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Walking
The weather in eastern Anatolia has already become challenging by this time of year, but
in the southwest, autumn and spring are the best seasons to enjoy the scenery without too
much sweat on your brow. For more, see
www.trekkinginturkey.com
.
Akbank Jazz Festival
From mid-September to early October, İstanbul celebrates its love of jazz with this eclect-
ic line-up of local and international performers (
www.akbanksanat.com
). The older sibling
of July's İstanbul Jazz Festival, it celebrated its 21st in 2011.
Efes Pilsen Blues Festival
Between late September and late October, American blues twangers tour İstanbul and a
varying selection of other Turkish cities. For more, see
www.pozitif-ist.com
.
November
Karagöz Festival, Bursa
Five days of festivities and performances celebrate the city's Karagöz shadow-puppetry
heritage, with local and international puppeteers and marionette performers. Originally a
Central Asian Turkic tradition, the camel-hide puppet theatre developed in Bursa and
spread through the Ottoman Empire.
December
Ski Season
The Turkish ski season begins at half a dozen resorts across the country, including Cap-
padocia's Erciyes Dağı (Mt Erciyes), Uludağ (near Bursa), Palandöken (near Erzurum,
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