Public Holidays in Turkey 1972

There are 13 Turkish public holidays in 1972. 8 of them fall on working days, which leaves 252 working days after 106 weekend days.

The Turkish public holidays in 1972 are New Year's Day (Saturday, January 1), Sacrifice Feast (Thursday, January 27), Sacrifice Feast (day 2) (Friday, January 28), Sacrifice Feast (day 3) (Saturday, January 29), Sacrifice Feast (day 4) (Sunday, January 30), National Sovereignty and Children's Day (Sunday, April 23), Labour and Solidarity Day (Monday, May 1), Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Friday, May 19), Victory Day (Wednesday, August 30), Republic Day (Sunday, October 29), Ramadan Feast (Wednesday, November 8), Ramadan Feast (day 2) (Thursday, November 9) and Ramadan Feast (day 3) (Friday, November 10).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 1972: Jan 27–Jan 30 (4 days, Sacrifice Feast, Sacrifice Feast (day 2), Sacrifice Feast (day 3), Sacrifice Feast (day 4)); Apr 29–May 1 (3 days, Labour and Solidarity Day); May 19–May 21 (3 days, Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day); Nov 8–Nov 12 (5 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.