October in Turkey: Weather, etc.

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OCTOBER (Ekim, eh-KEEM)

The month begins with very good weather, but the autumn rains usually begin sometime in mid- or late October. (In 2009 in most of Turkey they held off until the very end of the month. Then it rained for days.)

There may also be freak snowstorms in Central Anatolia, but overall this is not too bad a month to travel in Turkey.

The International Istanbul Biennale art exhibitions begin in mid-September and last through October into November in 2011in Istanbul.

Republic Day (Cumhuriyet Bayrami, October 29), is Turkey's most important patriotic national holiday, commemorating the proclamation of the Turkish Republic by Atatürk in 1923. Lots of parades and speeches. There's a half-day holiday on October 28 in anticipation.

Use this handy hotel search box to check room rates and availability anywhere in Turkey in October:

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Kurban Bayrami, Turkey's major religious holiday, shuts down the country during a week in October in 2012 (dates). More...