Public Holidays in Turkey 1961

There are 13 Turkish public holidays in 1961. 6 of them fall on working days, which leaves 254 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Turkish public holidays in 1961 are New Year's Day (Sunday, January 1), Ramadan Feast (Saturday, March 18), Ramadan Feast (day 2) (Sunday, March 19), Ramadan Feast (day 3) (Monday, March 20), National Sovereignty and Children's Day (Sunday, April 23), Labour and Solidarity Day (Monday, May 1), Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Friday, May 19), Sacrifice Feast (Thursday, May 25), Sacrifice Feast (day 2) (Friday, May 26), Sacrifice Feast (day 3) (Saturday, May 27), Sacrifice Feast (day 4) (Sunday, May 28), Victory Day (Wednesday, August 30) and Republic Day (Sunday, October 29).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 1961: Mar 18–Mar 20 (3 days, Ramadan Feast, Ramadan Feast (day 2), Ramadan Feast (day 3)); Apr 29–May 1 (3 days, Labour and Solidarity Day); May 19–May 21 (3 days, Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day); May 25–May 28 (4 days, Sacrifice Feast, Sacrifice Feast (day 2), Sacrifice Feast (day 3), Sacrifice Feast (day 4)).

The weekend in Turkey is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Official holidays (resmî tatiller) under Law 2429. The eves of Republic Day and of both Bayrams are half days. Bayram dates follow the Diyanet calendar and may differ by a day.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.