Ramazan Bayramı 2026

This week sees the end of the holy month of Ramadan – Eid-al-Fitr. In Türkiye, Eid is known as Ramazan Bayramı and is celebrated with the Eve (Arefe) Thursday 19th March most of businesses will close during the afternoon then three days of celebration Day 1 Friday 20th March Day 2 Saturday 21st March Day 3 Sunday 22nd March (All government offices & banks will be closed)

The majority of the population in Turkiye are muslims, it is good to know that the entire country will be full of cheerful spirit during Ramazan Bayramı . The festival comes at the end of the holy month of Ramadan called Eid al-Fitr, which refers to the breaking of the fast.

Here in Turkiye there are a few names for the celebration such as Seker Bayramı, Ramazan Bayramı . Seker Bayramı is created from the traditional children’s habit who knock on the doors of the neighbours asking for sweets and chocolate treats, this is why most Turks buy large portions of sweets to delightfully distribute to children.
Turkish families will firstly visit the cemetery to pay their respects and their elderly relatives, asking for their blessing due to beliefs in the importance of kinship ties and family connections. This is respect for their older, children visiting their grandparents in their best clothes with greetings of Bayram kissing on the back of the hand of the older person than to their own forehead is a sign of respect and love for that person. In turn the older will give the child a sweet treat and if they are lucky some money !

It is also a very common custom in Turkiye to visit the cemetery to ask for mercy for them on the morning of the first day of Eid, immediately after the Eid prayer.
In the Turskish household on the days running up to Ramazan Bayram you will find the ladies of the house busy making mouth-watering sweet dishes such as Baklava serving it to families, friends, and guests during the 3-day celebration.

Ramazan Bayramı is the time of giving and gathering. The men will prepare themselves by wearing their finest clothes to attend the Bayram Namazi (the Eid prayers) from the mosque they will visit the cemetery, visiting relatives, asking God for forgiveness and mercy. Some will donate to charity to help the needy and believe of the importance of giving and sympathy.
One of the most impressive and important traditions of the Turks is teaching their children about solidarity within their society, by accompanying the children to the mosque giving them pocket money and let them go out to knock on neighbour’s doors to collect sweets and candies.

Iyı Bayramlar !