New Year's Eve in Turkey is celebrated in several ways. Some people spend it at home with their families, watching TV, playing games, and looking for lottery results. Many attend parties, concerts, and special meals at restaurants and clubs, dancing until morning. Traditional games like Tombala are often played in homes with families and friends gathering to welcome the new year.

2. NEWYEAR’S EVE IN
TURKEYHow do we celebrate it?
Maiden’sTower (Kız Kulesi)

3. NewYear's Eve inTurkey
• Some people don’t do special preparations but some people do.
• Some people like hanging out with their families at their homes in this special day.They
stay in, watchTV, look for lottery results and play some games.
National Lottery

4. • Many parties happen in different places and restaurants have their special meals and
special programmes for NewYear’s Eve. EvenTV broadcasts special programmes
prepared for that day.They last until morning.

5. • However, some people prefer to out and have fun at night clubs, restaurants, parties,
luxury hotels or on streets.They dance, gather around with their friends and dance and
listen to music till the morning.

6. Tombala
• Tombala is one of the most popular and trafitional games inTurkey. Families and friends
gather around at their homes and playTombala. If you complete all the numbers, then
you must say «Çinko»

7. Santa Claus
• Santa Claus is called «Noel Baba» inTurkish. We mostly believe that he lives in North
Pole but according to some research he is believed to live in Demre/Antalya inTurkey.
He was a bishop of that place.
Demre (Myra is its old name)

8. WE WISHYOU A HAPPY NEWYEAR!