Turkey Public Holidays 2027
Turkey has 9 national public holidays in 2027, starting with New Year's Day on 1 January 2027 and ending with Republic Day on 29 October 2027. Three well placed days of leave buy 22 days away from work in 2027, because three holidays sit exactly one working day from a weekend.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's DayYılbaşı | Friday | Public holiday | |
| End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)Ramazan Bayramı | Tuesday | Public holiday4 days | |
| National Sovereignty and Children's DayUlusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Labour and Solidarity DayEmek ve Dayanışma Günü | SaturdayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)Kurban Bayramı | SundayWeekend | Public holiday5 days | |
| Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports DayAtatürk'ü Anma Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı | Wednesday | Public holiday | |
| Democracy and National Unity DayDemokrasi ve Millî Birlik Günü | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Victory DayZafer Bayramı | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Republic DayCumhuriyet Bayramı | Friday | Public holiday |
- Status
- Set in lawThe calendar is set in standing law rather than announced year by year, so 2027 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.
May is the densest month for holidays, which tends to shape travel and shopping patterns. Two of them fall on a Saturday or Sunday in 2027, which is worth checking if you are counting on days off from work. The table below lists every Turkey public holiday for 2027 with its exact date and the weekday it falls on, so you can see the long weekends at a glance. Only nationwide public holidays are included here, which keeps the Turkey calendar clean and comparable.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Turkey have in 2027?
Turkey has 9 national public holidays in 2027. The first is New Year's Day on 1 January 2027 and the last is Republic Day on 29 October 2027.
What is the first public holiday of 2027 in Turkey?
The first public holiday of 2027 is New Year's Day, which falls on 1 January 2027.
When is New Year celebrated in Turkey in 2027?
In 2027, New Year's Day in Turkey is on 1 January 2027.
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 2027 to the next year?
Some of them do. Two of the 9 holidays in 2027 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 9 March 2027 and Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) on 16 May 2027.
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 2027. 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 2027 worldwide overview.
Other years for Turkey
Planning further ahead or looking back? Compare the Turkey public holiday calendar across years:
Plan around the Turkey 2027 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 2027 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.