Administrative leave in Turkey 2027: not announced yet
The tool works out how long a 2027 festival break you get with your own annual leave; change the festival and the number of leave days to compare.
Ramazan Bayramı (Eid al-Fitr) 2027: with 2 leave days
9 days off
6–14 March 2027. Without leave: 3 days (9–11 March 2027).
| First day off | Sat 6 March |
| Back to work | Mon 15 March |
| Leave used | 2 days |
| Leave dates | 8 Mar, 12 Mar |
| Without leave | 3 days |
| With this plan | 9 days |
| Date | Day | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 6 March 2027 | Saturday | Weekend |
| 7 March 2027 | Sunday | Weekend |
| 8 March 2027 | Monday | Eve: leave in the morning, holiday from 1 pm |
| 9 March 2027 | Tuesday | Public holiday |
| 10 March 2027 | Wednesday | Public holiday |
| 11 March 2027 | Thursday | Public holiday |
| 12 March 2027 | Friday | Leave |
| 13 March 2027 | Saturday | Weekend |
| 14 March 2027 | Sunday | Weekend |
| Leave budget | Used | Break | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 9–11 March 2027 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 6–11 March 2027 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 6–14 March 2027 | 9 |
| 3 | 3 | 5–14 March 2027 | 10 |
| 4 | 4 | 4–14 March 2027 | 11 |
| 5 | 5 | 3–14 March 2027 | 12 |
| 7 | 7 | 27 February – 14 March 2027 | 16 |
| 9 | 9 | 25 February – 14 March 2027 | 18 |
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · Diyanet lists and Law No. 2429 read on 28 October 2026
No administrative leave has been announced in Turkey for 2027. Every issue of the Official Gazette from Thu 1 January to Tue 27 October 2026, extra issues included, was checked and none contains administrative leave for the 2027 festivals; this site never assumes leave that has not been announced. Administrative leave is granted to public-sector staff by a presidential circular for working days before or after a festival, and is decided separately each year. It does not automatically cover private-sector employees. If a decision comes, the dates are clear. Ramazan Bayramı (Eid al-Fitr) runs 9–11 March 2027, so the days that would make a 9-day break are Mon 8 March and Fri 12 March; the first is the eve, whose afternoon is already off. For Kurban Bayramı (Eid al-Adha) the equivalent days are Thu 20 May and Fri 21 May. You can get the same result without waiting: two days of annual leave per festival give 9 days off for Eid al-Fitr (6–14 March 2027) and 9 for Eid al-Adha (15–23 May 2027).
Where things stand: no decision
The daily and extra issues of the Official Gazette from 1 January 2026 to 27 October 2026 were reviewed one by one. No circular granting administrative leave to public staff for Ramazan Bayramı or Kurban Bayramı 2027 has been published. None of the figures below therefore assumes it: the festival breaks are worked out from the statutory days and weekends only. If a decision is published, only its text will say which days it covers, who it applies to, and whether the time has to be made up later; until then we make no assumption about it.
What administrative leave is, and how it differs from annual leave
Annual leave is a right: for civil servants, article 102 of Law No. 657 sets it at 20 or 30 days depending on service, taken from the person's own balance. Administrative leave is not a yearly statutory allowance; for periods such as the days around a festival, a presidential circular decides that public institutions close on given days. Without a circular, civil servants work on those days. Find your own entitlement with the annual leave calculator.
Which 2027 dates are in play?
Ramazan Bayramı starts on Tuesday 9 March 2027 and ends on Thursday 11 March 2027; the eve is Monday 8 March 2027. Without administrative leave the break is 3 days, 9–11 March 2027. Closing the eve morning and the Friday after the festival joins two weekends and gives 9 days, 6–14 March 2027. With leave for the eve morning only, it is 6 days.
For Kurban Bayramı the eve is Saturday 15 May 2027, already a weekend day. The festival runs Sunday to Wednesday, so without leave the break is 5 days, 15–19 May 2027. The days that would make it nine are Thu 20 May and Fri 21 May. Details on Ramazan Bayramı 2027 and Kurban Bayramı 2027.
| Festival | Without leave | Working days needed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eid al-Fitr | 3 days | Mon 8 March and Fri 12 March | 6–14 March 2027: 9 days |
| Eid al-Adha | 5 days | Thu 20 May and Fri 21 May | 15–23 May 2027: 9 days |
What you can do without waiting
The way to plan without knowing whether administrative leave will come is to book the same days as annual leave. Civil servants may take leave in parts at times the superior approves (Law No. 657, art. 103); for employees, splitting leave needs the employer's agreement. Two days per festival, four in all, give two separate 9-day breaks in the year. If administrative leave is announced later, leave you have not yet used may be rearranged with your superior or employer. For other options see the holiday length calculator and bridge days 2027; every holiday of the year is on public holidays 2027.
Kurban Bayramı (Eid al-Adha) 2027: with 2 leave days
Kurban Bayramı (Eid al-Adha) 2027: with 2 leave days
9 days off
| First day off | Sat 15 May |
| Back to work | Mon 24 May |
| Leave used | 2 days |
| Leave dates | 20 May, 21 May |