Long weekends in Türkiye, 2027
In 2027, holidays give Türkiye6 runs of at least three consecutive days off, the longest lasting 5 days. Below they are listed in calendar order, followed by the bridge days that stretch a short break into a long one.
Every long weekend, in date order
| Starts | Ends | Days off | Because of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan | Sun 3 Jan | 3 days | New Year's Day |
| Wed 10 Mar | Sun 14 Mar | 5 days | Eid al-Fitr First Day (Tentative Date), Eid al-Fitr Second Day (Tentative Date), Eid al-Fitr Third Day (Tentative Date) |
| Fri 23 Apr | Sun 25 Apr | 3 days | National Independence & Children's Day |
| Sat 15 May | Wed 19 May | 5 days | Eid al-Adha First Day (Tentative Date), Eid al-Adha Second Day (Tentative Date), Eid al-Adha Third Day (Tentative Date), Eid al-Adha Fourth Day (Tentative Date) |
| Sat 28 Aug | Mon 30 Aug | 3 days | Victory Day |
| Fri 29 Oct | Sun 31 Oct | 3 days | Republic Day |
Bridge days
A bridge day is a lone working day sitting between a holiday and the weekend. Book that one day as leave and the time off joins up into four days or more. Offices tend to be quiet on these dates even though nobody is officially off.
| Date | Weekday | Next to |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2027 | Friday | Democracy and National Unity Day |
The cheapest leave of the year: spending 1day of annual leave on the bridge above gives you 1 break of at least four days. Expect colleagues to have the same idea, so request these early.
How we find them
Each day of 2027 is marked as a working day or a day off, using Türkiye's weekend pattern and its nationwide holidays. Consecutive days off are joined into runs; a run of three days or more that includes at least one holiday counts as a long weekend. A plain two-day weekend never qualifies.
Regional holidays are not part of this calculation. If your region has its own dates, you may get extra long weekends that do not appear in the national list.
Back to the Türkiye2027 holiday calendar or check working days between two dates.