports the business community, like the way it encourages international relationships between businesses, countries, and cities

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 • 3 Minutes
6

Top 10 Turkish Holidays and Festivals: Republic Day

Learn about the day that Turkey established its independence: Republic Day

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 • 2 Minutes
7

Top 10 Turkish Holidays and Festivals: Ephesus Festival

Learn about a festival that has originated in recent years but has brought thousands of visitors

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 • 2 Minutes
8

Top 10 Turkish Holidays and Festivals: Festival of St. Nicholas

Learn about Saint Nicholas and the message he stands for in Turkey

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 • 2 Minutes
9

Top 10 Turkish Holidays and Festivals: Children's Day

Learn about a day that connects the past to the present with smiling faces, especially for those whom this day is celebrating: children

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 • 2 Minutes
10

Top 10 Turkish Holidays and Festivals: Ramadan

Learn about a holiday that brings people together no matter what their faith is

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 • 2 Minutes