Public holidays in Türkiye 2026

14 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Türkiye

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Ankara: high 9°C (48°F), low −2°C (28°F), rain on 29% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labour and Solidarity Day
Typically in Ankara: high 20°C (68°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 34% of days
Wed 27 May – Sun 31 May · 5 days off
Eid al-Adha
Typically in Ankara: high 23°C (73°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 50% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Ankara: high 4°C (39°F), low −4°C (25°F), rain on 21% of days
Fri 24 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 23 Apr – Sun 26 Apr)
National Sovereignty and Children's Day
Typically in Ankara: high 17°C (63°F), low 3°C (37°F), rain on 17% of days
Mon 18 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 16 May – Tue 19 May)
Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day
Typically in Ankara: high 23°C (73°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 21% of days
Fri 30 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 29 Oct – Sun 1 Nov)
Republic Day
Typically in Ankara: high 16°C (61°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 9% of days

Leave planner 2026

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 22 May – Sun 31 May — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Fri 22 May, Mon 25 May, Tue 26 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 24 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 23 Apr – Sun 26 Apr · National Sovereignty and Children's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Labour and Solidarity DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 18 May) get 4 days in a rowSat 16 May – Tue 19 May · Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 26 May) get 6 days in a rowTue 26 May – Sun 31 May · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓