Kurtuluş Baklahorani (alternatively, Bakla Horani; Greek: Μπακλαχοράνι) or Tatavla carnival (Greek: Αποκριές στα Ταταύλα) was a carnival traditionally...

time had come to emigrate. Tatavla used to be famous for the lively Baklahorani carnival, an annual event organised by the Greek Orthodox community on...

carnival, on the last day of Lent, took place in Kurtuluş and was known as Baklahorani. After the riots of 1955, the Greek community left the area; however...

lavish balls, and street parties. This continued for weeks before Lent. Baklahorani took place on Shrove Monday or Clean Monday, the last day of the carnival...

formal uniform that exhibited the status of their employers. In the Baklahorani annual carnival of the Greek community in Istanbul the traditional fustanella...

2010 FIBA World Championship held. 31 October: 2010 Istanbul bombing. Baklahorani (carnival) revived. 2011 4 March: Istanbul Sapphire opened. 18 March:...