Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Istanbul, Turkije

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Semester (winter) break in Turkije

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Hamsi season (1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)), Lodos and poyraz storm season (15 nov – 15 mrt (meestal))

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Ramadan

• Feestdag

  Ramadan

  17 feb – 19 mrtDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Hamsi season (1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)), Lodos and poyraz storm season (15 nov – 15 mrt (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Ramadan

• Feestdag

  Ramazan Bayrami

  20–22 mrtRamadan & SuikerfeestDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Ramadan (17 feb – 19 mrt), Lodos and poyraz storm season (15 nov – 15 mrt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — tussen de pieken in, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Tulip Festival

  1–30 aprWilde bloemen & bloei

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Kurban Bayrami

• Feestdag

  Kurban Bayrami

  27–30 meiRamadan & SuikerfeestSluitingenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Istanbul Music Festival

  30 mei – 30 jun · meestal

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Summer holidays in Turkije

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Kurban Bayrami (27–30 mei), Istanbul Music Festival (30 mei – 30 jun (meestal))

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Summer holidays in Turkije

• Seizoen

  Sea warm enough to swim

  15 jul – 30 sep · meestal

  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 aug · meestalSportevenementSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — de drukste maand volgens de redactie, Victory Day

• Feestdag

  Victory Day

  30 augNationale feestdagSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sea warm enough to swim (15 jul – 30 sep (meestal)), Bosphorus cross-continental swim (15 jul – 31 aug (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Summer holidays in Turkije

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sea warm enough to swim (15 jul – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — tussen de pieken in, Republic Day

• Feestdag

  Republic Day

  28–29 oktNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, Istanbul Marathon

• Natuur

  Hamsi season

  1 nov – 28 feb · meestalPlukseizoen

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Istanbul Marathon

  1–15 nov · meestalSportevenementSluitingenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Lodos and poyraz storm season

  15 nov – 15 mrt · meestalWindseizoenSluitingenRisico

  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. Bron ↗

Rustig — de rustige maand volgens de redactie, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Hamsi season (1 nov – 28 feb (meestal)), Lodos and poyraz storm season (15 nov – 15 mrt (meestal))