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Festivals in Turkey

Turkish Festivals

From the Camel Wrestling Championships in Selcuk to the Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling Championships in Edirne to the Whirling Dervishes of Konya, welcome to 2camels' special take on the fiestas, fairs, celebrations, holidays, carnivals and festivals of Turkey.

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Festival Name: A Turkish Sunnet
Festival Country: Turkey
Festival Type(s): Traditional, Cultural, Community
Hussein's Grandfather drew a nine inch blade from his boot and pulling back the chin with one hand, made a quick, deep cut across the goat's throat. Blood spilled onto the dry olive leaves of the family orchard. Grandfather Erol thanked Allah, thanked the goat, he asked that his grandson Hussein be blessed. Then he flayed it, removed the hide and draped over the stone wall to dry.


Article Title: Camel Wrestling
Festival Name: Camel Wrestling Championship
Festival Country: Turkey
Festival Type(s): Sport - Bizarre, Bizarre, Sport - Combat
While the Spanish have bullfights, and the Italians cockfights, and the English go hunting with hounds, the Turks have camel wrestling.


Article Title: Gallipoli
Festival Name: ANZAC Day
Festival Country: Turkey
Festival Type(s): Remembrance, Historical, National
One paragraph described the digger's leap from the landing boat and dash across the beach and up the hills to meet up with his unit. In his own words he described the landing as 'glorious fun'.

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