Public holidays in Northern Cyprus

Public holidays in Northern Cyprus are often shared with Turkey. The public holidays include:

Date English name Turkish name Remarks
1 January New Year's Day Yılbaşı
23 April National Sovereignty and Children's Day Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı Shared with Turkey, commemorates the opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey at Ankara in 1920.
1 May Labour Day İşçi ve Bahar Bayramı
19 May Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day Atatürk'ü Anma, Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı Shared with Turkey, commemorates the beginning of the liberation movement initiated in 1919 by Atatürk's landing in Samsun.
20 July Peace and Freedom Day Barış ve Özgürlük Bayramı Anniversary of start of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus
1 August Social Resistance Day Ulusal Direniş Bayramı Anniversary of the founding of the Turkish Resistance Organization
30 August Victory Day (Turkey) Zafer Bayramı Shared with Turkey, commemorates the victory at the Battle of Dumlupinar ending the Turkish War of Independence in 1922.
29 October Republic Day (Turkey) Cumhuriyet Bayramı Shared with Turkey
15 November Republic Day (Northern Cyprus) Cumhuriyet Bayramı Commemorates the Declaration of Independence

In addition, the following Muslim holidays are observed as public holidays:

Date English name Turkish name
moveable Eid al-Fitr Ramazan Bayramı
moveable Eid al-Adha Kurban Bayramı
moveable Mawlid Mevlid Kandili


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