National Holidays in Turkiye in 2021
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: New Year's Day
- New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
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: National Sovereignty and Children's Day
- The holiday commemorates the first opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey at Ankara in 1920
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: Labour and Solidarity Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Ramazan Bayramı Holiday
- Holiday for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
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: Ramazan Bayramı
- The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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: Ramazan Bayramı Holiday
- Second day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
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: Ramazan Bayramı Holiday
- Third day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
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: Youth and Sports Day
- 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.
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: Democracy and National Solidarity Day
- This public holiday in Turkey marks the failed coup of July 15th 2016
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: Kurban Bayramı Holiday
- Holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
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: Kurban Bayramı
- 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.
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: Kurban Bayramı Holiday
- Second day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
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: Kurban Bayramı Holiday
- Third day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
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: Kurban Bayramı Holiday
- Fourth day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
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: Victory Day
- Marks the victory in the Battle of Dumlupınar in 1922, a key battle in the War of Independence
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: Republic Day
- On October 29th 1923, the Turkish constitution was amended and Turkey became a republic
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