Kurban Bayramı 2026 will fall in the last week of May, and the holiday schedule now gives people a clear run of dates to plan around. For public employees, the bayram period began on 23 May 2026, while the private sector will start its holiday at 13.00 on 26 May 2026.

The government also included 25 May 2026, Monday, as a full day of administrative leave and 26 May 2026, Tuesday morning, as administrative leave before the holiday. Kurban Bayramı Arifesi falls on 26 May 2026, followed by Kurban Bayramı 1. Gün on 27 May 2026, 2. Gün on 28 May 2026, 3. Gün on 29 May 2026 and 4. Gün on 30 May 2026.

That means the public-sector break runs from 23 May 2026 through 31 May 2026, while the private-sector holiday begins at 13.00 on 26 May 2026 and also ends on 31 May 2026. The dates matter because citizens were already making plans after work ended on Friday, and the calendar now separates the leave rules for public employees from those in the private sector.

The only date that remains the same for everyone is the finish line: 31 May 2026. Until then, the practical issue is not when the holiday starts in general, but which schedule applies to each worker and how much of the week they can actually use.