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Turkey 2025 Public Holidays

17 public holidays

  • Public holiday — A nationwide day off.
  • Limited holiday — A day off for certain groups, sectors, localities, or by choice.
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2025 Holiday List · Turkey

17 public holidays · regional, limited, and observance days included

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 1 Wednesday New Year's Day Public holiday 1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.
Mar 29 Saturday Ramadan Feast Evehalf day Public holiday The afternoon of the day before Eid al-Fitr, which follows the Hijri calendar.
Mar 30 Sunday Ramadan Feast Public holiday 1 Shawwal on the Hijri calendar — the Gregorian date shifts about eleven days earlier each year.
Mar 31 Monday Ramadan Feast Holiday Public holiday Additional days off attached to Ramazan Bayramı, announced annually.
Apr 1 Tuesday Ramadan Feast Holiday Public holiday Additional days off attached to Ramazan Bayramı, announced annually.
Apr 2 Wednesday Ramadan Feast Day Limited holiday government · Administrative leave for public employees, not a nationwide statutory holiday.
Apr 3 Thursday Ramadan Feast Day Limited holiday government · Administrative leave for public employees, not a nationwide statutory holiday.
Apr 4 Friday Ramadan Feast Day Limited holiday government · Administrative leave for public employees, not a nationwide statutory holiday.
Apr 23 Wednesday National Sovereignty and Children's Day Public holiday 23 April.
May 1 Thursday Labor and Solidarity Day Public holiday 1 May.
May 19 Monday Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day Public holiday 19 May.
Jun 5 Thursday Sacrifice Feast Evehalf day Public holiday The afternoon of the day before Eid al-Adha.
Jun 6 Friday Sacrifice Feast Public holiday 10 Dhu al-Hijjah on the Hijri calendar, about seventy days after Ramazan Bayramı.
Jun 7 Saturday Sacrifice Feast Holiday Public holiday Additional days off attached to Kurban Bayramı, announced annually.
Jun 8 Sunday Sacrifice Feast Holiday Public holiday Additional days off attached to Kurban Bayramı, announced annually.
Jun 9 Monday Sacrifice Feast Holiday Public holiday Additional days off attached to Kurban Bayramı, announced annually.
Jul 15 Tuesday Democracy and National Unity Day Public holiday 15 July.
Aug 30 Saturday Victory Day Public holiday 8 or 9 May in Europe; other dates elsewhere.
Oct 28 Tuesday Republic Day Evehalf day Public holiday 28 October, from the afternoon.
Oct 29 Wednesday Republic Day Public holiday The anniversary of the founding of the republic — varies by country.
Show 7 observances and other marked dates
Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Mar 1 Saturday Ramadan Start Observance 1 Ramadan on the Hijri calendar. The Gregorian date shifts about eleven days earlier each year and is confirmed by moon sighting shortly before.
Mar 20 Thursday March Equinox Observance Around 20 March.
Jun 21 Saturday June Solstice Observance Around 21 June.
Sep 22 Monday September Equinox Observance Around 22 September.
Nov 10 Monday Ataturk Commemoration Day Observance
Dec 21 Sunday December Solstice Observance Around 21 December.
Dec 31 Wednesday New Year's Eve Observance 31 December.

About these holidays

New Year's Day

1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.

The first day of the Gregorian calendar year, and the most widely observed public holiday in the world — a day off in almost every country that uses the Gregorian calendar, regardless of religion. Several countries extend the break to 2 January, and some in East Asia keep both the Gregorian and a separate lunar new year.

Ramadan Feast Eve

The afternoon of the day before Eid al-Fitr, which follows the Hijri calendar.

A half-day holiday from the afternoon, letting people travel before the three-day feast begins.

Ramadan Feast

1 Shawwal on the Hijri calendar — the Gregorian date shifts about eleven days earlier each year.

Ramazan Bayramı, known in Turkey as the Sugar Feast for the sweets given to visiting children. Three days of statutory holiday marking the end of the Ramadan fast, and one of the two biggest travel periods of the year.

Ramadan Feast Holiday

Additional days off attached to Ramazan Bayramı, announced annually.

The government regularly extends the three statutory days into a longer break by declaring the surrounding weekdays administrative holidays — a decision usually announced a few weeks ahead.

Ramadan Feast Day

The second and third days of Ramazan Bayramı.

The continuing days of the Sugar Feast, spent visiting relatives and elders.

National Sovereignty and Children's Day

23 April.

Marks the first meeting of the Grand National Assembly in Ankara in 1920. Atatürk dedicated the date to children, making it the only national day anywhere dedicated to childhood — schools hold ceremonies and children symbolically take over public offices for the day.

Labor and Solidarity Day

1 May.

International Workers' Day. Banned as a public holiday after the 1980 coup and restored in 2009.

Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day

19 May.

Marks Atatürk's landing at Samsun in 1919, the event taken as the start of the Turkish War of Independence. Dedicated to young people and marked with sporting events nationwide.

Sacrifice Feast Eve

The afternoon of the day before Eid al-Adha.

A half-day holiday from the afternoon, ahead of the four-day feast.

Sacrifice Feast

10 Dhu al-Hijjah on the Hijri calendar, about seventy days after Ramazan Bayramı.

Kurban Bayramı marks the end of the Hajj and commemorates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son. Four days of statutory holiday, the longest fixed break in the Turkish calendar, during which animals are sacrificed and the meat shared with relatives and the poor.

Sacrifice Feast Holiday

Additional days off attached to Kurban Bayramı, announced annually.

Extra days bridging the four statutory days into the surrounding weekends. Combined breaks of nine days or more are common when the feast falls mid-week.

Democracy and National Unity Day

15 July.

Commemorates the failed coup attempt of 2016 and those killed resisting it. Turkey's newest public holiday, established the following year.

Victory Day

8 or 9 May in Europe; other dates elsewhere.

Marks the end of the Second World War in Europe. Western Europe keeps 8 May; Russia and most post-Soviet states keep 9 May, because the surrender took effect after midnight Moscow time.

Republic Day Eve

28 October, from the afternoon.

The afternoon of 28 October is a half-day holiday leading into Republic Day.

Republic Day

The anniversary of the founding of the republic — varies by country.

Marks the adoption of a republican constitution or the end of a monarchy. Observed in India, Italy, Turkey, Portugal and a number of other states.