Public Holidays in Turkey 1998

There are 13 Turkish public holidays in 1998. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 250 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Turkish public holidays in 1998 are New Year's Day (Thursday, January 1), Ramadan Feast (Thursday, January 29), Ramadan Feast (day 2) (Friday, January 30), Ramadan Feast (day 3) (Saturday, January 31), Sacrifice Feast (Tuesday, April 7), Sacrifice Feast (day 2) (Wednesday, April 8), Sacrifice Feast (day 3) (Thursday, April 9), Sacrifice Feast (day 4) (Friday, April 10), National Sovereignty and Children's Day (Thursday, April 23), Labour and Solidarity Day (Friday, May 1), Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Tuesday, May 19), Victory Day (Sunday, August 30) and Republic Day (Thursday, October 29).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 1998: Jan 29–Feb 1 (4 days, Ramadan Feast, Ramadan Feast (day 2), Ramadan Feast (day 3)); Apr 7–Apr 12 (6 days, Sacrifice Feast, Sacrifice Feast (day 2), Sacrifice Feast (day 3), Sacrifice Feast (day 4)); May 1–May 3 (3 days, Labour and Solidarity Day).

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.