Holiday Guide for Turkiye in 2020

Turkiye 2020

Turkiye
2020

Turkiye information

Population: 84.34m
Capital: Ankara
Calling Code: (90)
Time Zone: +3 UTC
Currency: Turkish lira
Language: Turkish

List of National Holidays in Turkiye in 2020

	Wednesday 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: 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.
	Saturday May 23rd Ramazan Bayramı Turkiye: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Sunday May 24th Ramazan Bayramı Holiday Turkiye: Second day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Monday May 25th Long Weekend! Ramazan Bayramı Holiday Turkiye: Third day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Tuesday May 26th Ramazan Bayramı Holiday Turkiye: Fourth day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Wednesday July 15th Democracy and National Solidarity Day Turkiye: This public holiday in Turkey marks the failed coup of July 15th 2016
	Friday July 31st Long Weekend! Kurban Bayramı 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.
	Saturday August 1st Kurban Bayramı Holiday Turkiye: Second day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Sunday August 2nd Kurban Bayramı Holiday Turkiye: Third day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Monday August 3rd Long Weekend! Kurban Bayramı Holiday Turkiye: Fourth day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	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 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