Public Holidays in Turkey 1968

There are 16 Turkish public holidays in 1968. 12 of them fall on working days, which leaves 250 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Turkish public holidays in 1968 are New Year's Day (Monday, January 1), Ramadan Feast (Tuesday, January 2), Ramadan Feast (day 2) (Wednesday, January 3), Ramadan Feast (day 3) (Thursday, January 4), Sacrifice Feast (Sunday, March 10), Sacrifice Feast (day 2) (Monday, March 11), Sacrifice Feast (day 3) (Tuesday, March 12), Sacrifice Feast (day 4) (Wednesday, March 13), National Sovereignty and Children's Day (Tuesday, April 23), Labour and Solidarity Day (Wednesday, May 1), Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Sunday, May 19), Victory Day (Friday, August 30), Republic Day (Tuesday, October 29), Ramadan Feast (Saturday, December 21), Ramadan Feast (day 2) (Sunday, December 22) and Ramadan Feast (day 3) (Monday, December 23).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 1968: Dec 30–Jan 4 (6 days, New Year's Day, Ramadan Feast, Ramadan Feast (day 2), Ramadan Feast (day 3)); Mar 9–Mar 13 (5 days, Sacrifice Feast, Sacrifice Feast (day 2), Sacrifice Feast (day 3), Sacrifice Feast (day 4)); Aug 30–Sep 1 (3 days, Victory Day); Dec 21–Dec 23 (3 days, Ramadan Feast, Ramadan Feast (day 2), Ramadan Feast (day 3)).

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.