Turkey Public Holidays 2025
Turkey has 9 national public holidays in 2025, starting with New Year's Day on January 1, 2025 and ending with Republic Day on October 29, 2025. Around 2 coincide with the weekend, so plan long weekends around the rest.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's DayYılbaşı | January 1, 2025 | Wednesday | Public holiday |
| End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)Ramazan Bayramı | March 30 to April 2, 2025 | SundayWeekend | Public holiday4 days |
| National Sovereignty and Children's DayUlusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı | April 23, 2025 | Wednesday | Public holiday |
| Labour and Solidarity DayEmek ve Dayanışma Günü | May 1, 2025 | Thursday | Public holiday |
| Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports DayAtatürk'ü Anma Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı | May 19, 2025 | Monday | Public holiday |
| Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)Kurban Bayramı | June 6 to 10, 2025 | Friday | Public holiday5 days |
| Democracy and National Unity DayDemokrasi ve Millî Birlik Günü | July 15, 2025 | Tuesday | Public holiday |
| Victory DayZafer Bayramı | August 30, 2025 | SaturdayWeekend | Public holiday |
| Republic DayCumhuriyet Bayramı | October 29, 2025 | Wednesday | Public holiday |
The busiest stretch is May (2 holidays), a good window to plan around if you rely on offices, banks or schools being open. Use the table below to see each 2025 holiday in Turkey, when it happens and which day of the week it lands on. Regional and local observances are excluded, so what you see are the holidays recognised across Turkey.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Turkey have in 2025?
Turkey has 9 national public holidays in 2025. The first is New Year's Day on January 1, 2025 and the last is Republic Day on October 29, 2025.
What is the first public holiday of 2025 in Turkey?
The first public holiday of 2025 is New Year's Day, which falls on January 1, 2025.
When is New Year celebrated in Turkey in 2025?
In 2025, New Year's Day in Turkey is on January 1, 2025.
Are regional holidays included for Turkey?
No. This calendar lists national public holidays only, so it stays consistent across countries. Holidays that apply to just part of Turkey are listed separately on the Turkey holiday hub, together with the regions that observe them.
Do the Turkey holiday dates change from 2025 to the next year?
Some of them do. 2 of the 9 holidays in 2025 sit on a moving rule (islamic (hijri) calendar), so their date has to be recalculated for every year. The rest keep the same calendar date and only change weekday. Moving ones this year include End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) on March 30, 2025 and Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) on June 6, 2025.
How far ahead is the Turkey calendar actually fixed?
Through 2027. The holidays are set in law rather than announced year by year, so the dates repeat predictably. What can still change is a law amendment, a one-off holiday declared for a national event, and the exact day of any holiday on the Islamic calendar, which is confirmed by moon sighting. No corrections to the underlying dataset were needed for Turkey.
Which Turkey holidays are regional, and which move?
The table above is the national calendar for 2025. Some holidays keep the same date every year while others are tied to Easter, to a lunar calendar or to a named weekday, and some parts of the country add their own days off. The Turkey holiday hub breaks that down: which holidays are fixed, which move and why, and which ones are observed in certain regions only. To compare Turkey with other countries in the same year, see the 2025 worldwide overview.
Other years for Turkey
Planning further ahead or looking back? Compare the Turkey public holiday calendar across years: