New Year's Day	January 1
	Sacrifice Festival	January 31 (1/2 day) to February 4
	National Sovereignty and Childrens' Day	April 23
	Ataturk Commemoration & Youths and Sports Festival	May 19
	Victory Day	August 30
	Republic Day	October 28 (¨ö day) to October 29

	Government offices	8:30 am - 12:30 pm; 1:30 pm-5:30 pm (Closed Saturday and Sundays, open daily in tourist areas)
	Banks	8:30 am - 12:00 pm; 1:30 pm-5:00 pm (Closed Saturday and Sundays, open daily in tourist areas)
	Shops	9:30 am - 7:00 pm (In tourist areas, closing times vary, some close around midnight)
	Covered Bazaar- Istanbul	8:am - 7:pm (Closed Sundays)
	Summer hours:	In the Aegean and the Mediterranean regions of Turkey, government offices and many other establishments are closed in the afternoon during the summer months. These summer hours are fixed each year by the provincial governors.