The locals are very sensitive when it comes to following old traditions. Every citizen can tell many interesting customs, traditions and beliefs to curious tourists. For example, prior to starting a trip, a traveler here must undergo a kind of a ritual. Relatives pour a large cup of water in front of the traveller, so that his trip will be successful and path will be as simple as a stream of water.
Luxury resorts are among main advantages of Alanya. Hotel Grand Kaptan can be found a few steps from the coast. Its rooms are painted in sunny colors and feature elegant wooden furniture in … 
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Millions of couples prefer to rest in Alanya, as a choice of hotels for a memorable romantic vacation is just huge there. Antik Roman Palace is a unique hotel; it will fit couples of all … Open
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International Jazz Festival gathers music lovers in Alanya in mid-September near the Red Tower. It is worth going to at least one concert to enjoy performances of talented jazz participants. The festival lasts four days and concerts start at 9 pm. The Opera and Ballet Festival is the annual cultural event held in June-July since 1994. It gathers the international performers of opera and ballet under the roof of ancient Aspendos theater. After all, the most anticipated holiday in Alanya is New Year. By the way, this holiday local people began to celebrate only a few years ago. The main Christmas tree of the city is decorated with gift boxes. At the Christmas market, local people and tourists can purchase handmade goods and taste national Turkish dishes. But the most important attribute of a New Year's Eve in Turkey is ... a New Year's lottery. Even skeptics buy two-three tickets for the New Year and try their luck. Thanks to such popularity, the holiday lottery usually plays a large prize pool. In recent years, for example, the prize was 50 million Turkish liras.
National traditions of Turkey
Social inequality and class-divided society are one of the country’s peculiarities. There is nothing strange in this for countries of the Middle East, but Turkey has a major difference. Despite the financial status, a person with a university education automatically becomes the country’s elite. Successful politicians, doctors, and engineers are well-respected in Turkey. In bigger cities, the “upper class” knows several foreign languages and actively collaborates with European specialists. These people prefer European clothing style and lifestyle. Middle-class people also have a good education, but they are closer to the national traditions and culture. This happens because this class is constantly growing because of many people from the countryside who move to cities. Local middle class harmoniously combines European and national culture and values. Almost one-third of the country’s population is represented by farmers. As a rule, they have low income, and because of this they have to move a lot (this is particularly true about young people) and often do not have high education. They mostly stick to traditional national values in the language, lifestyle, and culture.
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