If you are visiting Istanbul this summer, here are some festivals you can visit!
(The list will be updated).

Maj pravzaprav še ni poletni mesec (sploh pa ne letos, brrr!), ampak sem ga želela vključit, saj maja (podobno kot imamo v Sloveniji Majske igre in pa Škisovo tržnico) vse večje univerze v Istanbulu prirejajo t. i. pomladne festivale. Festivali trajajo 5 ali več dni, vstopnice večinoma niso zelo drage. Poladne festivale organizirajo tudi univerze v drugih turških mestih. 

Actually May is not really a summer month (especially not this year!), but during this month many Istanbul’s universities organize their Spring festivals! Festivals last 5 or more days and the tickets are usually not very expensive. The spring festivals are organized also in other turkish cities.

42. ISTANBUL MUSIC FESTIVAL (1-27 JUNE)

Classic music, classical ballet and contemporary dance, opera, folklore, jazz/pop, cinema, drama and visual arts from both Turkey and abroad, as well as seminars, conferences and lectures.

OFFICIAL PAGE

(some concerts are free of charge)

5. INTERNATIONAL ISTANBUL OPERA FESTIVAL (3-17 JUNE 2014)

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EKŞI FEST (21 JUNE)

One day festival with Turkish and foreign artists; probably the most famous among them is Manu Chao.
For more info click here.

JULIJ ♬ JULY ♬ TEMMUZ ♬

One of the most known summer festivals in Istanbul. This year the festival will host more than 200 artists from Turkey and abroad. official page https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/eHQG6-DojVw&source=uds