English Public Holidays Turkey
Here’s the short list of Turkish national public holidays when banks, offices and businesses are closed and traffic intensifies:
January 1: New Year’s Day
April 23: National Sovereignty & Children’s Day
May 1: Labor and Solidarity Day
May 19: Atatürk Commemoration, Youth & Sports Day
July 15: Democracy & National Unity Day
August 30: Victory Day
October 28-29: Republic Day
Two Islamic religious festivals are also important national holidays in Turkey: Ramazan Bayramı following the holy month of Ramazan; and Kurban Bayramı. Both of these holidays are celebrated according to the traditional Islamic Hijri lunar calendar.
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