Public Holidays in Turkey 2023

There are 13 Turkish public holidays in 2023. 7 of them fall on working days, which leaves 253 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Turkish public holidays in 2023 are New Year's Day (Sunday, January 1), Ramadan Feast (Friday, April 21), Ramadan Feast (day 2) (Saturday, April 22), National Sovereignty and Children's Day (Sunday, April 23), Ramadan Feast (day 3) (Sunday, April 23), Labour and Solidarity Day (Monday, May 1), Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Friday, May 19), Sacrifice Feast (Wednesday, June 28), Sacrifice Feast (day 2) (Thursday, June 29), Sacrifice Feast (day 3) (Friday, June 30), Sacrifice Feast (day 4) (Saturday, July 1), Democracy and National Unity Day (Saturday, July 15), Victory Day (Wednesday, August 30) and Republic Day (Sunday, October 29).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 2023: Apr 21–Apr 23 (3 days, Ramadan Feast, Ramadan Feast (day 2), National Sovereignty and Children's Day); Apr 29–May 1 (3 days, Labour and Solidarity Day); May 19–May 21 (3 days, Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day); Jun 28–Jul 2 (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.