The calendar
Turkey combines fixed civic holidays with the two Islamic festivals, Ramazan Bayramı and Kurban Bayramı, which move roughly eleven days earlier each year against the Gregorian calendar.
Country view
Türkiye · 2026
14 recorded days · 14 public · 0 bank · 0 school · 0 regional
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Yılbaşı
Thursday · 1 Jan 2026 · Public
DateHolidayTypeShops shut?
01JanYılbaşı
New Year's Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Ramazan Bayramı 1. Gün
Eid al-Fitr First Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Ramazan Bayramı 2. Gün
Eid al-Fitr Second Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Ramazan Bayramı 3. Gün
Eid al-Fitr Third Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı
National Independence & Children's Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
İşçi Bayramı
Labour Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Atatürk'ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı
Atatürk Commemoration & Youth Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Kurban Bayramı 1. Gün
Eid al-Adha First Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Kurban Bayramı 2. Gün
Eid al-Adha Second Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Kurban Bayramı 3. Gün
Eid al-Adha Third Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Kurban Bayramı 4. Gün
Eid al-Adha Fourth Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Demokrasi ve Millî Birlik Günü
Democracy and National Unity Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Zafer Bayramı
Victory Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Cumhuriyet Bayramı
Republic Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Data sources: Nager.Date public holiday API. How we source and check dates
● Public most things closed · ● Bank banks only · ● Regional some areas · ● School term dates
How the holiday year works in Türkiye
How people take the days
The government routinely extends the bayram periods by declaring adjacent half or full days off, producing breaks of up to nine days. Those announcements come only weeks in advance.
If you're visiting
Bayram weeks mean packed coaches, full coastal hotels and quiet cities — Istanbul is at its calmest. Banks and offices close; restaurants and transport run.
If you live here
Annual leave starts at 14 days and rises with service. Watch for the arife, the half day before each bayram, which is a public holiday from the afternoon.
Nearby countries
Neighbours of Türkiye — see their holidays, or compare the two calendars side by side.
What these days actually mean
Observance, business closures and transport impact for the next few dates.