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Source: Zaman
AK Party deputy, Agah Kafkas, has submitted to Parliament a proposal for May 1 to be restored as a public holiday in Turkey, to be celebrated as the Day of Unity and Solidarity.
May 1st was a public holiday, called Spring Day, from 1935 until September 1980 military coup.
Turkey's Labor Minister, Faruk Çelik, announced to reporters that he was in favor of the change and that the government would announce its decision on Monday, April 21, 2008.
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Turkey's Parliament Considers Reinstating May 1st Public Holiday