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Calendar & Weather Holidays National Public Holidays: January 1: New Year's Day. April 23: National Sovereignty and Children's Day May 19: Ataturk Commemoration and Youth and Sports Day August 30: Victory Day October 29: Republic Day Religious Public Holidays: March 5-8: Kurban Bayram (Eid al Adha) December16-18: Ramazan Bayram or Seker Bayram (Eid al Fitr) go to top Principal Turkish International Culture and Art Festivals Traditional Manisa Mesir Festival Manisa, April 1-7 International Istanbul Film Festival Istanbul, May 2 - April 17 International 23 April Child Festivity Ankara, April 23 International Ankara Film Festival Ankara, April 26 - May 9 International Ankara Music Festival Ankara, April 27 - May 20 Yunus Emre Culture and Art Week Eskişehir, May 6 - 10 International Ankara Cartoon Festival Ankara, May 7 - 11 Denizli International Amateur Theaters Festival Denizli, May 7 - 14 International Istanbul Theater Festival Istanbul, May 19 - June 3 Aspendos Opera and Ballet Festival Antalya, June International Istanbul Music Festival Istanbul, June 9 - July 4 International Bursa Festival Bursa, June 12 - July 12 Bilkent International Theater Meeting Ankara, June 15 - 25 International Izmir Festival Izmir, June 15 - July 15 International Pamukkale Music and Culture Festival Denizli, July 22 - 27 International Commagene Festival Adıyaman, June 25 - 27 Alaçatı International Child and Youth Theaters Festival Izmir, June 28 - July 3 Nasrettin Hodja Festival Konya, July 5 - 10 Traditional Kırkpınar Oil-Wrestling Festivies Edirne, July 5 - 11 International Istanbul Jazz Festival Istanbul, July 7 - 18 Çeşme Sea Festivity and International Song Contest Izmir, July 20 - 25 Bilkent International Anatolia Music Festival Ankara, August 14 International Hacı Bektaş Veli Memorial Celebrations Nevşehir, August 16 - 18 Izmir Fair International Folk Dances Festival Izmir, September 4 - 12 International Istanbul Biennial Istanbul, September 17 - November 8 International Atatürk Dam Water Sports Festival Şanlıurfa, October 2 - 3 Alanya International Culture and Art Festival Alanya, October 3 - 5 Şanlıurfa International Culture and Art Week Şanlıurfa, October 14 - 26 Demre International Noel Baba (St. Nicholas) Memorial Celebrations Antalya, December 3 - 7 Mevlana Memorial Celebrations Konya, December 10 - 17 Conventions and Meetings in 2001: Second Congress of American-Turkish-Israeli Chemical Engineering Ankara, March 2001 Contact Person: Prof. Dr. H.O. Ozbelge (Ankara) Phone: 90 312 210 2601 / Fax: 90 312 210 1264 Heart and Brain - 5th International Conference on Stroke and 2nd Conference of the Mediterranean Stroke Society Istanbul, March 2001 Contact Person: P.O. Box 50006, 61500 Tel Aviv Israel Phone: 972 3 514 0018 - 514 0019 / Fax: 972 3 517 56 74 - 514 00 77 http://www.kenes.com/stroke5 Cardiocon 2001 - 10th International Student Congress of Cardiology Adana, April or May 2001 Contact Person: Prof. Dr. Esmeray Acarturk (Adana) Phone: 90 3222 338 6670 / Fax: 90 322 338 6933 ECCMID - 11th European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Istanbul, April 2001 Contact Person: TOP-KON Tourism Ltd. Co., Istanbul Phone: 90 216 467 0647 / Fax: 90 216 467 0651 http://www.topkon.com congress@topkon.com 6th NATO Symposium on Quality and its Assurance Ankara, May 2001 Contact Person: Milli Savunma Bakanligi, Ankara Phone: 90 312 402 5271 / Fax: 90 312 417 548 International Symposium on Conservation of Movable Cultural Property in Turkey Ankara, May 2001 Contact Person: Ankara University, Baskent Meslek Yuksekokulu, Dil ve Tarih Cografya Fakultesi Phone: 90 312 483 2278 Congress on Gevher Nesibe Medical Days Kayseri, May 2001 Contact Person: Erciyes University, Office of the Dean of Medical Faculty Phone: 90 352 437 49 - 437 4911 / Fax: 90 352 437 5285 Symposium on 100 Years of the Structure of the Turkish Society in the Commemoration of 120th Anniversary of the Birth Date of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk Ankara, May 2001 Contact Person: Hacettepe University, Institute of the History of Turkish Revolution Phone: 90 312 299 2076 / Fax: 90 312 299 2076 Western European Armament Group (WEAG) Panel I Meeting Izmir, May 2001 Contact Person: Ministry of National Defense Phone: 90 312 402 3391 - 402 3374 / Fax: 90 312 425 0073 2nd Istanbul Symposium on Urolithiasis Istanbul, May 2001 Contact Person: Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Urology 13th International Intensive Care Symposium Istanbul, May 2001 Contact Person: Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Anesthesiology Phone: 90 212 531 3126 - 631 8767 / Fax: 90 212 533 2083 XXVIth International Congress on Group Psychothreapies May 2001 Contact Person: Prof. Dr. Hakan Kumbasar Phone: 90 312 362 3030- 362 6671 / Fax: 90 312 319 1933 http://www.grup-psikoterapi.kongresi.gen.tr Sediment Transport Technology Course Ankara, June 2001 Contact Person: General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works Phone: 90 312 399 2792 (3 Lines) / Fax: 90 312 399 2795 2nd nternational Conference and Exhibition of Design and Production Cesme-Izmir, June 2001 Contact Person: Prof. Dr. Bilgin Kaftanoglu (Ankara) Phone: 90 312 210 5225 / Fax: 90 312 210 1275 VIth International Turkish Folklore Congress Ankara, June 20001 Contact Person: Ministry of Culture, Ankara Phone: 90 312 431 0320 / Fax: 90 312 431 0297 Congress on Urban / Regional Development: "Tourism Planning" Icel, June 20001 Contact Person: Mersin University, Mersin Phone: 90 324 361 0013 / Fax: 90 324 361 0062 8th World Congress of the International Federation of Society for Surgery of the Hand (IFSSH-01) Istanbul, June 2001 Contact Person: Turkish Society of Hand Surgery and Upper Extremities Phone: 90 312 285 0202 - 285 0303 / Fax: 90 312 287 2390 travfak@pallas.dialup.ankara.edu.tr International Molecular Biotechnology Symposium Trabzon, June 2001 Contact Person: Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon Phone: 90 462 325 3223 - 325 2581 / Fax: 90 462 325 3195 Congress on Characterization Problems in Statistics Ankara, June 20001 Contact Person: Ankara University, Faculty of Science, Ankara Phone: 90 312 212 6720 - 212 1258 /Fax: 90 312 223 2395 International Conference on Special Education Antalya, June 20001 Contact Person: Anadolu University, Institute of the Disabled, Eskisehir Phone: 90 222 335 0580 - 335 3740 / Fax: 90 3222 335 0579 Meeting on Search for Livable Environments and Architecture Trabzon, July 2001 Contact Person: Karadeniz Technical University, Dept. of Architecture, Trabzon Phone: 90 462 325 3223 - 325 2605 - 325 2686 - 325 2626 / Fax: 90 462 325 3205 - 325 7405 Congress of Soroptimist of Federation of Europe Istanbul, July 2001 Contact Person: TOP-KON Tourism Ltd. Co., Istanbul Phone: 90 216 467 0647 (4 Lines) / Fax: 90 216 467 0651 congress@topkon.com http://www.topkon.com Paleoforams 2001 - International Conference on Paleozoic Benthic Ankara, August 2001 Contact Person: Prof. Dr. Demir Altiner Phone: 90 312 210 2680 - 427 5195 / Fax: 90 312 210 1263 demir@metu.edu.tr altiner@tubitak.gov.tr VIII. European Conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse Istanbul, August 2001 Contact Person: Magister Tours, Inc., Istanbul Phone: 90 212 230 0000 / Fax: 90 212 284 4030 5th International Workshop on Mechatronics Design and Modelling Ankara, September 2001 Contact Person: Prof. Dr. Abdulkadir Erden Phone: 90 312 210 2584 / Fax: 90 312 210 1329 erden@metu.edu.tr International Izmir Ceramics Symposium Izmir, September 2001 Contact Person: Prof. Dr. Sevim Cizer Phone: 90 232 238 9076 / Fax: 90 232 239 0594 XXXIst Annual Congress of European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (EABCT 2001) Istanbul, September 2001 Contact Person: Mehmet Sungur Phone: 90 212 278 1018 / Fax: 90 212 280 3961 Vth International METU Conference in Economics Ankara, September 2001 Contact Person: METU, Dept. of Economics, Ankara Phone: 90 312 210 2068 / Fax: 90 312 210 1244 International Conference of EUMETSAT Users Ankara, September 2001 Contact Person: Prime Ministry, Dept. of Weather Forecast, Ankara Phone: 90 312 359 7545 / Fax: 90 312 360 2551 4th International Geology Symposium Adana, September 2001 Contact Person: Cukurova University, Faculty of Engineering-Architecture Phone: 90 322 338 6786 - 338 6635 - 338 6715 / Fax: 90 322 338 6126 Training Seminar on Audio-Visual Communication in Family Health Ankara, September-October 2001 Contact Person: Ministry of Health Phone: 90 312 435 6440 (20 Lines) / Fax: 90 312 431 4879 International Symposium on Metropolitan Planning Istanbul, October 2001 Contact Person: Assoc. Prof. Yuksel Dincer Phone: 90 212 259 7070 - 259 2463 / Fax: 90 212 261 0549 XIVth European Neuropsychopharmacology Congress Istanbul, October 2001 Contact Person: Clinical Psychopharmacology Society, Ankara University Phone: 90 312 310 6268 / Fax: 90 312 310 6268 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE (International Electric-Electronic Engineering) and EMBS (Engineering in Medicine Biology Society) Istanbul October 2001 Contact Person: Prof. Dr. Yorgo Stefanopulos Phone: 90 212 257 5030 / Fax: 90 212 257 5030 Congress on Housing Market Istanbul, November 2001 Contact Person: Yildiz Technical University, Faculty of Architecture Phone: 90 212 259 7070 - 259 2345 / Fax: 90 212 260 9890 Mediterranean Sports Sciences Congress Antalya, November 2001 Contact Person: Akdeniz University, School of Physical Education and Sports Phone: 90 242 227 4535 / Fax: 90 242 227 1116 VIIIth National Congress on Behcet's Diseases (With International Participation) Istanbul, December 2001 Contact Person: Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine Phone: 90 212 635 2939 / Fax: 90 212 531 0986 Seminar on Participation to the Projects of NAMSA and NATO Infrastructure Event Location Ankara Contact Person: Ministry of National Defense, Dept. of Military Procurement Phone: 90 312 402 3247 / Fax: 90 312 417 7342 Weather Marmara, Aegean and Mediterranean Coasts: These coasts have a typical Mediterranean climate with hot summers and mild winters. The swimming season becomes shorter as one travels north: Marmara and North Aegean: June to September South Aegean and Mediterranean: April to October Black Sea Coast: Temperate climate with warm summers, mild winters and relatively high rainfall. Central Anatolia: These areas have a steppe climate with hot, dry summers and cold winters. Eastern Anatolia: Long snowy, cold winters with mild summers. Southeast Anatolia: These areas have a hot summer with mild, rainy winters. Average air temperatures for major cities in celsius: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec ANTALYA 10 11 13 16 20 25 28 28 25 20 15 12 IZMIR 9 10 11 16 20 25 28 27 23 18 15 10 ISTANBUL 5 6 7 12 16 21 23 23 20 16 12 8 TRABZON 6 6 7 11 15 20 22 22 19 15 12 9 ANKARA 0 1 5 11 16 20 23 23 18 13 8 2 ERZURUM -9 -7 -3 5 11 15 19 20 15 9 2 -5 DIYARBAKIR 2 2 8 14 19 26 31 31 25 17 10 4 |
