"Leap & Release": Couples Wary of Marrying on 29 February, in Istanbul

türkçe links to original Turkish article

(Hürriyet Newspaper, 29 February 2024)

Today, 29 February, comes around once every four years so couples who

marry on this day can celebrate their anniversaries just once in four years.

Consequently, couples choose another date to marry. 

For example, at the Kadir Topbaş Municipal Marriage Hall in Bağcılar,

Istanbul, each day at least 10 couples tie the knot - yet today there are

no marriage ceremonies scheduled.  Looking at past leap years, one sees 

that in 2020 just three couples married on 29 February.  

Similarly, there are no marriages scheduled for today at the Ümraniye

Marriage Hall, and in Kadıköy, although five couples got married 

yesterday, just one couple will get married at the marriage hall there 

today. 

Türks would take issue...