Holiday Guide for Turkiye in 2021

Turkiye 2021

Turkiye
2021

Turkiye information

Population: 84.34m
Capital: Ankara
Calling Code: (90)
Time Zone: +3 UTC
Currency: Turkish lira
Language: Turkish

List of National Holidays in Turkiye in 2021

	Friday January 1st Long Weekend! New Year's Day Turkiye: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Friday April 23rd Long Weekend! National Sovereignty and Children's Day Turkiye: The holiday commemorates the first opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey at Ankara in 1920
	Saturday May 1st Labour and Solidarity Day Turkiye: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Wednesday May 12th Ramazan Bayramı Holiday Turkiye: Holiday for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Thursday May 13th Ramazan Bayramı Turkiye: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Friday May 14th Long Weekend! Ramazan Bayramı Holiday Turkiye: Second day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Saturday May 15th Ramazan Bayramı Holiday Turkiye: Third day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Wednesday May 19th Youth and Sports Day Turkiye: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, dedicated May 19th to the youth of Turkish nation as Youth and Sports Day, a national holiday that sees young people stage sporting and cultural activities and official ceremonies organized across the nation.
	Thursday July 15th Democracy and National Solidarity Day Turkiye: This public holiday in Turkey marks the failed coup of July 15th 2016
	Monday July 19th Long Weekend! Kurban Bayramı Holiday Turkiye: Holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Tuesday July 20th Kurban Bayramı Turkiye: Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
	Wednesday July 21st Kurban Bayramı Holiday Turkiye: Second day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Thursday July 22nd Kurban Bayramı Holiday Turkiye: Third day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Friday July 23rd Long Weekend! Kurban Bayramı Holiday Turkiye: Fourth day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Monday August 30th Long Weekend! Victory Day Turkiye: Marks the victory in the Battle of Dumlupınar in 1922, a key battle in the War of Independence
	Friday October 29th Long Weekend! Republic Day Turkiye: On October 29th 1923, the Turkish constitution was amended and Turkey became a republic

Notes

The official holidays in Turkey are established by the Act 2429 of 19 March 1981 that replaced the Act 2739 of 27 May 1935

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