Turkey Public Holidays 2026
Turkey has 9 national public holidays in 2026, starting with New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and ending with Republic Day on 29 October 2026. Four well placed days of leave buy 16 days away from work in 2026, because four holidays sit exactly one working day from a weekend.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's DayYılbaşı | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)Ramazan Bayramı | Friday | Public holiday4 days | |
| National Sovereignty and Children's DayUlusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Labour and Solidarity DayEmek ve Dayanışma Günü | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports DayAtatürk'ü Anma Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)Kurban Bayramı | Wednesday | Public holiday5 days | |
| Democracy and National Unity DayDemokrasi ve Millî Birlik Günü | Wednesday | Public holiday | |
| Victory DayZafer Bayramı | SundayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Republic DayCumhuriyet Bayramı | Thursday | Public holiday |
- Status
- Set in lawThe calendar is set in standing law rather than announced year by year, so 2026 needs no separate publication.
- Last verified
- The last full review of the dataset behind the Turkey calendar. No correction specific to Turkey has been needed since.
- Source
- date-holidays open dataset (ISC and CC BY 3.0), with no corrections needed for Turkey.Always confirm official dates with a local authority before booking travel. How these calendars are built. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will check it.
Expect the most closures around May (3 holidays), so schedule deliveries and appointments with that in mind. One of them falls on a weekend in 2026, so it is worth checking whether that day is made up during the week. Below you will find the full 2026 list for Turkey, sorted by date, with the weekday marked for quick planning. We track national holidays only, leaving out regional variations, so the list stays consistent and easy to compare with other countries.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Turkey have in 2026?
Turkey has 9 national public holidays in 2026. The first is New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and the last is Republic Day on 29 October 2026.
What is the first public holiday of 2026 in Turkey?
The first public holiday of 2026 is New Year's Day, which falls on 1 January 2026.
When is New Year celebrated in Turkey in 2026?
In 2026, New Year's Day in Turkey is on 1 January 2026.
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 2026 to the next year?
Some of them do. Two of the 9 holidays in 2026 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 20 March 2026 and Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) on 27 May 2026.
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 2026. 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 2026 worldwide overview.
Other years for Turkey
Planning further ahead or looking back? Compare the Turkey public holiday calendar across years:
Plan around the Turkey 2026 calendar
Knowing the dates is half the question. The other half is what they add up to: which of them create a long weekend and how many working days the year leaves. The 2026 worldwide overview compares every country on holiday count and weekend overlap, and the country index ranks all 44 of them. The same figures are available as JSON, and the dates as a calendar file.