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Source: Anadolu Ajansi (Ankara)
The government of Turkey released yesterday the outlines of its "Kurdish Peace Roadmap" which, amongst other things, proposes the addition of Nevruz as a public holiday similar to the May 1st public holiday, added last year.
Nevruz, also known as Persian New Year, is celebrated as an official public holiday in most former Central-Asian Soviet republics, but it is not an official public holiday in Turkey, despite many attempts (see 08-Mar-2009, 04-Mar-2009 and 20-Mar-2008) and it being linked to last year's successful restoration of the May 1st, Spring Day public holiday (24-Apr-2009).
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Turkey Considering Nevruz Public Holiday Again