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There are a number of national festivals that take place all across Turkey and they are popular events for locals and tourists. There is really only a few of the festivals that take place, which includes an element of tradition and these festivals are known as Victory Festival, Republic Festival and also the Liberation Festival. It is common for people to come from all across the world to join in the festivities and they make use of the cheap flights to Turkey. These festivals are all celebrated enthusiastically across the various towns and cities within Turkey. One of the main reasons for these festivities is to celebrate the participation of seymens, which are the dancers and heroes from Central Anatolia.

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Everyone has heard of bull fighting, but how about camel wrestling? This rather unorthodox and much less gruesome sporting tradition derived from Anatolian semi-nomadic custom survives in the city of Selcuk in Turkey. Known for its proximity to the ruins of Ephesus, Selcuk is the capital of camel wrestling. The national Camel Wrestling Championship takes place in the outskirts of the Aegean coastal city in January - but do plan ahead if you want to catch a glimpse of something extraordinary!

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