Public Holidays in Turkey 2017

There are 14 Turkish public holidays in 2017. 7 of them fall on working days, which leaves 253 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Turkish public holidays in 2017 are New Year's Day (Sunday, January 1), 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), Ramadan Feast (Sunday, June 25), Ramadan Feast (day 2) (Monday, June 26), Ramadan Feast (day 3) (Tuesday, June 27), Democracy and National Unity Day (Saturday, July 15), Victory Day (Wednesday, August 30), Sacrifice Feast (Friday, September 1), Sacrifice Feast (day 2) (Saturday, September 2), Sacrifice Feast (day 3) (Sunday, September 3), Sacrifice Feast (day 4) (Monday, September 4) and Republic Day (Sunday, October 29).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 2017: Apr 29–May 1 (3 days, Labour and Solidarity Day); May 19–May 21 (3 days, Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day); Jun 24–Jun 27 (4 days, Ramadan Feast, Ramadan Feast (day 2), Ramadan Feast (day 3)); Sep 1–Sep 4 (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.