Public holidays in Türkiye 2023

14 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Türkiye

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day Yılbaşı	Yılbaşı
21 April Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Religious Ramazan Bayramı	Ramazan Bayramı
22 April Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr Religious Ramazan Bayramı	Ramazan Bayramı
23 April Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Religious Ramazan Bayramı	Ramazan Bayramı
23 April Sunday	Sunday	National Sovereignty and Children's Day National day Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı	Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı
1 May Monday	Monday	Labour and Solidarity Day Emek ve Dayanışma Günü	Emek ve Dayanışma Günü
19 May Friday	Friday	Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day Atatürk'ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı	Atatürk'ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı
28 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Religious Kurban Bayramı	Kurban Bayramı
29 June Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha Religious Kurban Bayramı	Kurban Bayramı
30 June Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha Religious Kurban Bayramı	Kurban Bayramı
1 July Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Adha Religious Kurban Bayramı	Kurban Bayramı
15 July Saturday	Saturday	Democracy and National Unity Day National day Demokrasi ve Millî Birlik Günü	Demokrasi ve Millî Birlik Günü
30 August Wednesday	Wednesday	Victory Day National day Zafer Bayramı	Zafer Bayramı
29 October Sunday	Sunday	Republic Day National day Cumhuriyet Bayramı	Cumhuriyet Bayramı

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Türkiye (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 21 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr, National Sovereignty and Children's Day
Typically in Ankara: high 16°C (61°F), low 3°C (37°F), rain on 16% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Labour and Solidarity Day
Typically in Ankara: high 20°C (68°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 29% of days
Fri 19 May – Sun 21 May · 3 days off
Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day
Typically in Ankara: high 23°C (73°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 29% of days
Wed 28 Jun – Sun 2 Jul · 5 days off
Eid al-Adha
Typically in Ankara: high 28°C (82°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 21% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Ankara: high 4°C (39°F), low −4°C (25°F), rain on 16% of days

Bridge days

No single-day bridges in 2023.

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Fri 23 Jun – Sun 2 Jul — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Fri 23 Jun, Mon 26 Jun, Tue 27 Jun).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 20 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · Eid al-Fitr, National Sovereignty and Children's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labour and Solidarity DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 18 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 18 May – Sun 21 May · Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 27 Jun) get 6 days in a rowTue 27 Jun – Sun 2 Jul · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 14 Jul) get 3 days in a rowFri 14 Jul – Sun 16 Jul · Democracy and National Unity DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓