Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Türkiye 2027
Türkiye has 14 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 12 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Türkiye 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 14
- Of those, on a working day
- 12
- Of those, on a weekend
- 2
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 5 days (10 March to 14 March)
- Bridge days
- 1
- Most nationwide holidays in
- May (6)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Türkiye, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | Yılbaşı | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr First Day (Tentative Date) | Ramazan Bayramı 1. Gün (Tentative Date) | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Fitr Second Day (Tentative Date) | Ramazan Bayramı 2. Gün (Tentative Date) | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Eid al-Fitr Third Day (Tentative Date) | Ramazan Bayramı 3. Gün (Tentative Date) | Nationwide | |
| Friday | National Independence & Children's Day | Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day | İşçi Bayramı | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Eid al-Adha First Day (Tentative Date) | Kurban Bayramı 1. Gün (Tentative Date) | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha Second Day (Tentative Date) | Kurban Bayramı 2. Gün (Tentative Date) | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Adha Third Day (Tentative Date) | Kurban Bayramı 3. Gün (Tentative Date) | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Atatürk Commemoration & Youth Day | Atatürk'ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha Fourth Day (Tentative Date) | Kurban Bayramı 4. Gün (Tentative Date) | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Democracy and National Unity Day | Demokrasi ve Millî Birlik Günü | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Victory Day | Zafer Bayramı | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Republic Day | Cumhuriyet Bayramı | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Türkiye
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (6)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Wednesday 10 March to Sunday 14 March 2027: 5 days off, with Eid al-Fitr First Day (Tentative Date), Eid al-Fitr Second Day (Tentative Date), Eid al-Fitr Third Day (Tentative Date).
- Friday 23 April to Sunday 25 April 2027: 3 days off, with National Independence & Children's Day.
- Saturday 15 May to Wednesday 19 May 2027: 5 days off, with Eid al-Adha Second Day (Tentative Date), Eid al-Adha Third Day (Tentative Date), Atatürk Commemoration & Youth Day, Eid al-Adha Fourth Day (Tentative Date).
- Saturday 28 August to Monday 30 August 2027: 3 days off, with Victory Day.
- Friday 29 October to Sunday 31 October 2027: 3 days off, with Republic Day.
Bridge days (1)
- Friday 16 July: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 15 July to Sunday 18 July 2027 (next to Democracy and National Unity Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Türkiye applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Türkiye to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/turkiye/2027.ics
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Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Türkiye's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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