Public Holidays in Turkey 1986

There are 13 Turkish public holidays in 1986. 10 of them fall on working days, which leaves 251 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Turkish public holidays in 1986 are New Year's Day (Wednesday, January 1), National Sovereignty and Children's Day (Wednesday, April 23), Labour and Solidarity Day (Thursday, May 1), Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Monday, May 19), Ramadan Feast (Monday, June 9), Ramadan Feast (day 2) (Tuesday, June 10), Ramadan Feast (day 3) (Wednesday, June 11), Sacrifice Feast (Saturday, August 16), Sacrifice Feast (day 2) (Sunday, August 17), Sacrifice Feast (day 3) (Monday, August 18), Sacrifice Feast (day 4) (Tuesday, August 19), Victory Day (Saturday, August 30) and Republic Day (Wednesday, October 29).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 1986: May 17–May 19 (3 days, Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day); Jun 7–Jun 11 (5 days, Ramadan Feast, Ramadan Feast (day 2), Ramadan Feast (day 3)); Aug 16–Aug 19 (4 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.