Battles with camels from Aydin.
Stretch almost the entire month. In this "sport" unusually, two male camels to push and hit. Although brutal, generally is not a bloody sport.

MAY

Festival of Culture and Tourism of Ephesus
Roman Theater in Ephesus.
Folk dances, concerts and plays.

MAY - JUNE

International Festival of Arts in Ankara
This festival is held to promote Turkey at international level and involve artistic events, classical music and traditional Turkish folk music.

JUNE

Festival Pergamum
Theater Asklepieion.
Plays and folk dances.

International Wine Competition Urgup.
7-13 June.

Festival of Music and Art Marmaris

Festival of arts and culture Artvin Kafkasor
In the last week of June. Fighting bulls on the plateau Kafkasor. Folk dances and fights.

JUNE - JULY

International Festival of culture and art from Bursa
June 12-July 12.
Includes music and folk dances.

International Festival of culture and art of the Istanbul
June 20-July 30. This festival includes all varieties of dance, art and music.

JULY

Nasreddin Hoca Festival Aksehir
July 5-10.
Held in honor of the famous Turkish wise, the festival includes theater piease including its anecdotele and folk dance in full.

Ceramics Festival
Kütahya

AUGUST

Festival of folk dance and fair Samsun
August 1-25.

Festival of Troy Canakkale
August 15-18.
Includes a variety of folk dances, music and tours of Mount Ida and of Troy.

AUGUST - SEPTEMBER

Inernational Fair in Izmir
August 20-September 20
Fair entertainment, with commercial and cultural exhibitions.
Hotels in town are crowded and is indicated to avoid this month.


SEPTEMBER

Week of culture and art in Bodrum
1-9 September.
Concerts at the Bodrum Castle, art exhibitions and performances by local water sports.

Festival de la Capadocia
21-25 September.
Celebrations include grape picking and folk dances.

Fair fashion and textile products from Mersin
15 - September-October 5
Includes musical events and folkloric events.

OCTOBER

Festival of film and art Antalya
Some shows are held in Aspendos roman theater.
 
Republic Day
October 29.
This day is commemorated by the proclamation of the republic Ataturk in 1923. Parade held in the cities.

DECEMBER

Festival of St. Nicholas Demre / Kale
6-8 December

Festival Mevlana, Konya
9-17 December.
For this festival fills hotels, the only time of year in which rotating Dervisii can be seen in shows.
Fights with camels, Aydin.
Takes place in particular Germencik. Continue in January.