O que acontece em Istambul, Turquia, ao longo do ano

Tranquilo — o mês tranquilo segundo a editoria, Semester (winter) break em Turquia

Nada novo começa em janeiro.

Ainda em andamento: Hamsi season (1 Nov – 28 Fev (normalmente)), Lodos and poyraz storm season (15 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente))

Tranquilo — o mês tranquilo segundo a editoria, Ramadan

• Feriado

  Ramadan

  17 Fev – 19 MarLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Hamsi season (1 Nov – 28 Fev (normalmente)), Lodos and poyraz storm season (15 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente))

Movimentado — entre os picos, Ramadan

• Feriado

  Ramazan Bayrami

  20–22 MarRamadã e EidLotadoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Ramadan (17 Fev – 19 Mar), Lodos and poyraz storm season (15 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente))

Meia-estação — entre os picos, férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Festival

  Tulip Festival

  1–30 AbrFlores silvestres e floradas

  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. Fonte ↗

Movimentado — entre os picos, Kurban Bayrami

• Feriado

  Kurban Bayrami

  27–30 MaiRamadã e EidFechamentosLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Istanbul Music Festival

  30 Mai – 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. Fonte ↗

Lotação máxima — o mês de pico segundo a editoria, Summer holidays em Turquia

Nada novo começa em junho.

Ainda em andamento: Kurban Bayrami (27–30 Mai), Istanbul Music Festival (30 Mai – 30 Jun (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — o mês de pico segundo a editoria, Summer holidays em Turquia

• Temporada

  Sea warm enough to swim

  15 Jul – 30 Set · 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 esportivoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Lotação máxima — o mês de pico segundo a editoria, Victory Day

• Feriado

  Victory Day

  30 AgoFeriado nacionalFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Sea warm enough to swim (15 Jul – 30 Set (normalmente)), Bosphorus cross-continental swim (15 Jul – 31 Ago (normalmente))

Movimentado — entre os picos, Summer holidays em Turquia

Nada novo começa em setembro.

Ainda em andamento: Sea warm enough to swim (15 Jul – 30 Set (normalmente))

Movimentado — entre os picos, Republic Day

• Feriado

  Republic Day

  28–29 OutFeriado nacionalLotadoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Tranquilo — o mês tranquilo segundo a editoria, Istanbul Marathon

• Natureza

  Hamsi season

  1 Nov – 28 Fev · normalmenteTemporada de coleta

  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. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Istanbul Marathon

  1–15 Nov · normalmenteEvento esportivoFechamentosLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

• Temporada

  Lodos and poyraz storm season

  15 Nov – 15 Mar · normalmenteTemporada de ventoFechamentosRisco

  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. Fonte ↗

Tranquilo — o mês tranquilo segundo a editoria, férias escolares em 5 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

Nada novo começa em dezembro.

Ainda em andamento: Hamsi season (1 Nov – 28 Fev (normalmente)), Lodos and poyraz storm season (15 Nov – 15 Mar (normalmente))