Long weekends in Turkey

Every public holiday in the coming year that falls next to the weekend, the day to take off where one turns it into four, and the places a short hop away at their best then.

Republic Day

Thu 29 Oct to Sun 1 Nov 2026 · 4 days, taking Fri 30 Oct off

• Muscat Oman Hot, dry and sunny 34°C · 1 rainy day The best month to go
• Cape Town South Africa Pleasant, dry and sunny 23°C · 4 rainy days The best month to go
• Cairo Egypt Warm, dry and sunny 30°C · 0 rainy days The best month to go
• Jaipur India Warm, dry and sunny 32°C · 1 rainy day The best month to go, busy season

New Year's Day

Fri 1 Jan to Sun 3 Jan 2027 · 3 days

• Colombo Sri Lanka Warm, mostly dry and sunny 30°C · 8 rainy days The best month to go, busy season
• Muscat Oman Pleasant, dry and sunny 25°C · 1 rainy day One of the best months to go
• Dubai United Arab Emirates Pleasant, dry and sunny 24°C · 2 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season
• Kathmandu Nepal Cool, dry and sunny 17°C · 3 rainy days One of the best months to go

Eid al-Fitr

Tue 9 Mar to Thu 11 Mar 2027 · 3 days

• Doha Qatar Warm, dry and sunny 27°C · 2 rainy days The best month to go
• Marrakech Morocco Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny 24°C · 6 rainy days The best month to go
• Muscat Oman Warm, dry and sunny 30°C · 1 rainy day One of the best months to go
• Cape Town South Africa Warm, dry and sunny 26°C · 4 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season

National Sovereignty and Children's Day

Fri 23 Apr to Sun 25 Apr 2027 · 3 days

• Doha Qatar Warm, dry and sunny 32°C · 1 rainy day One of the best months to go
• Dubai United Arab Emirates Warm, dry and sunny 32°C · 1 rainy day The best month to go
• Cape Town South Africa Pleasant, dry and sunny 24°C · 3 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Budapest Hungary Cool, mostly dry and sunny 17°C · 6 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season

Eid al-Adha and Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day

Sat 15 May to Wed 19 May 2027 · 5 days

• Almaty Kazakhstan Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny 23°C · 8 rainy days One of the best months to go
• London United Kingdom Cool, mostly dry and sunny 18°C · 7 rainy days The best month to go
• Lisbon Portugal Pleasant, dry and sunny 23°C · 3 rainy days The best month to go
• Prague Czechia Cool, mostly dry and sunny 20°C · 9 rainy days The best month to go, busy season

Democracy and National Unity Day

Thu 15 Jul to Sun 18 Jul 2027 · 4 days, taking Fri 16 Jul off

• Almaty Kazakhstan Warm, dry and sunny 32°C · 2 rainy days The best month to go
• Baku Azerbaijan Warm, dry and sunny 31°C · 1 rainy day The best month to go, busy season
• Rome Italy Warm, dry and sunny 30°C · 2 rainy days The best month to go, busy season
• Lisbon Portugal Warm, dry and sunny 28°C · 0 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season

Victory Day

Sat 28 Aug to Mon 30 Aug 2027 · 3 days

• Almaty Kazakhstan Warm, dry and sunny 30°C · 3 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Budapest Hungary Warm, mostly dry and sunny 29°C · 5 rainy days The best month to go, busy season
• Rome Italy Warm, dry and sunny 30°C · 3 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season
• Nairobi Kenya Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny 24°C · 4 rainy days One of the best months to go

The weekend in Turkey is Saturday and Sunday. These are its national public holidays; regions and states add their own. A short hop is the country's own region and the regions next to it.