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Türkiye (Turkey) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Lira (TRL)
  • Internet extension: .tr - Telephone code: +90 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +3 (DST: no)
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Wednesday december 6, 2023Saint Nicholascards/flowers
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    Saturday december 23, 2023Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Thursday december 28, 2023Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Monday january 1, 2024New Year's DaySecular holiday
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    Friday january 19, 2024Winter holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Tuesday january 30, 2024AgroExpoTradeshows
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    Monday february 5, 2024Winter holiday (end)School holidays
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    Wednesday february 14, 2024Valentine's Daycards/flowers
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    Sunday march 3, 2024Antalya MarathonSports events
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    Sunday march 3, 2024Izmir marathonSports events
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    Monday march 11, 2024Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)cards/flowers
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    Monday march 18, 2024Memorial DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Sunday march 31, 2024Daylight Saving TimeSpecial Events
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    Friday april 5, 2024Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Tuesday april 9, 2024Bank Holiday (from 13:00)Banks only
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    Wednesday april 10, 2024Ramazan Bayram (End of Ramadan)Muslim, Sufi
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    Thursday april 11, 2024Ramazan Bayram (End of Ramadan)Muslim, Sufi
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    Friday april 12, 2024Ramazan Bayram (End of Ramadan)Muslim, Sufi
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    Sunday april 14, 2024Tour de TurquieSports events
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    Monday april 15, 2024Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Tuesday april 23, 2024National Holiday of the Sovereign and his ChildrenSchool holidays
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    Tuesday april 23, 2024National Holiday of the Sovereign and his ChildrenSecular holiday
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    Wednesday may 1, 2024Labour and Solidarity DaySecular holiday
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    Sunday may 12, 2024Mothers' Daycards/flowers
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    Sunday may 19, 2024Atatürk Commemoration and Youth & Sports DaySecular holiday
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    Wednesday may 29, 2024Fall of ConstantinopleEvents, celebrations...
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    Saint Nicholas

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    Wednesday december 6, 2023
    cards/flowers : A festival for children related to surviving legends of the saint, and particularly his reputation as a bringer of gifts.

    Mid-term holiday (beginning)

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    Saturday december 23, 2023
    School holidays :

    Mid-term holiday (end)

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    Thursday december 28, 2023
    School holidays :

    New Year's Day

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Winter holiday (beginning)

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    Friday january 19, 2024
    School holidays : Http://ogm.meb.gov.tr
    International schools may follow a different calendar
    issued by the Ministry of Education Milli Eğitim Bakanı Nimet Çubukçu
    study programs are aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process
    PISA ranking (average 493): 425
    Average class size: more than 25
    Schooling mandatory till age 18
    number of instructional hours per year in lower secondary education: 500
    Number of teaching days: 180
    Teaching language: Turkish, Kurdish
    schools are closed on Sunday
    school uniforms may be required
    Istanbul University ranking: Times Higher Education #601-800/QS ranking #601-650/Shanghai (2023) #401-500

    We carry confirmed dates till July 2024 (some variations in the mid-term holidays)

    Please note that authorities may take last-minute decisions; please double-check if this information is vital to you
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    AgroExpo

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    Tuesday january 30, 2024
    Tradeshows : Lasts 1 week - https://en.agroexpo.com.tr/ in Izmir 2024 edition confirmed

    Winter holiday (end)

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    Monday february 5, 2024
    School holidays :

    Valentine's Day

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    Wednesday february 14, 2024
    cards/flowers : Introduced by Pope Gelasus in 498, perhaps in response to a local Roman tradition of lovers writing their names on an urn in February

    Antalya Marathon

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    Sunday march 3, 2024
    Sports events : Https://marathons.ahotu.fr/evenement/runatolia 2024 edition NOT confirmed

    Izmir marathon

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    Sunday march 3, 2024
    Sports events : Https://www.maratonizmir.org/ 2024 edition confirmed

    Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Monday march 11, 2024
    cards/flowers :

    Memorial Day

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    Monday march 18, 2024
    Culture : Gallipoli Memorial Day commemorates the naval operation in the Dardanelles Campaign during the First World War.

    Daylight Saving Time

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    Sunday march 31, 2024
    Special Events : At 1:00 am local times

    Mid-term holiday (beginning)

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    Friday april 5, 2024
    School holidays :

    Bank Holiday (from 13:00)

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    Tuesday april 9, 2024
    Banks only :

    Ramazan Bayram (End of Ramadan)

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    Wednesday april 10, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi : This day is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm).

    Ramazan Bayram (End of Ramadan)

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    Thursday april 11, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi : This day is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Ramazan Bayram (End of Ramadan)

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    Friday april 12, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi : This day is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm).

    Tour de Turquie

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    Sunday april 14, 2024
    Sports events : Cycling race lasts 10 days 2024 edition NOT confirmed

    Mid-term holiday (end)

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    Monday april 15, 2024
    School holidays :

    National Holiday of the Sovereign and his Children

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    Tuesday april 23, 2024
    School holidays : Inauguration of the Grand National Assembly in 1923, and promotion of the idea that children are the symbol of new Turkey (Ata Türk)

    National Holiday of the Sovereign and his Children

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    Tuesday april 23, 2024
    Secular holiday : Inauguration of the Grand National Assembly in 1923, and promotion of the idea that children are the symbol of new Turkey (Ata Türk) Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Labour and Solidarity Day

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    Wednesday may 1, 2024
    Secular holiday :

    Mothers' Day

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    Sunday may 12, 2024
    cards/flowers : Mother’s day has evolved in many countries in different ways. This is because mother’s day has different origins in different countries and therefore occurs on different days in the year. One school of thought claims that this day emerged from the custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Mother worship which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of gods, and Rhea, the wife of Cronus, was held on March 15 to March 18 around Asia Minor. They insist that this custom spread around the world. Mothering Sunday is the celebration of motherhood in the United Kingdom. It is also known as Mid-lent Sunday, Rose Sunday and Laetare Sunday. It originally comes from the Victorian practice of allowing servants to return home to visit their mothers on this day. In the United States, Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. Howe’s Battle Hymn of the Republic was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1862 and quickly became one of the most popular songs for the Union during the American Civil War. After the war she focused her activities on the causes of Pacifism and women’s suffrage. In 1870 she was the first to proclaim Mother’s Day, with her Mother’s Day Proclamation. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson approved Mother’s Day in 1914

    Atatürk Commemoration and Youth & Sports Day

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    Sunday may 19, 2024
    Secular holiday : Beginning of the War of Independence (landing of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk), and symbol of the youth as an emblem of modern Turkey Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday

    Fall of Constantinople

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    Wednesday may 29, 2024
    Culture : Capture of the capital of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire by an invading army of the Ottoman Empire on 29 May 1453. The Ottomans were commanded by 21-year-old Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, who defeated an army commanded by Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos. The conquest of Constantinople followed a 53-day siege that had begun on 6 April 1453.