2025 Turkey Public Holidays & Bayram Dates

07/06/2025 kere görüntülendi

Official Public Holidays in Turkey in 2025: Dates & Planning Tips

Every year, both in Turkey and around the world, specific days are either declared official public holidays or celebrated as special days to commemorate important events, people, or themes.

In Turkey, the 2025 public holiday calendar starts with New Year’s Day on Wednesday, January 1. These official holidays are closely followed by the general public, especially employees and families making vacation plans.

Many people ask questions like:

“When is Ramadan Bayram in 2025?”
“When does Kurban Bayram fall?”
“What day is the New Year’s holiday?”

In this blog post, we’ve answered all those questions to help you plan your year better.

???? Ramadan Bayram (March 30 – April 1, 2025)

Ramadan holds great significance in the Islamic world. At the end of the 30-day fasting period, a 3-day celebration—Ramadan Bayram (Eid al-Fitr)—is observed and officially recognized as a public holiday in Turkey.

In recent years, the Arife Day (Eid Eve) has also been declared a half-day holiday, often allowing people to enjoy a 9-day extended holiday when combined with weekends.

Arife Day: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Ramadan Bayram: Sunday to Tuesday, March 30 – April 1, 2025

???????? April 23 – National Sovereignty and Children’s Day

Falls on Wednesday, April 23, 2025
By taking Monday and Tuesday (April 21–22) off, you can enjoy a 5-day holiday.

????‍♂️ May 19 – Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day

Monday, May 19, 2025
A national public holiday across Turkey

???? Kurban Bayram (June 5 – June 9, 2025)

Kurban Bayram (Eid al-Adha) is a 4-day religious festival. In 2025:

Arife Day: Thursday, June 5
Eid Days: Friday, June 6 – Monday, June 9
By taking Arife Day off, you can enjoy a 5-day break.

???????? July 15 – Democracy and National Unity Day

Commemorating the thwarted coup attempt and honoring the civilians, police, and soldiers who lost their lives, this day was declared a public holiday in Turkey.

Falls on Tuesday, July 15, 2025

???? August 30 – Victory Day

Saturday, August 30, 2025
A national public holiday celebrating Turkey’s military victory in 1922.

???? October 29 – Republic Day

Is October 28 a holiday too?

In 2025, Republic Day falls on Wednesday, October 29. It's a full-day national holiday in Turkey. According to the official calendar:

Tuesday, October 28 (afternoon only) is also a half-day holiday
Combined, this gives a nice mid-week break

İlginizi Çekebilir

Holiday Villa Types in Turkiye

Villa Vacation Preparation: In preparation for your villa vacation, it is useful to take your clothes, shoes, items you will use when going to the sea and pool, books, laptop, chargers and camera with you. In addition to the fixtures that a home should ha

What is a Villa Holiday?

What is a Villa for Rent? Many situations may occur that cause you to be out of town and need accommodation. When you need a place to stay while you are out of town, the most comfortable among many accommodation options is undoubtedly a rental villa.

Seven Enjoyable Advantages of Having a Villa Holiday in Fethiye

Certainly! Here’s a mini de-sss-ion about the seven enjoyable advantages of having a villa holiday in Fethiye: Escape to the enchanting coastal town of Fethiye and indulge in the ultimate retreat with a villa holiday. Here are seven delightful adv

Turkiye Bank Holidays

Certain days every year, both in our country and around the world; To celebrate a particular event, person or theme, it is either declared a public holiday or designated as a special day and special celebrations are held in accordance with the meaning and