Public Holidays in Türkiye — 2026
There are 14 public holidays in Türkiye in 2026 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.
4 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 10 genuine days off work.
The calendar clusters: May alone holds 6 of them, while 5 month(s) have none at all.
The longest dry spell runs 78 days, from Thursday, January 1, 2026 to Friday, March 20, 2026; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
3 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 4 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Türkiye sits in Western Asia, is run from Ankara, pays in Turkish Lira, and has about 84.3M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 14
- Days off work
- 10
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- May (6)
- Longest gap
- 78 days
- Capital
- Ankara
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Yılbaşı |
| Fri, Mar 20 | Friday | Eid al-Fitr First Day | Ramazan Bayramı 1. Gün |
| Sat, Mar 21 | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr Second Day | Ramazan Bayramı 2. Gün |
| Sun, Mar 22 | Sunday | Eid al-Fitr Third Day | Ramazan Bayramı 3. Gün |
| Thu, Apr 23 | Thursday | National Independence & Children's Day | Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı |
| Fri, May 1 | Friday | Labour Day | İşçi Bayramı |
| Tue, May 19 | Tuesday | Atatürk Commemoration & Youth Day | Atatürk'ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı |
| Wed, May 27 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha First Day | Kurban Bayramı 1. Gün |
| Thu, May 28 | Thursday | Eid al-Adha Second Day | Kurban Bayramı 2. Gün |
| Fri, May 29 | Friday | Eid al-Adha Third Day | Kurban Bayramı 3. Gün |
| Sat, May 30 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha Fourth Day | Kurban Bayramı 4. Gün |
| Wed, Jul 15 | Wednesday | Democracy and National Unity Day | Demokrasi ve Millî Birlik Günü |
| Sun, Aug 30 | Sunday | Victory Day | Zafer Bayramı |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Thursday | Republic Day | Cumhuriyet Bayramı |
How many public holidays does Türkiye have in 2026?
14 — of which 10 fall on a working day and 4 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Türkiye in 2026?
Yılbaşı on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The last one of the year is Cumhuriyet Bayramı on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
Which days are the weekend in Türkiye?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Türkiye in 2026?
Between Thursday, January 1, 2026 and Friday, March 20, 2026 — 78 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2026 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 14 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.