Holiday Guide for Turkiye in 2015

Turkiye 2015

Turkiye
2015

Turkiye information

Population: 84.34m
Capital: Ankara
Calling Code: (90)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: Turkish lira
Language: Turkish

List of National Holidays in Turkiye in 2015

	Thursday January 1st New Year's Day Turkiye: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Thursday April 23rd National Sovereignty and Children's Day Turkiye: The holiday commemorates the first opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey at Ankara in 1920
	Friday May 1st Long Weekend! Labour and Solidarity Day Turkiye: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Tuesday May 19th Youth and Sports Day Turkiye: The holiday commemorates Mustafa Kemal's landing at Samsun on 19 May 1919, which is regarded as the beginning of the Turkish War of Independence
	Friday July 17th Long Weekend! Ramazan Bayramı Turkiye: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Saturday July 18th Ramazan Bayramı Holiday Turkiye: Second day of celebrations to mark the breaking of the fast at the end of Ramadan
	Sunday July 19th Ramazan Bayramı Holiday Turkiye: Third day of celebrations to mark the breaking of the fast at the end of Ramadan
	Sunday August 30th Victory Day Turkiye: Marks the victory in the Battle of Dumlupınar in 1922, a key battle in the War of Independence
	Thursday September 24th Kurban Bayrami Turkiye: 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.
	Friday September 25th Long Weekend! Kurban Bayrami Turkiye: Second day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Saturday September 26th Kurban Bayrami Turkiye: Third day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Sunday September 27th Kurban Bayrami Turkiye: Fourth day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Thursday October 29th Republic Day Turkiye: On October 29th 1923, the Turkish constitution was amended and Turkey became a republic

Notes

The official holidays in Turkey are established by the Act 2429 of 19 March 1981 that replaced the Act 2739 of 27 May 1935

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