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TURKEY - (TUR)
Schools generally start between 08:30-09:00 and end between 15:00-
15:30 for schools working regularly, with 40 minutes classes and at
least 15 minutes breaks. For schools working as two shifts, classes of
students coming in the morning generally start between 07:00-07:30
and end between 12:30-13:00. For the students coming in the afternoon
classes start between 12:40-13:10 and end between 17:40-18:10. The
school hours change from school to school so you can learn the exact
hours from the nearest public school when registering your children.

The sketch of the academic calendar for primary, secondary and high
school students are as follows:

- First week of September, orientation period for 1st, 5th and 9th
grades
- Second week of September, fall semester begins
- One week break on November
- Second week of January, fall semester ends
- Semester break of two weeks
- First week of February, spring semester begins
- One week break on April
- Second week of June, spring semester ends, 11 weeks of summer
break begins after the spring semester.

National Holidays in Turkey: January 1 New Year’s Day • April 23
National Sovereignty & Children’s Day • May 1 Labor and Solidarity
Day • May 19 Atatürk Commemoration, Youth & Sports Day • Ramadan
Feast Eve (Half Day) • Eid Ramadan (3 days) • July 15 Democracy &
National Unity Day • Qurban Feast Eve (Half Day) • Eid Qurban (4 days)
• August 30 Victory Day • October 28-29 Republic Day

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