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DECEMBER (Aralik,
ah-rah-LUHK)
In
rare years, the warmth and pleasantness
of a good November will
stretch into early December.
Usually,
however, the
weather is chilly throughout
the country, though milder along
the Mediterranean coast.
In
Istanbul,
many days will be cloudy, with rain.
You will probably enjoy some brisk,
chill, sunny days as well. It is
unusual to have frost in the city,
and any dusting of snow—very pretty!—soon
melts.
You
must expect some rain, perhaps
heavy, anywhere in Turkey. In Central
Anatolia and eastern
Turkey, there
will most probably be some snow,
particularly at the higher elevations
(although in 2008, global warming
seems to have melted the snowcap
on the volcanic peak of Mount
Erciyes in Cappadocia for
the first time in living memory.)
Along
the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts,
snow is very unlikely. In the mountains
of eastern Turkey, there will certainly
be snow, sometimes closing roads.
Kurban
Bayrami, Turkey's major
religious holiday, shuts down the
country during
a week at the end of November and
into December in 2009 (dates). Be
sure to plan for it! More...
Use this handy hotel search
box to check room
rates and availability anywhere
in Turkey in December:
Hotel Search Box:
Did
you know Santa Claus came
from Turkey? He's commemorated in
the St Nicholas Festival in
early December in the 4th-century
church of St Nicholas, in Demre/Myra,
near Antalya.
For
the first half of December,
the Rumi Commemoration Ceremonies (Seb-i
Aruz) in Konya honor Jelaleddin
Rumi (Mevlana), the great
Sufi poet and mystic who inspired
the foundation of the Mevlevi order
of Whirling
Dervishes during the time
of the Seljuk
Turkish Empire. Flights and
hotel rooms are in very high demand,
so I've teamed up with Argeus
Tourism & Travel to organize travel
programs to
make it easier for you to participate
in this unforgettable event. More...
The Islamic minor
festivals of Asure falls
in December in 2009, 2010
and 2011. More...
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