Public holidays in Turkey

The official holidays in Turkey are established by the Act 2429 of March 19, 1981 that replaced the Act 2739 of May 27, 1935. These holidays can be grouped in national and religious holidays. There are currently 14.5 days of public holiday[1] in Turkey, one of the highest number worldwide.

Date	English name	Local name	Remarks
January 1	New Year's Day	Yılbaşı	First day of the Gregorian new year
April 23	National Sovereignty and Children's Day	Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı	Commemoration of the first opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey at Ankara in 1920. Dedicated to the children.
May 1	Labour and Solidarity Day	Emek ve Dayanışma Günü	May Day
May 19	Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day	Atatürk'ü Anma Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı	Commemoration of the beginning of national liberation movement initiated in 1919 by Atatürk's landing in Samsun. Dedicated to the youth.
July 15	Democracy and National Unity Day	Demokrasi ve Millî Birlik Günü	Commemoration of the national unity against the coup d'état attempt for democracy in 2016.
August 30	Victory Day	Zafer Bayramı	Commemoration of the victory at the final battle in Dumlupınar ending the Turkish Independence War in 1922, dedicated to the armed forces.
October 29	Republic Day	Cumhuriyet Bayramı	Commemoration of the proclamation of the republic in 1923. Also the halfday in the afternoon of previous day.
After the end of the Islamic month Ramadan[2]	Ramadan Feast	Ramazan Bayramı	Religious holiday for 3 days. Also the halfday in the afternoon of previous day.
Begins on the tenth day of the Islamic month Dhu'l-Hijjah	Sacrifice Feast	Kurban Bayramı	Religious holiday for 4 days in hajj period. Also the halfday in the afternoon of previous day.

Former Holidays

Date	English name	Local name	Remarks
27 May	Constitution Day	Anayasa Bayramı	Commemoration of the 1960 coup d'état. Observed between 1963 and 1981.
24 July	National Day	İyd-i Millî	Celebration of Second Constitutional Era. Observed between 1909 and 1934.

References

1. tr.usembassy.gov
2. Since 1 yr. equals to 354 days 8 hr. and 48 min. in the Islamic calendar, the dates of Islamic feasts shift each year with respect to the Gregorian calendar.