School holiday

Eid holiday boosts tourism activity

The Eid al-Fitr holiday is giving a boost to Türkiye's tourism activity as bookings by holidaymakers rise 40 to 45 percent this year compared with last year.

The Eid marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Eid holiday starts on April 21 and ends on April 23, but families are merging a short school break and Eid to go on a long nine-day vacation.

Students to start second semester on Feb 4

Around 18 million students in Turkey will begin the second semester of the 2018-2019 school year on Feb. 4. 

Semester-break for the students in preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle and high schools will end on Feb. 4. 

Over 1 million teachers will also return to the schools after a two-week holiday.

The summer break will begin on June 14.

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