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.

3 Turkey Festival Articles

5 Turkey Festival Photo Galleries

5 Turkey Festival Videos

19 Festival Websites

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Turkey Festivals » 3 Articles

Article Title: The Sunnet of Hussein Erol

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.

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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.

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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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