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'There argon two ghostly holi years or fiestas, the starting time is Seker Bayrami (3 years) which comes immediately aft(prenominal) 30 days of fasting in the Ramadan and the second Is Kurban Bayrami (4 days) which follows 70 days after Seker Bayrami. In Turkish, Bayram Is â€Å"feast” or â€Å"holiday”, seker is â€Å"sweets” and kurban is a â€Å" leave”. The dates of religious holidays come 10 days earlier each year because of the dfference between the Lunar course (354 days) and the Solar Year (365 days). Although not on the whole the multitude In Anatolia argon religious, these religious feasts are in truth traditionalistic and sire become ssential. plurality commit lots of preparations In celebration of these feasts Ilke tilt houses, shopping, buying feast gifts, cutting clothes, s hold back address cards and so forth. On the start day of the feast, very primordial In the morning, people get up, wake themselves, wear fragrance or eau de cologne and put together on their in the buff clothes. The legal age of the male population go to mosques for the primaeval morning prayer which Is extremely Important. indoctrinate aged children are in any case taken to mosques by their fathers or older relatives in order to make them acquire the attire of going to prayers. So many a(prenominal) another(prenominal) people go to mosques that they do not mate inside or up to now in the courtyard.When this is the case, they take sm all in all carpets from plaza to mosques, put them in the streets near the mosque and join in with the service. The Imams give sermons as this is an opportunity to talk to so many people together. The governing subject these days is peace, and they always judge to encourage brotherhood and general blessing among all. After prayers in the mosque everybody gives feast greeting to each other by chill hands. The next stage is at home where feast greetings continue. In the raditional ex tended families these greetings do not take too a good deal time as all members are at the same place.But in nuclear families it might take a lots massiveer time. Kurban Bayrami is the same as Seker Bayrami pull the additional sacrifice as the figure of speech of the feast bears. The sacrificial fauna, a ram, a goat or any of the cattle will be made clear to sacrifice and from the first morning onward, at anytime, will be sacrificed by whizz of the members of the family or close tobody who defends him. The meat from the sacrificed animal is divided into three parts; whizz for the poor, single for he neighbors and relatives and the last is for the family.The sacrificing is in the primary(prenominal) done in courtyards of houses or if these do not exist then it is conducted In specially arranged open places. People backside as well make a donation to the same value of a sacrifice to a charity preferably of doing It themselves. National holidays of dud and Childrens solar day, Labor and Solidarity twenty-four hours, young and Sports Day, republic Day and etc. Among these is the roughly all- all chief(prenominal)(p)(a) holiday is majority rule Day. more people in bomb calorimeter prevent commonwealth Day on October 29 by attending performances and articipating in traditional processions with flags and musical bands.The Turkish Republics founder Mustafa Kemal Atat?rk announced Republic Day as flops roughly Copernican holiday. many another(prenominal) people go to local stadiums on October 29 to match performances dedicated to Republic Day in Turkey. Such performances normally consist of celestial orbit sketches, poetry readings and traditional Turkish dances. Many school children participate in school performances for parents and teachers. Parades may take place in some cities and politicians may give public speeches on this day. Many people also lay wreaths to Atat?rks monuments or visit Atat?rks mausoleum in the countrys capi tal, Ankara.In the evening of October 29 many cities look at traditional processions with flags and musical bands to commemorate Republic Day in Turkey. The processions usually end with fireworks, which begin after dark. Republic Day is an official national holiday in Turkey. Public administration buildings, schools, post offices and many small businesses are usually closed on this day. Public transport schedules may vary. Public transport routes may change in the event of street performances and processions. The good afternoon of the previous day, October 28, is also an official holiday. Republic Day marks the creation of the Turkish Republic in 1923.After Turkeys victory in the War of Independence (1919-1923), the Turkish parliament proclaimed the new Turkish commonwealth as a republic. A new make-up, which the parliament adopted on October 29, 1923, replaced the constitution of the Ottoman imperium. The leader in the Turkish War of Independence, Mustafa Kemal Atat?rk, becam e the countrys first president on the same day. According to Atat?rk, Republic Day is Turkeys nearly important holiday. The common symbols of Republic Day in Turkey are: The Turkish flag. Pictures of Mustafa Kemal Atat?rk. These symbols can be seen on Republic Day in Turkey.Turkish belles-lettres This comprises the tradition of written and oral belles-lettres established by the Turks throughout history, and also the products of that tradition. The historical development of Turkish publications is studied under three main categories: pre-lslamic Turkish publications, the Turkish lit that substantial under the influence of Moslem nicety, and that which actual under the influence of the western. This lassification was made in the light of the characteristic influence of the religious and cultural orbits which the Turks entered. According to historians, the Turks emerged from Central Asia.Not all of the cultural products of the Turks of Central Asia induct survived ware to the present day. Bearing in straits that, the first written documents in Turkish dated the 6th century. it is very likely that we do not possess tales, family unit songs, proverbs, riddles and village performance shows, the creators of which are each unclear or unkn profess. Dervish literature can be regarded as popular literature with a religious content. Mysticisms broad perimeter and manner of expression resulted in the take of an independent strand in this literary tradition. Dervish poetry would be read to the stand-in of tunes known as ‘ilahi or ‘nefes. Although containing elements of Arabic and Persian, the language employed in dervish literature was intended to be clearly understood. The quatrain and syllabic metre were used throughout. The near important representatives of this form of literature are Yunus Emre, Nesimi, Kaygusuz Abdal, Haci Bayram Veli, Hatayi and Pir sultan Abdal. After the 18th century, efforts were made in Turkish Ottoman) society to move into the orbit of Western civilisation. Following developments in the military and political fields, these began to be felt in literary living as well.Writers who had seen the West and were closely acquainted with it were the first heralds of this new literature. The appearance of the newspaper ‘Terc?man-l Ahaval in 1860 is loosely accepted as the start of the literature that developed under the influence of the West. organism neither official nor semi-official, the paper was the first to be brought out under a private initiative. The period it is regarded to prevail shered in is further divided into sub-periods: The Administrative Reform, the Servet-i F?nun, Fecr-i At, National Literature and Republic and after periods.Arts of Turkey Turkish art refers to all works of visual art originating from the geographic area of what is present day Turkey since the arrival of the Turks in the Middle Ages. Turkey also was the home of much strong art produced by earlier encultu rations, including the Hittites, antique Greeks, and Byzantines. The 16th and 17th centuries are broadly speaking cognised as the finest period for art in the Ottoman Empire, much of it associated ith the huge imperial court.Ottoman architecture developed traditional Islamic styles, with some technical influences from Europe, into a tallly sophisticated style, with interiors richly decorated in coloured tiles, seen in palaces, mosques and turbe mausolea. Other important media were in the applied or decorative arts rather than figurative work. Pottery, especially iznik pottery, hardstone carvings, Turkish carpets and textiles were all produced to extremely high standards, and carpets in particular were exported widely. Other Turkish art ranges from metalwork, carved woodwork nd furniture with elaborate inlays to traditional Ebru or paper marbling.In the 19th century Turkish art and architecture became more intemperately influenced by contemporary European styles, pencil lead to over-elaborated and fussy detail in (1842-1910) for long a somewhat solitary fgure. He was a member of the Ottoman administrative elite who trained in Paris, and varicoloured throughout his long career as a senior administrator and curator in Turkey. Many of his works represent Orientalism from the inside, as it were. A transition from Islamic artistic traditions under the Ottoman Empire to a more secular, Western taste has taken place in Turkey.Turkish painters like a shot are striving to find their own art forms, free from Western influence. mold is less developed, and public monuments are usually heroic representations of Atat?rk and events from the war of independence. Literature is considered the most advanced of contemporary Turkish arts. Traditions and usage in Turkey In ever-changing and developing world, many things lost in the deepness of the history. Many civilizations, races and cultures found, rised, and disappeared. Among these ivilizations, there is one thing w hich the history could not destroy, and it is the â€Å"Turks”.Turkish civilization dont vannished because of its rooted traditions and beliefs. However, nowadays, Turkish traditions are even losing their immensity although they are the only things that attain been preventing Turkish culture throughout the history. In my opinion, we should bear on the two most importnat Turkish traditions in order not to be disappeared, to be known as Turkish society, and many other evidences: the fact of family, delight in and friendship. The first traditions that should be protected in Turkey is the fact of family. The fact of family is infallible custom for our society structure.Needless to say, the family is the most important material of society and civilizations. Many corruptions and errors first happen in family manners, and then stepwise they affect all the entire Turkey including prime minister and representatives of Turkish parliament. That is to say, the family life is the indicator of whole life in a country. The second traditions that Turkey should preserve is respect and friendship. In the favorable life of Turkey, citizens used to be respectful and have a good fellowship. However, these days, these two things have emotions, friendship and respect.Avarices and ambitions are the most important things for people lives. For example, many worker do whatever they think to crusade. Sometimes, they forget the importance of friend in order to promote and be paid much money. In my opinion, this will be the onset of social destruction. Moreover, from day to day, people as a concept depends on loneliness because many people believe that their loneliness is the reason of their success. All in all, the two most important Turkish traditions should be maintain in order to prevent their bsences interdict effects.First, the reality of family should be protected. Second, the fellowsip and esteem among citizens should be preserved. In my opinion, throughout the history, Turkish culture and civilization couldnt be destroyed because of the strenght of traditions. Obviously, our traditions have begun to change since peoples mind change. According to some people, many traditions are needless since they are not the representative of the modern world. I hope that these people do non forget the reality of Turkey. If we need a revolution, this should be made slowly.\r\n'