Public Holidays in Turkey 2009

There are 13 Turkish public holidays in 2009. 9 of them fall on working days, which leaves 252 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Turkish public holidays in 2009 are New Year's Day (Thursday, January 1), 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), Victory Day (Sunday, August 30), Ramadan Feast (Sunday, September 20), Ramadan Feast (day 2) (Monday, September 21), Ramadan Feast (day 3) (Tuesday, September 22), Republic Day (Thursday, October 29), Sacrifice Feast (Friday, November 27), Sacrifice Feast (day 2) (Saturday, November 28), Sacrifice Feast (day 3) (Sunday, November 29) and Sacrifice Feast (day 4) (Monday, November 30).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 2009: May 1–May 3 (3 days, Labour and Solidarity Day); Sep 19–Sep 22 (4 days, Ramadan Feast, Ramadan Feast (day 2), Ramadan Feast (day 3)); Nov 27–Nov 30 (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.