Qué hay en Estambul, Turquía, a lo largo del año

Tranquilo — el mes tranquilo según el editor, Semester (winter) break en Turquía

En enero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Hamsi season (1 Nov – 28 Feb (normalmente)), Lodos and poyraz storm season (15 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente))

Tranquilo — el mes tranquilo según el editor, Ramadan

• Festivo

  Ramadan

  17 Feb – 19 MarMucha gente

  Sultanahmet fills at sunset for iftar and the mosque courtyards are laid with tables. Museums keep normal hours; the atmosphere is the reason to come, not an obstacle. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Hamsi season (1 Nov – 28 Feb (normalmente)), Lodos and poyraz storm season (15 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente))

Concurrido — entre los picos, Ramadan

• Festivo

  Ramazan Bayrami

  20–22 MarRamadán y EidMucha genteCierres

  Three public holidays that empty the offices and fill the coach stations. The historic peninsula gets busier, not quieter, because the rest of Turkey comes to it. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Ramadan (17 Feb – 19 Mar), Lodos and poyraz storm season (15 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente))

Temporada media — entre los picos, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festival

  Tulip Festival

  1–30 AbrFlores silvestres

  The municipality plants millions of bulbs across Emirgan, Gulhane and the Asian-side parks. The flower was Ottoman long before it was Dutch, and the city is not shy about saying so. Fuente ↗

Concurrido — entre los picos, Kurban Bayrami

• Festivo

  Kurban Bayrami

  27–30 MayRamadán y EidCierresMucha gente

  The longer of the two religious holidays. Residents leave for the coast, shops shut for several days and the ferries to the islands run full. Fuente ↗

• Festival

  Istanbul Music Festival

  30 May – 30 Jun · normalmente

  Classical concerts through June in Hagia Eirene inside the Topkapi walls and in churches and cisterns around the old city, run by the foundation behind the jazz and film festivals. Tickets are cheap by European standards. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — el mes de más afluencia según el editor, Summer holidays en Turquía

En junio no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Kurban Bayrami (27–30 May), Istanbul Music Festival (30 May – 30 Jun (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — el mes de más afluencia según el editor, Summer holidays en Turquía

• Temporada

  Sea warm enough to swim

  15 Jul – 30 Sep · normalmente

  The Marmara and the Black Sea beaches hold their heat into late September, which is when the islands and the Sile coast are worth the trip out.

• Festival

  Bosphorus cross-continental swim

  15 Jul – 31 Ago · normalmenteEvento deportivoCierres

  One morning in high summer the strait is closed to all shipping and a few thousand swimmers cross from Kanlica down to Kurucesme. Watching from the Asian shore is free; entry places go the day they open. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — el mes de más afluencia según el editor, Victory Day

• Festivo

  Victory Day

  30 AgoFiesta nacionalCierres

  A public holiday on 30 August, with a parade and the bridges lit. It lands at the end of the school holidays, so the coach stations and the domestic flights out of the city are full for several days around it. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Sea warm enough to swim (15 Jul – 30 Sep (normalmente)), Bosphorus cross-continental swim (15 Jul – 31 Ago (normalmente))

Concurrido — entre los picos, Summer holidays en Turquía

En septiembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Sea warm enough to swim (15 Jul – 30 Sep (normalmente))

Concurrido — entre los picos, Republic Day

• Festivo

  Republic Day

  28–29 OctFiesta nacionalMucha genteCierres

  The holiday starts at one o'clock on 28 October. Streets close for parades and there are fireworks over the Bosphorus, and moving across the city those two days is hopeless. Fuente ↗

Tranquilo — el mes tranquilo según el editor, Istanbul Marathon

• Naturaleza

  Hamsi season

  1 Nov – 28 Feb · normalmenteTemporada de recolección

  The Black Sea anchovy run reaches the city and the small fish turn up grilled and fried at every quayside counter. It is the one thing Istanbul cooks by the calendar. Fuente ↗

• Festival

  Istanbul Marathon

  1–15 Nov · normalmenteEvento deportivoCierresMucha gente

  The only marathon that crosses between two continents: the course runs over the Bosphorus bridge, shut to traffic from the night before. Most of the field is there for the eight-kilometre walk over it. Fuente ↗

• Temporada

  Lodos and poyraz storm season

  15 Nov – 15 Mar · normalmenteTemporada de vientoCierresRiesgo

  The two winter winds take turns, and when either blows hard the Bosphorus ferries and the island boats are cancelled at short notice. Have a bridge route in reserve. Fuente ↗

Tranquilo — el mes tranquilo según el editor, vacaciones escolares en 5 de los mercados que lo llenan

En diciembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Hamsi season (1 Nov – 28 Feb (normalmente)), Lodos and poyraz storm season (15 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente))