Rumi

Mevlana Tomb, Konya, Turkey

 Mevlana Celaleddin Belhi-Rumi, the great 13th-century Sufi (Islamic mystic) poet, was born in 30 September 1207 in Balkh, presently Afghanistan. He lived almost all of his life in Konya, Turkey, and died there 17 December 1273. He is arguably one of the most famous poets in the world. In Turkey he is referred to as Mevlana (the Turkish spelling of Maulana - which means 'Our Master').
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Saint Nicholas

Saint Nicholas statue in Myra, Turkey

Saint Nicholas of Myra is the primary inspiration for the American Santa Claus, as well as the Anglo-Canadian and British Father Christmas, which are all derived from the Dutch Sinterklaas.
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Antalya Sand Sculpture

Antalya International Sand Sculpture Festival -

Uluslararasi Antalya Türkiye Kum Heykel Festivali

Between May 20 to November 20, 2010, the International Antalya Sand Sculpture Festival, in Antalya, Turkey, will remain open to visitors who wish to tour the exhibition between 10.00-23.00 hours.
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Elmalı Grease Wrestling

Elmali, Turkey, located about 70 km from Kaş, in the mountain region north, hosts Kırkpınar, a grease wrestling or yağlı güreş tournament every year where the wrestlers douse themselves with olive oil.

This is the 658th year of oil wrestling and the dates are August 6 - 8. There will be celebrations in Elmalı all the week before..

The event takes place in the large stadium. Wrestlers come from all over Turkey, to engage in this highly competitive sport made popular long ago in Ottoman times. The contest lasts for three days and over 100 wrestlers participate.

For photos from the competition of 2009 see:
Elmalı Municipality Web Site.

Meis-Kaş Swim Race

June 27 was the 6th Annual International Meis to Kaş Canoe and Swimming Contest. Castellorizo, known in Greek as Castellorizon, Kastelorizo or Megisti and in Turkish as Meis, is the smallest and most easterly of the Dodecanese Islands situated roughly half-way between the well-known Island of Rhodes and the major Turkish Port of Antalya.
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Abdal Musa Festival

Every June, in the village of Tekke near Elmalı, there is a commemoration and celebration in honor of Abdal Musa. The celebration this year is from 24 through 27 June. Elmalı and Tekke village are located in the mountain region approximately 80 kilometers above Kaş.
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XIII International Lycian/Kaş Culture and Art Festival

XIII International Lycian/Kaş Culture and Art Festival
Antalya-Kas, June 25-27
Organized by: Kas Municipality
Kaş Municipality Web Site (Turkish)

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Folklore Dance Competition

İşitme Engelliler (Hard of Hearing or Deaf)
İlköğretim Okulları ve Meslek Liseleri
(Primary School & Vocational High School)
İsitme Engelliler Folklor Yarismasi or Folklore Dance Competition among students from schools for the deaf, a unique event for Kaş.
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Kaş Kite Festival

The Kaş Kite Festival (Uçurtma Festival) has been running since 2004 and is growing each year.

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Kaş Rock and Blues Festival

Kaş Rock and Blues Festivali

See their program in Turkish on Facebook:

Place: Büyükçakıl Beach, Kaş, Antalya
Date: 22 May 2010, Saturday
Time: 19:00-04:00

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Kaş Town Theatre

Kaş Kent Tiyatrosu (Kaş Town Theatre) will perform in the Kaş Antik Tiyatro (Antique Theatre) on May 25 starting at 20:00. Come early for a good seat...

For further information see:
Kaş Kent Tiyatrosu on Facebook
or
Kaş Kent Tiyatrosu web site
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