Calendar
Public Holidays
Keep these dates in mind when planning your visit. The afternoons of 28 October and of the eves of the religious holidays are also half-day holidays.
- January1New Year’s Day
- April23National Sovereignty and Children’s Day
- May1Labor and Solidarity Day
- May19Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day
- July15Democracy and National Unity Day
- August30Victory Day
- October29Republic Day
- Varies each yearReligious HolidaysThe dates of Ramadan Feast (Eid al-Fitr) and the Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) follow the Islamic lunar calendar. The Ramadan Feast lasts three days and the Feast of the Sacrifice four.
