Public holidays · 2024
Republic Day (from 1pm) falls on Monday, October 28, 2024 in Türkiye in 2024.
A public holiday across Türkiye: most employees have the day off.
In 2024 it falls on a Monday, a working day.
Fixed date: it is on the same day of the year every year (Oct 28).
Saturday and Sunday · A public holiday does not always close every business. Essential services, shops and some industries keep working, and pay rules differ by country and contract.
Republic Day marks the day a country became or was proclaimed a republic, though the event differs. Italy celebrates it on 2 June, in memory of the referendum of 2 and 3 June 1946 in which Italians chose to abolish the monarchy, and the Festa della Repubblica is marked by a military parade in Rome. Portugal observes 5 October, recalling the proclamation of the republic in 1910, which ended the monarchy. Malta's Republic Day is 13 December, the date in 1974 when Malta became a republic within the Commonwealth.
Turkey celebrates Republic Day on 29 October, marking the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923 under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk; the celebrations begin on the afternoon of the 28th. North Macedonia observes it on 2 August, which recalls both the Ilinden uprising of 1903 and the first session of the anti-fascist assembly ASNOM in 1944. The day is often marked with flags, concerts and awards for citizens, and in Turkey with torchlight processions in the evening.
Everywhere in Türkiye.
Also known as: Cumhuriyet Bayramı · Republic Day
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A public holiday across Türkiye: most employees have the day off.
Monday, October 28, 2024.