Public Holidays in Turkey 1988

There are 12 Turkish public holidays in 1988. 8 of them fall on working days, which leaves 253 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Turkish public holidays in 1988 are New Year's Day (Friday, January 1), National Sovereignty and Children's Day (Saturday, April 23), Labour and Solidarity Day (Sunday, May 1), Ramadan Feast (Tuesday, May 17), Ramadan Feast (day 2) (Wednesday, May 18), Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Thursday, May 19), Ramadan Feast (day 3) (Thursday, May 19), Sacrifice Feast (Sunday, July 24), Sacrifice Feast (day 2) (Monday, July 25), Sacrifice Feast (day 3) (Tuesday, July 26), Sacrifice Feast (day 4) (Wednesday, July 27), Victory Day (Tuesday, August 30) and Republic Day (Saturday, October 29).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 1988: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day); May 17–May 19 (3 days, Ramadan Feast, Ramadan Feast (day 2), Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day); Jul 23–Jul 27 (5 days, Sacrifice Feast, Sacrifice Feast (day 2), Sacrifice Feast (day 3), Sacrifice Feast (day 4)).

The weekend in Turkey is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Official holidays (resmî tatiller) under Law 2429. The eves of Republic Day and of both Bayrams are half days. Bayram dates follow the Diyanet calendar and may differ by a day.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.