Public Holidays in Turkey 1940

There are 13 Turkish public holidays in 1940. 8 of them fall on working days, which leaves 254 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Turkish public holidays in 1940 are New Year's Day (Monday, January 1), Sacrifice Feast (Saturday, January 20), Sacrifice Feast (day 2) (Sunday, January 21), Sacrifice Feast (day 3) (Monday, January 22), Sacrifice Feast (day 4) (Tuesday, January 23), National Sovereignty and Children's Day (Tuesday, April 23), Labour and Solidarity Day (Wednesday, May 1), Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Sunday, May 19), Victory Day (Friday, August 30), Republic Day (Tuesday, October 29), Ramadan Feast (Friday, November 1), Ramadan Feast (day 2) (Saturday, November 2) and Ramadan Feast (day 3) (Sunday, November 3).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 1940: Dec 30–Jan 1 (3 days, New Year's Day); Jan 20–Jan 23 (4 days, Sacrifice Feast, Sacrifice Feast (day 2), Sacrifice Feast (day 3), Sacrifice Feast (day 4)); Aug 30–Sep 1 (3 days, Victory Day); Nov 1–Nov 3 (3 days, Ramadan Feast, Ramadan Feast (day 2), Ramadan Feast (day 3)).

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.