2026 Long-Weekend Planner for Türkiye
4 days of leave → 27 days off in total
1–4 January 2026 · 4 days
New Year's Day
Leave to request: Friday 2 January (1 day)
20–22 March 2026 · 3 days
Eid al-Fitr (Ramazan Bayramı)
Leave to request: no leave
23–26 April 2026 · 4 days
National Sovereignty and Children's Day
Leave to request: Friday 24 April (1 day)
1–3 May 2026 · 3 days
Labour and Solidarity Day
Leave to request: no leave
16–19 May 2026 · 4 days
Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day
Leave to request: Monday 18 May (1 day)
27–31 May 2026 · 5 days
Eid al-Adha (Kurban Bayramı)
Leave to request: no leave
29 October–1 November 2026 · 4 days
Republic Day
Leave to request: Friday 30 October (1 day)
Calendar
January
March
April
May
October
November
Best options per holiday
Thursday, 1 January 2026
- 1 day of leave → 4 days off — Friday 2 January
- 2 days of leave → 5 days off — Wednesday 31 December and Friday 2 January
- 4 days of leave → 9 days off — Monday 29 December, Tuesday 30 December, Wednesday 31 December and Friday 2 January
20–22 March 2026 (Friday–Sunday)
- 0.5 days of leave → 4 days off — Thursday 19 March (half day)
- 1.5 days of leave → 5 days off — Wednesday 18 March and Thursday 19 March (half day)
- 3.5 days of leave → 9 days off — Monday 16 March, Tuesday 17 March, Wednesday 18 March and Thursday 19 March (half day)
Thursday, 23 April 2026
- 1 day of leave → 4 days off — Friday 24 April
- 2 days of leave → 5 days off — Wednesday 22 April and Friday 24 April
- 4 days of leave → 9 days off — Monday 20 April, Tuesday 21 April, Wednesday 22 April and Friday 24 April
Friday, 1 May 2026
- 1 day of leave → 4 days off — Thursday 30 April
- 2 days of leave → 5 days off — Wednesday 29 April and Thursday 30 April
- 4 days of leave → 9 days off — Monday 27 April, Tuesday 28 April, Wednesday 29 April and Thursday 30 April
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
- 1 day of leave → 4 days off — Monday 18 May
- 4.5 days of leave → 13 days off — Wednesday 20 May, Thursday 21 May, Friday 22 May, Monday 25 May and Tuesday 26 May (half day)
- 2 days of leave → 5 days off — Friday 15 May and Monday 18 May
27–30 May 2026 (Wednesday–Saturday)
- 0.5 days of leave → 6 days off — Tuesday 26 May (half day)
- 1.5 days of leave → 9 days off — Monday 25 May and Tuesday 26 May (half day)
- 2.5 days of leave → 10 days off — Friday 22 May, Monday 25 May and Tuesday 26 May (half day)
Wednesday, 15 July 2026
- 2 days of leave → 5 days off — Monday 13 July and Tuesday 14 July
- 4 days of leave → 9 days off — Monday 13 July, Tuesday 14 July, Thursday 16 July and Friday 17 July
- 5 days of leave → 10 days off — Friday 10 July, Monday 13 July, Tuesday 14 July, Thursday 16 July and Friday 17 July
Sunday, 30 August 2026
- 1 day of leave → 3 days off — Friday 28 August
- 2 days of leave → 4 days off — Thursday 27 August and Friday 28 August
- 5 days of leave → 9 days off — Monday 24 August, Tuesday 25 August, Wednesday 26 August, Thursday 27 August and Friday 28 August
Thursday, 29 October 2026
- 1 day of leave → 4 days off — Friday 30 October
- 1.5 days of leave → 5 days off — Wednesday 28 October (half day) and Friday 30 October
- 3.5 days of leave → 9 days off — Monday 26 October, Tuesday 27 October, Wednesday 28 October (half day) and Friday 30 October