Kurban Bayramı 2027 in Turkey: 16–19 May, eve on a Saturday
According to the Diyanet calendar, Kurban Bayramı (Eid al-Adha) 2027 starts on Sunday 16 May. Below: a live countdown, each holiday day, and every date from 2026 to 2035.
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Kurban Bayramı (Eid al-Adha) 2027
16–19 May 2027
Eve on Sat 15 May, a half-day holiday from 1 pm. The holiday starts on a Sunday.
| Eve (half day) | Sat 15 May |
| First day | Sun 16 May |
| Last day | Wed 19 May |
| Official holiday length | 4.5 days |
| Holiday days on weekdays | 3 |
| Hijri year | 1448 |
| Year | Eve | Holiday days | Starts on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 May 2026 | 27–30 May 2026 | Wednesday |
| 2027 | 15 May 2027 | 16–19 May 2027 | Sunday |
| 2028 | 4 May 2028 | 5–8 May 2028 | Friday |
| 2029 | 23 April 2029 | 24–27 April 2029 | Tuesday |
| 2030 | 12 April 2030 | 13–16 April 2030 | Saturday |
| 2031 | 1 April 2031 | 2–5 April 2031 | Wednesday |
| 2032 | 21 March 2032 | 22–25 March 2032 | Monday |
| 2033 | 10 March 2033 | 11–14 March 2033 | Friday |
| 2034 | 28 February 2034 | 1–4 March 2034 | Wednesday |
| 2035 | 17 February 2035 | 18–21 February 2035 | Sunday |
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · Diyanet lists and Law No. 2429 read on 28 October 2026
Kurban Bayramı, the Feast of Sacrifice known elsewhere as Eid al-Adha, begins in Turkey on Sun 16 May 2027 and ends on Wed 19 May, according to the religious-days list of the Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet). The eve, arefe, is Sat 15 May; under Law No. 2429 it is a half-day holiday from 1 pm. Two things make 2027 unusual. The eve falls on a Saturday, and the fourth day coincides with 19 May, Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day. A day that is two holidays at once counts only once, and Turkey never moves a holiday that lands on a weekend or on another holiday. For someone with Saturdays and Sundays off, the break therefore lasts 5 days without any leave, from 15 May 2027 to 19 May 2027. Taking Thursday 20 and Friday 21 May as annual leave turns it into 9 days in a row, up to Sunday 23 May. On a six-day week the break is 4 days. No administrative leave for public employees has been announced yet.
Kurban Bayramı 2027 day by day
The holiday days from the Diyanet list, with their Hijri dates and what they mean for work. Times are Turkey time; the eve is an ordinary working day until 1 pm.
| Date | Day | Hijri date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2027 | Saturday | 9 Zilhicce 1448 | Half-day holiday from 1 pm |
| 16 May 2027 | Sunday | 10 Zilhicce 1448 | Public holiday |
| 17 May 2027 | Monday | 11 Zilhicce 1448 | Public holiday |
| 18 May 2027 | Tuesday | 12 Zilhicce 1448 | Public holiday |
| 19 May 2027 | Wednesday | 13 Zilhicce 1448 | Day 4 and Youth Day |
An eve on Saturday and a clash with 19 May
Law No. 2429 on national holidays defines Kurban Bayramı as starting "at 1 pm on the eve and lasting 4.5 days". Nothing in the law moves a holiday that falls on a weekend. With the eve on a Saturday, people who work Monday to Friday lose that half day. The fourth day also coincides with 19 May, already a holiday. Because of those two overlaps, 2027 has 14.5 days of public holidays in total, against 15.5 in 2026.
The upside is that the feast begins on a Sunday, so anyone off at weekends stays home from Saturday to Wednesday, 5 days. The two working days left that week, Thursday and Friday, are the key to a long break.
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 |
Nine days for two days of leave
Take Thursday 20 and Friday 21 May off and your break runs from Saturday 15 May 2027 to Sunday 23 May 2027: 9 days. With a single leave day, Friday 14 May is the best choice, starting the break a day earlier. On a six-day week the picture changes: you work Saturday morning, the break without leave is 4 days, and 3 leave days stretch it to 8. The holiday length calculator shows every option.
Administrative leave for public employees
In the public sector, working days next to a bayram are sometimes declared administrative leave by presidential circular, published in the Official Gazette. That decision is made separately each year. None exists yet for Kurban Bayramı 2027, and this site does not assume leave that has not been announced. We follow it on administrative leave 2027.
If you work through the holiday
Hospitals, transport, security and tourism keep working during the bayram. Under article 47 of the Labour Act, each holiday day worked earns one extra day's pay; the eve afternoon counts as half a day. Work out your own amount with the holiday pay calculator.
Where the date comes from
The Diyanet computes the start of each Hijri month in advance, based on the new crescent being visible somewhere on Earth: at least 8 degrees between sun and moon, and the moon at least 5 degrees above the horizon at sunset. That is why the Turkish date is known years ahead and does not change at the last minute, while some countries celebrate a day earlier or later. The next Kurban Bayramı falls on 5–8 May 2028 (Kurban Bayramı 2028).