Public Holidays in Turkey 1996

There are 12 Turkish public holidays in 1996. 10 of them fall on working days, which leaves 252 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Turkish public holidays in 1996 are New Year's Day (Monday, January 1), Ramadan Feast (Tuesday, February 20), Ramadan Feast (day 2) (Wednesday, February 21), Ramadan Feast (day 3) (Thursday, February 22), National Sovereignty and Children's Day (Tuesday, April 23), Sacrifice Feast (Sunday, April 28), Sacrifice Feast (day 2) (Monday, April 29), Sacrifice Feast (day 3) (Tuesday, April 30), Labour and Solidarity Day (Wednesday, May 1), Sacrifice Feast (day 4) (Wednesday, May 1), Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day (Sunday, May 19), Victory Day (Friday, August 30) and Republic Day (Tuesday, October 29).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 1996: Dec 30–Jan 1 (3 days, New Year's Day); Feb 20–Feb 22 (3 days, Ramadan Feast, Ramadan Feast (day 2), Ramadan Feast (day 3)); Apr 27–May 1 (5 days, Sacrifice Feast, Sacrifice Feast (day 2), Sacrifice Feast (day 3), Labour and Solidarity Day); Aug 30–Sep 1 (3 days, Victory Day).

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.