Public holidays in Turkey 2026

Counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, 10 of the 14 holiday dates in 2026 fall on a working day and 4 on a weekend. The most common weekday for a holiday is Thursday, with 4 dates.

Three of the 14 dates land on a Monday or Friday, next to the weekend, so they make a long weekend without using any leave: Eid al-Fitr on Friday, March 20, Labour and Solidarity Day on Friday, May 1 and Eid al-Adha on Friday, May 29. Four more holidays sit one working day away from the weekend, so a single day of leave turns each into a four-day break: New Year's Day on Thursday, January 1 (take Friday off), National Sovereignty and Children's Day on Thursday, April 23 (take Friday off), Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day on Tuesday, May 19 (take Monday off) and Republic Day on Thursday, October 29 (take Friday off).

May is the busiest month, with 6 holiday dates. Five months have no public holiday at all (February, June, September, November and December). The longest stretch between two holidays is 78 days, from New Year's Day on January 1 to Eid al-Fitr on March 20, the natural window for a longer break.

2027 brings 14 public holidays, the same number as 2026. 11 of the 13 dates fall on a working day, and 5 land next to the weekend.