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The officialholidays inTurkey are established by the Act 2429 of 19 March 1981 that replaced the Act 2739 of 27 May 1935. These holidays can be grouped in national and religious holidays, which in total equals to 15.5 days of public holiday.[1]
| Date | English name | Local name | Remarks |
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| 1 January | New Year's Day | Yılbaşı | First day of theGregorian new year |
| 23 April | National Sovereignty and Children's Day | Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı | Commemoration of the first opening of theGrand National Assembly of Turkey atAnkara in 1920. Dedicated to the children. |
| 1 May | Labour and Solidarity Day | Emek ve Dayanışma Günü | May Day |
| 19 May | Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day | Atatürk'ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı | Commemoration of the beginning ofnational liberation movement initiated in 1919 byAtatürk's landing inSamsun. Dedicated to the youth. |
| 15 July | Democracy and National Unity Day | Demokrasi ve Millî Birlik Günü | Commemoration of the national unity against thecoup d'état attempt for democracy in 2016. |
| 30 August | Victory Day | Zafer Bayramı | Commemoration of the victory at the final battle inDumlupınar ending theTurkish Independence War in 1922, dedicated to the armed forces. |
| 29 October | Republic Day | Cumhuriyet Bayramı | Commemoration of theproclamation of the republic in 1923. Also the halfday in the afternoon of previous day. |
| After the end of theIslamic monthRamadan.[a] | Ramadan Feast | Ramazan Bayramı | Religious holiday for 3 days. Also the halfday in the afternoon of previous day. |
| Begins on the 10th day of the Islamic monthDhu'l-Hijjah.[a] | Sacrifice Feast | Kurban Bayramı | Religious holiday for 4 days inhajj period. Also the halfday in the afternoon of previous day. |
| Date | English name | Local name | Remarks |
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| 27 May | Freedom and Constitution Day | Hürriyet ve Anayasa Bayramı | Commemoration of the1960 coup d'état. Observed between 1963 and 1981. |
| 24 July | İyd-i Millî | İyd-i Millî | Celebration ofSecond Constitutional Era. Observed between 1909 and 1934. |
In May 2021, Turkish presidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan announced a new Human Rights Action Plan. According to the plan "public and private sector staff and students will be allowed to take leave for the religious holidays that they observe, regardless of their faith."[2][3][4]
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