There are public holidays in North Cyprus on the following dates annually. For holidays in Southern Cyprus, click here.
| 1st January
15th January 23rd April 1st May 19th May 20th July 1st August 30th August 29th October 10th November 15th November |
New Year's Day Death of Dr Fazil Kucuk. Dr Kucuk died in London in 1984. Although not a public holiday, flags will fly at half mast & schools will have ceremonies. Sirens will sound, and there will be a 2 minutes silence at time of his death, 10.30am. National Sovereignty and Children's DayLabour Day Turkish Republic Day Although not a public holiday, at 9:05 a.m., the time of Atatürk’s death, the country will pause in remembrance. |
In addition to the above, there are three religious holidays, Seker Bayram (Sugar Festival), a three day holiday, Kurban Bayram, a four day holiday, and Mavlid Al Nabi, a one day holiday celebrating the birth of the Prophet Mohammed. These, like the Christian Easter, are celebrated on different dates every year, being linked to the dates for Ramadan (known as Ramazan in North Cyprus).
Although Easter is not celebrated in Northern Cyprus, because of the number of ex pats living here, the influence of the Easter holidays is noticeable. We, therefore, include the dates for information.
A list for the next few years is shown below. Please note, the Islamic dates are estimates until much nearer the time.
| Year | Mavlid Al Nabi | Ramazan | Seker Bayram | Kurban Bayram | Western Easter | Orthodox Easter |
| 2010 | 26 Feb | 11 Aug-08 Sep | 09-11 Sep | 16-19 Nov | 04 Apr | 04 Apr |
| 2011 | 15 Feb | 01Aug -29 Aug | 30 Aug -01 Sep | 06-09 Nov | 24 Apr | 24 Apr |
| 2012 | 04 Feb | 20 Jul-18 Aug | 19-21 Aug | 26-29 Oct | 08 Apr | 15 Apr |
| 2013 | 24 Jan | 09 Jul-07 Aug | 08-10 Aug | 16-19 Oct | 31 Mar | 05 May |
| 2014 | 13 Jan | 28 Jun-27 Jul | 28-30 Jul | 05-08 Oct | 20 Apr | 20 Apr |
| 2015 | 03 Jan | 18 Jun-17 Jul | 18-20 Jul | 24-27 Sep | 05 Apr | 12 Apr |
| 2016 | 23 Dec | 06 Jun-05 Jul | 06-08 Jul | 12-15 Sep | 27 Mar | 01 May |
| 2017 | 11 Dec | 27 May-25 Jun | 26-28 Jun | 02-05 Sep | 16 Apr | 16 Apr |