diff -r 2bda1065e931 Lib/idlelib/Bindings.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/Bindings.py	Sun Mar 09 20:59:24 2014 -0500
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/Bindings.py	Fri May 23 11:22:47 2014 -0700
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
    ('Open _Module...', '<<open-module>>'),
    ('Class _Browser', '<<open-class-browser>>'),
    ('_Path Browser', '<<open-path-browser>>'),
+   ('Turtle Demo', '<<open-turtle-demo>>'),
    None,
    ('_Save', '<<save-window>>'),
    ('Save _As...', '<<save-window-as-file>>'),
diff -r 2bda1065e931 Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py	Sun Mar 09 20:59:24 2014 -0500
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/EditorWindow.py	Fri May 23 11:22:47 2014 -0700
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@
             text.bind("<<close-all-windows>>", self.flist.close_all_callback)
             text.bind("<<open-class-browser>>", self.open_class_browser)
             text.bind("<<open-path-browser>>", self.open_path_browser)
+            text.bind("<<open-turtle-demo>>", self.open_turtle_demo)
 
         self.set_status_bar()
         vbar['command'] = text.yview
@@ -703,6 +704,10 @@
         from idlelib import PathBrowser
         PathBrowser.PathBrowser(self.flist)
 
+    def open_turtle_demo(self, event = None):
+        import turtledemo.__main__
+        turtledemo.__main__.main()
+
     def gotoline(self, lineno):
         if lineno is not None and lineno > 0:
             self.text.mark_set("insert", "%d.0" % lineno)
diff -r 2bda1065e931 Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt
--- a/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt	Sun Mar 09 20:59:24 2014 -0500
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/NEWS.txt	Fri May 23 11:22:47 2014 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 What's New in IDLE 3.4.0?
 =========================
+- Issue #17172: Add turtledemo to IDLE menu. Initial patch by Ramchandra Apte.
 
 - Issue #17390: Display Python version on Idle title bar.
   Initial patch by Edmond Burnett.
diff -r 2bda1065e931 Lib/turtledemo/__main__.py
--- a/Lib/turtledemo/__main__.py	Sun Mar 09 20:59:24 2014 -0500
+++ b/Lib/turtledemo/__main__.py	Fri May 23 11:22:47 2014 -0700
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@
             turtle.TurtleScreen._RUNNING = False
             #print "stopIt: exitflag = False"
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
+def main():
+    global demo
     demo = DemoWindow()
     RUN = True
     while RUN:
@@ -262,5 +263,8 @@
             #print("GOING ON ..")
             demo.clearCanvas()
         except:
-            print("BYE!")
+            print("Exiting...")
             RUN = False
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()