I am not prepared to get into a political argument with you. Both are used.
I have lived here since 1994, and every year it is called Şeker Bayram by a large part of the population. In recent years, there has been a trend for using the name Ramazan Bayramı (it is a political debate, as people link this with Ak Party influence) and I have just checked the Diyanet website. This does in fact call it Ramazan Bayramı.
Most printed calendars (or, to be more correct, the ones here in my office - produced by book publishers or insurance companies or the ataturk thought society!) say Şeker Bayramı.
The Kültür Bakanlığı site uses both names Ramazan/Şeker Bayramı.
For insight into why on earth this name too has become yet another stick for Turks from different ends of the spectrum to beat each other up about see this thread on another forum:
http://www.dilforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18786
Let us live together in the spirit of the bayram - whatever name we call it!
I don´t want an argument as well. Actually there is nothing to argue.
I, also, have been living here since 1985, but large part of population calls it Ramazan Bayramı. There is nothing with AK Party. before AK Party, people was using Ramazan Bayramı as well. Şeker Bayramı is called by people who are not so religios, do not feel and live Ramazan, and also called by media which are not also religious but have power. (Should I give the name of them?)
You said you have a calendar says Şeker Bayramı. But not most printed calendars say it, I´ve never seen any calendar like it. I don´t know which part of Turkey, or in Istanbul have you lived or worked, but as far as I know only a few people call it Şeker Bayramı in here or where I ´ve been. I think, it´s just only you met some people who did not feel the true spirit.
Well, the spirit, bayram´s spirit comes from Ramazan month not from candies. That is the true spirit. Because it´s not only a holiday which people give each other candies, but it´s something that people go and visit each other, go to their relatives, to their parents, go to their friends and make them happy, show them their love and respect. That´s the true Ramazan Bayramı spirit, please.
Please, do not think it as an argument but an information of what most people think.
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