A proposal to grant a holiday by executive order on April 3 may be made in the meeting of the Advisory Council on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr. If it is approved, government employees will get 9 consecutive days of holiday on Eid this time.
This information was revealed by the Cabinet Division on Wednesday (March 19).
Depending on the sighting of the moon, the holy Eid-ul-Fitr may be celebrated in the country on Monday, March 31. The list of government holidays has been determined based on that calculation.
The Advisory Council approved a five-day holiday for Eid-ul-Fitr on October 17 last year. Earlier, this holiday was 3 days. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification regarding the holiday on October 21.
According to the notification, Monday, March 31 will be a general holiday on Eid-ul-Fitr. The two days before Eid, March 29 and 30 (Saturday and Sunday), and the two days after Eid, April 1 and 2 (Tuesday and Wednesday), will be government holidays by executive order. March 28 (Friday) is a weekly holiday. In this way, government employees will get a total of 6 consecutive days of leave. On the other hand, if the holiday is declared by the executive order on April 3 (Thursday), government employees will be able to enjoy 9 consecutive days of leave. Because the two days after April 3, April 4 and 5 (Friday and Saturday), are weekly holidays. In that case, government employees will be able to enjoy a total of 9 consecutive days off holiday.