Public Holidays in Turkey 2006

There are 14 Turkish public holidays in 2006. 10 of them fall on working days, which leaves 250 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Turkish public holidays in 2006 are New Year's Day (Sunday, January 1), Sacrifice Feast (Tuesday, January 10), Sacrifice Feast (day 2) (Wednesday, January 11), Sacrifice Feast (day 3) (Thursday, January 12), Sacrifice Feast (day 4) (Friday, January 13), 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), Ramadan Feast (Monday, October 23), Ramadan Feast (day 2) (Tuesday, October 24), Ramadan Feast (day 3) (Wednesday, October 25), Republic Day (Sunday, October 29) and Sacrifice Feast (Sunday, December 31).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 2006: Jan 10–Jan 15 (6 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); Oct 21–Oct 25 (5 days, Ramadan Feast, Ramadan Feast (day 2), Ramadan Feast (day 3)); Dec 30–Jan 3 (5 days, Sacrifice Feast).

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.