Public Holidays in Turkey 1959

There are 13 Turkish public holidays in 1959. 10 of them fall on working days, which leaves 251 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Turkish public holidays in 1959 are New Year's Day (Thursday, January 1), Ramadan Feast (Thursday, April 9), Ramadan Feast (day 2) (Friday, April 10), Ramadan Feast (day 3) (Saturday, April 11), 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, June 17), Sacrifice Feast (day 2) (Thursday, June 18), Sacrifice Feast (day 3) (Friday, June 19), Sacrifice Feast (day 4) (Saturday, June 20), Victory Day (Sunday, August 30) and Republic Day (Thursday, October 29).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 1959: Apr 9–Apr 12 (4 days, Ramadan Feast, Ramadan Feast (day 2), Ramadan Feast (day 3)); May 1–May 3 (3 days, Labour and Solidarity Day); Jun 17–Jun 21 (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.