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The Islamic holy
month of Ramadan (called
Ramazan in
Turkey) is
a special time. The holy month, and
the 3-day holiday that follows it,
can affect
travelers' plans.
Being
an Islamic
holiday, Ramazan begins
11 days earlier each succeeding year. Here
are the estimated dates for the next few
years:
THE
NIGHT OF POWER
The 27th of Ramazan, Kadir Gecesi (Lailat
al Kadr), the Night of Power, commemorates,
among other things, the revelation of the Qur'an to
the Prophet Muhammed.
In
Turkey it's celebrated on these dates,
beginning—as the traditional Islamic day does—at sunset in the evening and
lasting until the following evening:
2009: 17
September (Thursday)
2010: 6
September (Monday)
2011: 27
August (Saturday)
2012: 15
August (Monday)
RAMAZAN
(SEKER) BAYRAMI
Ramazan is
followed immediately by the three-day
national holiday of Ramazan
Bayrami (also called Seker
Bayrami, Candy
Festival; Eid es-Seghir or Eid
al-Fitr in
Arabic) which falls on these (estimated)
dates:
2010: Half-day "preparation" (arife) holiday
on Thursday, 9 September,
full-day holidays on 10, 11 & 12 September (Friday-Saturday-Sunday).
2011: Half-day "preparation" (arife) holiday
on Tuesday, 30 August,
full-day holidays on 31 August, 1 & 2 September
(Wednesday-Thursday-Friday).
2012: Half-day "preparation" (arife) holiday
on Saturday, 18 August,
full-day holidays on 19, 20 & 21
August (Sunday-Monday-Tuesday).
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