Public Holidays in Turkey 2026

There are 14 Turkish public holidays in 2026. 10 of them fall on working days, which leaves 251 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Turkish public holidays in 2026 are New Year's Day (Thursday, January 1), Ramadan Feast (Friday, March 20), Ramadan Feast (day 2) (Saturday, March 21), Ramadan Feast (day 3) (Sunday, March 22), National Sovereignty and Children's Day (Thursday, April 23), Labour and Solidarity Day (Friday, May 1), Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Tuesday, May 19), Sacrifice Feast (Wednesday, May 27), Sacrifice Feast (day 2) (Thursday, May 28), Sacrifice Feast (day 3) (Friday, May 29), Sacrifice Feast (day 4) (Saturday, May 30), Democracy and National Unity Day (Wednesday, July 15), Victory Day (Sunday, August 30) and Republic Day (Thursday, October 29).

The next holiday is Republic Day on Thursday, October 29, 2026, in 11 days.

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 2026: Mar 20–Mar 22 (3 days, Ramadan Feast, Ramadan Feast (day 2), Ramadan Feast (day 3)); May 1–May 3 (3 days, Labour and Solidarity Day); May 27–May 31 (5 days, Sacrifice Feast, Sacrifice Feast (day 2), Sacrifice Feast (day 3), Sacrifice Feast (day 4)).

The weekend in Turkey is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Official holidays (resmî tatiller) under Law 2429. The eves of Republic Day and of both Bayrams are half days. Bayram dates follow the Diyanet calendar and may differ by a day.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.