1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 30–31) for 5 days off (Dec 28 – Jan 1).
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Long Weekends in Türkiye 2025
Türkiye has 2 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (May 17 – 19). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 2
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
2 daysSat, Mar 29 – Sun, Mar 30
2930
1 dayWed, Apr 23
National Sovereignty and Children's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
23
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Apr 21–22) for 5 days off (Apr 19 – 23).
1 dayThu, May 1
Labour and Solidarity Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 2) for 4 days off (May 1 – 4).
3 daysSat, May 17 – Mon, May 19
Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day
171819
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (May 20–23) for 9 days off (May 17 – 25).
3 daysFri, Jun 6 – Sun, Jun 8
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
678
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 2–5) for 9 days off (May 31 – Jun 8).
1 dayTue, Jul 15
Democracy and National Unity Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
15
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jul 14) for 4 days off (Jul 12 – 15).
2 daysSat, Aug 30 – Sun, Aug 31
3031
1 dayWed, Oct 29
Republic Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
29
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Oct 27–28) for 5 days off (Oct 25 – 29).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2–3 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 2–3 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Apr 21–22 | Apr 19 – 23 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 21–22 + Apr 24–25 | Apr 19 – 27 |
| 5 | 2d · Apr 24–25 | Apr 23 – 27 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 28–30 | Apr 26 – May 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 28–30 + May 2 | Apr 26 – May 4 |
| 4Best value | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · May 20–23 | May 17 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 2–5 | May 31 – Jun 8 |
| 4 | 1d · Jul 14 | Jul 12 – 15 |
| 9 | 4d · Jul 14 + Jul 16–18 | Jul 12 – 20 |
| 6 | 3d · Jul 16–18 | Jul 15 – 20 |
| 5 | 2d · Oct 27–28 | Oct 25 – 29 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 27–28 + Oct 30–31 | Oct 25 – Nov 2 |
| 5 | 2d · Oct 30–31 | Oct 29 – Nov 2 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
Computed from Türkiye's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.