Sunday, 16 May 2027
Confirmed — source checked
This is the first listed date for this year; a separate observance date has not been assigned.
Eid al-Adha, called Kurban Bayramı in Turkey, is a four-day statutory holiday preceded by a half-day eve beginning at 13:00.
Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.
Sunday, 16 May 2027 · Confirmed — source checked
Next listed holiday day on or after today; this can be a closure day rather than the festival date.
Recorded confirmation and independent source review are shown separately. An institution-specific notice does not establish closure for every employer or school.
Official public holiday law or calendar
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-27
Turkey’s law provides full-day national holidays and half-days from 13:00 on the two religious eves and 28 October. This national full-day calendar omits those partial days from planner calculations and explains them in the guide; no discretionary administrative extension is inferred.
Official public holiday law or calendar
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-27
Turkey’s law provides full-day national holidays and half-days from 13:00 on the two religious eves and 28 October. This national full-day calendar omits those partial days from planner calculations and explains them in the guide; no discretionary administrative extension is inferred.
Official public holiday law or calendar
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-27
Turkey’s law provides full-day national holidays and half-days from 13:00 on the two religious eves and 28 October. This national full-day calendar omits those partial days from planner calculations and explains them in the guide; no discretionary administrative extension is inferred.
Government offices close for the applicable statutory period. Essential services may use holiday staffing, and private workplaces apply Turkish labour law and collective arrangements.
Bank branches generally close on full public-holiday days. Digital services remain available, but scheduled transfers and branch transactions may wait until the next banking day.
Schools close when the holiday falls within the academic calendar; official ceremonies may be held before civic holidays.
The Islamic festival commemorates devotion and sacrifice. Turkey's Presidency of Religious Affairs publishes the Gregorian dates through its national religious calendar.
The four full holiday days and the preceding half-day affect government offices, banks, schools and private employment. The database lists full days; the half-day eve is explained separately.
Families gather, attend prayers, visit relatives and share sacrificial meat with relatives and people in need. Travel demand is exceptionally high.
Kurban Bayramı produces sustained intercity demand across the half-day eve and four full holiday days; reserve after official dates are fixed.
Dates follow the official religious calendar. In 2028 the half-day eve is 4 May and the four full days are 5–8 May.
Yes, for the statutory period established under Turkey's national holiday law.
Bank branches generally close on full public-holiday days. Digital services remain available, but scheduled transfers and branch transactions may wait until the next banking day.
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