Local national holidays

Kitty1


Joined: 15/03/2007
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Message Posted:
13/01/2009 09:55

Hello all,



I am just drawing up the holiday chart for the office here in Girne and was wondering if any one in forumland happens to know the dates for the local national holidays here in 2009? I have a diary but it's only giving me Turkish ones and so I am in need of the TRNC specific ones please.



Thanks all,



K

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
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Message Posted:
13/01/2009 09:56

must be an estate agent Kitty - plenty of time on your hands !!





Nick

Kitty1


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Message Posted:
13/01/2009 09:59

Nope, not an estate agent! If I were I'd have sold my house ages ago LOL!

authentichoccie


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Message Posted:
13/01/2009 10:04

20th July is Peace & Freedom Day

15th November (I think) is TRNC Republic day

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
13/01/2009 10:05

Are these the only national holidays in the trnc?

authentichoccie


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Message Posted:
13/01/2009 10:08

Dunno Only ones I can remember!

There are others but they are related to Turkey, I think these are only 2 TRNC dates.

Kitty1


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Posts: 683

Message Posted:
13/01/2009 10:08

Thanks choccie I shall note them down.



No1...I'm sure there might be a few more.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
13/01/2009 10:09

What actually happens on these dates. Do the shop and banks shut for the day?

authentichoccie


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Message Posted:
13/01/2009 10:10

Banks, Govt offices and Schools close, think smaller shops close but think big supermarkets etc are open.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
13/01/2009 10:13

choccie. As Kitty said there might be more dates, are you aware of any other dates?

authentichoccie


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Message Posted:
13/01/2009 10:25

No I've been through last years diary! There are couple of other dates that the Kids were off school, There is a muslim holiday Mevlid Kandili, this year its the 8 & 9th March and the schools are closed on the second day and if i remember rightly so are the banks etc.

Do we have Independance day AND republic day here????

authentichoccie


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Message Posted:
13/01/2009 10:32

HA! I knew there was another one!

August 1st - Social Resistance Day (Formation of the T.M.T)

After 1956 the political situation of Cyprus, then a British colony, remained tense as there was persistent unrest between Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority. The TMT (Turk Mukavement Teskilati or Turkish Resistance Organization) was founded early in 1958 to face EOKA’s (Ethnikí Orgánosis Kypríon Agonistós or National Organization of Cypriot Fighters) aim and struggle for partition of the island between Greece and Turkey. TMT organized a boycott of Greek-Cypriot products and shops, just as EOKA was presiding over a Greek-Cypriot boycott of British products.



And if you are lucky we'll get May 1st off for Labour Day!

Kitty1


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Message Posted:
13/01/2009 10:38

Thanks choccie, that's all a big help!

ianwfs


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Message Posted:
13/01/2009 12:22

For all holiday dates (North and South) till 2017, have a look here.



http://www.whatson-northcyprus.com/whatson/events/annually/holidays/holiday_dates.htm



Ian

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
13/01/2009 12:34

Good link Ian - well done.

Kitty1


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Message Posted:
13/01/2009 15:34

Brilliant, thanks Ian!

martinev


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Message Posted:
13/01/2009 18:07

Brilliant link Ian, thanks !!