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Türkiye working days and public holidays 2025

Türkiye, 2025: 251 working days and 2008 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 14 national public holidays, 10 of them on working days.

Türkiye 2025 at a glance

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Working days
251
Standard hours
2008
Free days
114
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
14
Free days from holidays
10
Holidays on weekends
4

Public holidays 2025

January

  • 1 Jan Wednesday New Year's Day (Yılbaşı)

March

  • 30 Mar Sunday Eid al-Fitr First Day (Ramazan Bayramı 1. Gün) Weekend
  • 31 Mar Monday Eid al-Fitr Second Day (Ramazan Bayramı 2. Gün)

April

  • 1 Apr Tuesday Eid al-Fitr Third Day (Ramazan Bayramı 3. Gün)
  • 23 Apr Wednesday National Independence & Children's Day (Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı)

May

  • 1 May Thursday Labour Day (İşçi Bayramı)
  • 19 May Monday Atatürk Commemoration & Youth Day (Atatürk'ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı)

June

  • 6 Jun Friday Eid al-Adha First Day (Kurban Bayramı 1. Gün)
  • 7 Jun Saturday Eid al-Adha Second Day (Kurban Bayramı 2. Gün) Weekend
  • 8 Jun Sunday Eid al-Adha Third Day (Kurban Bayramı 3. Gün) Weekend
  • 9 Jun Monday Eid al-Adha Fourth Day (Kurban Bayramı 4. Gün)

July

  • 15 Jul Tuesday Democracy and National Unity Day (Demokrasi ve Millî Birlik Günü)

August

  • 30 Aug Saturday Victory Day (Zafer Bayramı) Weekend

October

  • 29 Oct Wednesday Republic Day (Cumhuriyet Bayramı)

Working days and hours by month 2025

Month Working days Hours
January 1 Jan New Year's Day (Yılbaşı) 22 176
February 20 160
March 30 Mar Eid al-Fitr First Day (Ramazan Bayramı 1. Gün), 31 Mar Eid al-Fitr Second Day (Ramazan Bayramı 2. Gün) 20 160
April 1 Apr Eid al-Fitr Third Day (Ramazan Bayramı 3. Gün), 23 Apr National Independence & Children's Day (Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı) 20 160
May 1 May Labour Day (İşçi Bayramı), 19 May Atatürk Commemoration & Youth Day (Atatürk'ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı) 20 160
June 6 Jun Eid al-Adha First Day (Kurban Bayramı 1. Gün), 7 Jun Eid al-Adha Second Day (Kurban Bayramı 2. Gün), 8 Jun Eid al-Adha Third Day (Kurban Bayramı 3. Gün), 9 Jun Eid al-Adha Fourth Day (Kurban Bayramı 4. Gün) 19 152
July 15 Jul Democracy and National Unity Day (Demokrasi ve Millî Birlik Günü) 22 176
August 30 Aug Victory Day (Zafer Bayramı) 21 168
September 22 176
October 29 Oct Republic Day (Cumhuriyet Bayramı) 22 176
November 20 160
December 23 184
Total 251 2008

How it works?

This calculator counts working days, public holidays, and shortened workdays for a selected country and period. A working day is any day outside the weekend (Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt Friday and Saturday) that is not a public holiday. Shortened workdays: in Estonia the working day immediately before New Year's Day, Independence Day, Victory Day and Christmas Eve is 3 hours shorter. In Latvia and Lithuania the working day immediately before every public holiday is 1 hour shorter (Latvian Labour Law § 135, Lithuanian Labour Code art. 112).

Holiday data comes from the Nager.Date public holiday database, updated annually.

Frequently asked questions

What counts as a working day?

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day nor a public holiday. In Estonia and most countries the weekend is Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt it is Friday and Saturday.

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What is a shortened workday?

Under § 53 of the Estonian Employment Contracts Act, the working day before New Year's Day, Independence Day (24 February), Victory Day (23 June) and Christmas Eve (24 December) is shortened by three hours. The day shortened is the one immediately before the holiday: if that day is a day off (for example a Sunday), no working day is shortened - the Friday before stays a full day. In Estonia the day before other public holidays is not shortened. In Latvia (Labour Law § 135) and Lithuania (Labour Code art. 112) the working day right before every public holiday is one hour shorter for full-time staff.

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Why don’t some public holidays reduce the working day count?

If a public holiday falls on a weekend (Saturday or Sunday), it does not reduce the working day count, since those days would not be working days regardless.

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How are annual working hours calculated?

Multiply the working days by 8 hours and subtract the shortening for each shortened day - 3 hours in Estonia, 1 hour in Latvia and Lithuania: working days × 8 − shortened days × 3 (or × 1). Monthly norm hours work the same way from that month's working days. For part-time staff, use the agreed daily hours instead of 8.

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