Incirlik celebrates Children's Day

A magician holds a flame in his hand during a magic show as part the Children’s Day Festival activities April 21, 2013, at Arkadas Park, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Children's Day is a national holiday that honors Turkish children and the future of the country. In 1979, the United Nation’s Year of the Child and the Turkish government proposed April 23 be declared a holiday for children of the world. That same year, Turkey began inviting children from every country to participate in Children’s Day festivities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr./Released)

Incirlik celebrates Children's Day

Members of the Incirlik Unit School Choir perform for audience members attending the Children’s Day Festival April 21, 2013, at Arkadas Park, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The event offered an opportunity for camaraderie and building partnership between Turkish and American service members and civilians. The event featured activity booths, games and performances designed to honor children and celebrate cultures coming together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr./Released)

Incirlik celebrates Children's Day

A group of young Turkish boys and girls perform for audience members during the Children’s Day Festival April 21, 2013, at Arkadas Park, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The event was hosted by the Turkish air force 10th Tanker Base Command and was open to all members of Team Incirlik. In 1979, the United Nation’s Year of the Child and the Turkish government proposed April 23 be declared a holiday for children of the world. That same year, Turkey began inviting children from every country to participate in Children’s Day festivities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr./Released)

Incirlik celebrates Children's Day

Young ballerinas perform a routine for a mixed audience of Turkish and American members during the Children’s Day Festival April 21, 2013, at Arkadas Park, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The event offered an opportunity for camaraderie and building partnership between Turkish and American service members and civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr./Released)

Incirlik celebrates Children's Day

A Turkish man shows two young ladies a characture he drew of one of them during the Children’s Day Festival April 21, 2013, at Arkadas Park on Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The event was hosted by the Turkish air force 10th Tanker Base Command and was open to all members of Team Incirlik. The event featured activity booths, games and performances designed to honor children and celebrate cultures coming together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr./Released)

Incirlik celebrates Children's Day

A woman paints the face of a young boy during the Children’s Day Festival April 21, 2013, at Arkadas Park, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The event offered an opportunity for camaraderie and building partnership between Turkish and American service members and civilians. In 1979, the United Nation’s Year of the Child, the Turkish government proposed April 23 be declared a holiday for children of the world. That same year, Turkey began inviting children from every country to participate in Children’s Day festivities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr./Released)

Incirlik celebrates Children's Day

Children bounce and play in blow up castle during a Children’s Day Festival April 21, 2013, at Arkadas Park, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The event was hosted by the Turkish air force 10th Tanker Base Command and was open to all members of Team Incirlik. The event featured activity booths, games and performances designed to honor children and celebrate cultures coming together. In 1979, the United Nation’s Year of the Child, the Turkish government proposed April 23 be declared a holiday for children of the world. That same year, Turkey began inviting children from every country to participate in Children’s Day festivities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr./Released)

Incirlik celebrates Children's Day

Published April 23, 2013
By Staff Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.
39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- Members of Team Incirlik celebrated Children's Day April 21, 2013, at Arkadas Park, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.

Attendees enjoyed feestivities to include bouncing castles, face painting, and various stage performances.

The event wasdesigned to honor children and celebrate cultures coming together. In 1979, the United Nation's Year of the Child, the Turkish government proposed April 23 be declared a holiday for children of the world. That same year, Turkey began inviting children from every country to participate in Children's Day festivities.