Public holidays in Türkiye, 2028
Türkiye observes 14 nationwide public holidays in 2028. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 253 days.
Every public holiday in 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 1 Jan | Saturday Weekend | New Year's Day Yılbaşı |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 27 Feb | Sunday Weekend | Eid al-Fitr First Day (Tentative Date) Ramazan Bayramı 1. Gün (Tentative Date) |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 28 Feb | Monday | Eid al-Fitr Second Day (Tentative Date) Ramazan Bayramı 2. Gün (Tentative Date) |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 29 Feb | Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr Third Day (Tentative Date) Ramazan Bayramı 3. Gün (Tentative Date) |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 23 Apr | Sunday Weekend | National Independence & Children's Day Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 1 May | Monday | Labour Day İşçi Bayramı |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 5 May | Friday | Eid al-Adha First Day (Tentative Date) Kurban Bayramı 1. Gün (Tentative Date) |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 6 May | Saturday Weekend | Eid al-Adha Second Day (Tentative Date) Kurban Bayramı 2. Gün (Tentative Date) |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 7 May | Sunday Weekend | Eid al-Adha Third Day (Tentative Date) Kurban Bayramı 3. Gün (Tentative Date) |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 8 May | Monday | Eid al-Adha Fourth Day (Tentative Date) Kurban Bayramı 4. Gün (Tentative Date) |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 19 May | Friday | Atatürk Commemoration & Youth Day Atatürk'ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 15 Jul | Saturday Weekend | Democracy and National Unity Day Demokrasi ve Millî Birlik Günü |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 30 Aug | Wednesday | Victory Day Zafer Bayramı |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 29 Oct | Sunday Weekend | Republic Day Cumhuriyet Bayramı |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| February | 29 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| March | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| April | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| May | 31 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 152 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| July | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| August | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| September | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| November | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| December | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| Year | 366 | 106 | 7 | 253 | 2,024 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Türkiye. Only nationwide holidays are deducted; a date observed in one region alone still counts as a working day here, because a national figure that moved with regional calendars would describe nobody accurately.
7 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: New Year's Day (1 Jan), Eid al-Fitr First Day (Tentative Date) (27 Feb), National Independence & Children's Day (23 Apr), Eid al-Adha Second Day (Tentative Date) (6 May), Eid al-Adha Third Day (Tentative Date) (7 May), Democracy and National Unity Day (15 Jul), Republic Day (29 Oct). Whether these are compensated with a substitute day depends on national rules rather than on the calendar, so confirm before planning around them.
The longest working month is March at 23 days; the shortest is May at 19. That spread of 4 days matters for anything billed or accrued monthly, which is why payroll and capacity plans that assume an even year drift by the end of it. The thinnest quarter is Q2, carrying 61 working days across April, May, June.
Compared with 2027, which held 250 working days, 2028 is 3 working days longer. Where a target is carried over from one year to the next unchanged, that difference is absorbed silently unless someone accounts for it.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2028, Türkiye's 14 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 75th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 50.
The holidays produce 4 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 4 days, from 26 February 2028 to 29 February 2028, built around Eid al-Fitr First Day (Tentative Date) and Eid al-Fitr Second Day (Tentative Date) and Eid al-Fitr Third Day (Tentative Date). The full breakdown is here.
7 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2027: Eid al-Fitr First Day (Tentative Date), Eid al-Fitr Second Day (Tentative Date), Eid al-Fitr Third Day (Tentative Date), Eid al-Adha First Day (Tentative Date), Eid al-Adha Second Day (Tentative Date), Eid al-Adha Third Day (Tentative Date) and others. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.