Street culture

Turkish Americans are gearing up for a celebration of culture and community as they prepare to mark the 41st Turkish Day Parade in New York on May 17 and 18.

The festivities will commence with a flag-raising ceremony at Bowling Green park, honoring both the heritage and resilience of the Turkish-American community.

Antalya, the hub of tourism in southern Türkiye, has been overtaken by swarms of fake perfumers, hawkers and panhandlers who try to extort visitors in the city, according to a report by daily Hürriyet.

Popular tourist spots such as Kale Kapısı, Kale İçi, Kazım Özalp Street and Cumhuriyet Square, have fallen prey to the intrusive tactics of these opportunists.

How we will watch the parade

St. Patrick's Day parades across the U.S. are planned for Saturday, promising to turn one river green in the Midwest, commemorate the bicentennial of a parade in the South and put forth the first female leader of a major beer company as its marshal.

Athens residents who aren't planning to go anywhere for the long Carnival and Clean Monday weekend are in for a treat, as nearly 60,000 cars passed through the toll stations leading out of the Greek capital between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Friday.

The exodus is expected to continue through Saturday.

Unique carnival customs in cities and villages of Greece that impress their visitors every year

France's northern seaside city of Dunkirk is revelling in its increasingly popular annual carnival where tens of thousands dress up in eccentric outfits, dance in the streets and catch herrings outside the town hall.

The opening ceremony of the Patra Carnival, or Patrino karnavali, which is the largest event of its kind in Greece, takes place this Saturday in the western port city's central Georgiou Square. 

This year's theme is "So what if they wind us up? Our dreams continue to lift us up. So be unplugged!" 

The restoration and strengthening works against possible earthquake risk in Istanbul's historic Grand Bazaar, which have been going on for about three years, have mostly come to an end.

The carnival street parade, the main event of the annual Patra Carnival, which takes place in the runup to Orthodox Lent, will be held for the first time after three years, the local mayor announced.

The port city if Patra in the Peloponnese had to cancel several events and the street parade in the past few years due to coronavirus restrictions.