New Year's Day, 1 Jan, national holiday, throughout the city
Kurban Bayram (Feast of the Sacrifice), 10 Dhu al Hijja (12th month of Hijra calendar) Jan/Feb, religious holiday, throughout the city
International Film Festival, Apr, most cinemas in Beyoglu (website: www.iksv.org/film)
National Independence and Children's Day, 23 Apr, national holiday, throughout the city
International Theatre Festival, May, Atatürk Kültür Merkezi, Taksim (website: www.iksv.org/tiyatro)
Fujifilm World Music Days, May, various venues
Conquest Week Celebrations, 13-19 May, the run-up to Atatürk's Commemoration Day, throughout the city
Atatürk's Commemoration Day, 19 May, national holiday, throughout the city
Youth and Sports Day, 19 May, national holiday, throughout the city
International Istanbul Music Festival, Jun, various venues (website: www.iksv.org/muzik)
International Bosphorus Festival, Jun, yacht races and regattas, various venues
International Jazz Festival, Jul, various venues (website: www.iksv.org/caz)
Zafer Bayram (Victory Day), 30 Aug, national holiday, throughout the city
International Istanbul Biennale, Sep-Nov, biannual art festival, various venues (website: www.iksv.org/bienal)
Cumhuriyet Bayram (Republic Day), 29 Oct, national holiday celebrating Atatürk's proclamation of the Turkish Republic in 1923, throughout the city
Intercontinental Istanbul Eurasia Marathon, Oct, Üsküdar to Taksim, (website: www.istanbulmarathon.org)
Akbank Jazz Festival, early Oct, Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall, Babylon and Venue Maslak (website: www.akbankcaz.com)
Efes Pilsen Blues Festival, Oct/Nov, Lütfi Kırdar UKSS, Anadolu Salonu
Istanbul Arts Fair (ARTIST), late Oct-early Nov, trade fair exhibiting and selling painting and sculpture from European artists, Tuyap Fair and Congress Centre
Ramadan, Sep/Oct, Muslim Holy Month of Fasting, with the end of the fast marked by a three-day national holiday, Ramadan (ninth month of Hijra calendar), throughout the city
Seker Bayram (Sugar Holiday or Eid Al Fitr), Nov/Oct, religious holiday, 1 Shawwal (10th month of Hijra calendar), throughout the city
Kurban Bayram (Feast of the Sacrifice), 10 Dhu al Hijja (12th month of Hijra calendar) Jan/Feb, religious holiday, throughout the city
International Film Festival, Apr, most cinemas in Beyoglu (website: www.iksv.org/film)
National Independence and Children's Day, 23 Apr, national holiday, throughout the city
International Theatre Festival, May, Atatürk Kültür Merkezi, Taksim (website: www.iksv.org/tiyatro)
Fujifilm World Music Days, May, various venues
Conquest Week Celebrations, 13-19 May, the run-up to Atatürk's Commemoration Day, throughout the city
Atatürk's Commemoration Day, 19 May, national holiday, throughout the city
Youth and Sports Day, 19 May, national holiday, throughout the city
International Istanbul Music Festival, Jun, various venues (website: www.iksv.org/muzik)
International Bosphorus Festival, Jun, yacht races and regattas, various venues
International Jazz Festival, Jul, various venues (website: www.iksv.org/caz)
Zafer Bayram (Victory Day), 30 Aug, national holiday, throughout the city
International Istanbul Biennale, Sep-Nov, biannual art festival, various venues (website: www.iksv.org/bienal)
Cumhuriyet Bayram (Republic Day), 29 Oct, national holiday celebrating Atatürk's proclamation of the Turkish Republic in 1923, throughout the city
Intercontinental Istanbul Eurasia Marathon, Oct, Üsküdar to Taksim, (website: www.istanbulmarathon.org)
Akbank Jazz Festival, early Oct, Cemal Resit Rey Concert Hall, Babylon and Venue Maslak (website: www.akbankcaz.com)
Efes Pilsen Blues Festival, Oct/Nov, Lütfi Kırdar UKSS, Anadolu Salonu
Istanbul Arts Fair (ARTIST), late Oct-early Nov, trade fair exhibiting and selling painting and sculpture from European artists, Tuyap Fair and Congress Centre
Ramadan, Sep/Oct, Muslim Holy Month of Fasting, with the end of the fast marked by a three-day national holiday, Ramadan (ninth month of Hijra calendar), throughout the city
Seker Bayram (Sugar Holiday or Eid Al Fitr), Nov/Oct, religious holiday, 1 Shawwal (10th month of Hijra calendar), throughout the city
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