Public Holidays in Turkey 2019

There are 14 Turkish public holidays in 2019. 12 of them fall on working days, which leaves 249 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Turkish public holidays in 2019 are New Year's Day (Tuesday, January 1), National Sovereignty and Children's Day (Tuesday, April 23), Labour and Solidarity Day (Wednesday, May 1), Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Sunday, May 19), Ramadan Feast (Tuesday, June 4), Ramadan Feast (day 2) (Wednesday, June 5), Ramadan Feast (day 3) (Thursday, June 6), Democracy and National Unity Day (Monday, July 15), Sacrifice Feast (Sunday, August 11), Sacrifice Feast (day 2) (Monday, August 12), Sacrifice Feast (day 3) (Tuesday, August 13), Sacrifice Feast (day 4) (Wednesday, August 14), Victory Day (Friday, August 30) and Republic Day (Tuesday, October 29).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 2019: Jun 4–Jun 6 (3 days, Ramadan Feast, Ramadan Feast (day 2), Ramadan Feast (day 3)); Jul 13–Jul 15 (3 days, Democracy and National Unity Day); Aug 10–Aug 14 (5 days, Sacrifice Feast, Sacrifice Feast (day 2), Sacrifice Feast (day 3), Sacrifice Feast (day 4)); Aug 30–Sep 1 (3 days, Victory Day).

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.