Holiday Guide for Turkey in 2019

Turkey 2019

Turkey
2019

Turkey information

Population: 78.74m
Capital: Istanbul
Calling Code: (90)
Time Zone: +3 UTC
Currency: Turkish lira
Language: Turkish

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List of National Holidays in Turkey in 2019

	Tuesday January 1st New Year's Day Turkey: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Tuesday April 23rd National Sovereignty and Children's Day Turkey: The holiday commemorates the first opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey at Ankara in 1920
	Wednesday May 1st Labour and Solidarity Day Turkey: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Sunday May 19th Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day Turkey: The holiday commemorates Mustafa Kemal's landing at Samsun on May 19th 1919, which is regarded as the beginning of the Turkish War of Independence
	Monday June 3rd Long Weekend! Ramazan Bayramı Holiday Turkey: Public holiday for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Tuesday June 4th Ramazan Bayramı Turkey: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Wednesday June 5th Ramazan Bayramı Holiday Turkey: Second day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Thursday June 6th Ramazan Bayramı Holiday Turkey: Third day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Monday July 15th Long Weekend! Democracy and National Solidarity Day Turkey: This public holiday in Turkey marks the failed coup of July 15th 2016
	Monday August 12th Long Weekend! Kurban Bayramı Turkey: 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.
	Tuesday August 13th Kurban Bayramı Holiday Turkey: Second day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Wednesday August 14th Kurban Bayramı Holiday Turkey: Third day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Thursday August 15th Kurban Bayramı Holiday Turkey: Fourth day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Friday August 30th Long Weekend! Victory Day Turkey: Marks the victory in the Battle of Dumlupınar in 1922, a key battle in the War of Independence
	Tuesday October 29th Republic Day Turkey: 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