2026 Working Days Calendar for Turkmenistan, Asia
Legal Regulations
The Constitution of Turkmenistan establishes official holidays. The Labour Laws guarantee paid days off for all official national public holidays. The standard workweek can be a five-day, 40-hour week; a six-day, 40-hour week; or a six-day, 36-hour week. The workday preceding a public holiday is shortened by one hour, and night shifts in continuous-production sectors are reduced by one hour.
News
Turkmenistan's Ministry of Labor and Social Protection announced the official 2026 work calendar in December 2025, detailing the schedule of working days, weekends, and public holidays. The calendar confirms the standard holidays and the practice of declaring substitute holidays for those falling on weekends.
Insights
When a public holiday falls on a weekend, a substitute holiday is typically declared for the following Monday. Multi-day celebrations like Nowruz and Eid al-Adha allow for extended family gatherings. The annual work calendar is a key planning tool for enterprises to calculate salaries and schedule production.
2026 Working days summary for Turkmenistan, Asia
Turkmenistan, Asia has 248 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 94 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus 23 holidays. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.
248
Working Days
94
Weekend Days
23
Holidays
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Working | Weekend | Holidays | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 9 | 2 | 31 |
| February | 19 | 8 | 1 | 28 |
| March | 20 | 4 | 7 | 31 |
| April | 19 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| May | 20 | 9 | 2 | 31 |
| June | 20 | 8 | 2 | 30 |
| July | 23 | 8 | 0 | 31 |
| August | 21 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| September | 22 | 6 | 2 | 30 |
| October | 21 | 9 | 1 | 31 |
| November | 21 | 9 | 0 | 30 |
| December | 22 | 6 | 3 | 31 |
| Total | 248 | 94 | 23 | 365 |
2026 Calendar for Turkmenistan, Asia
January 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 New Year's Day New Year's Day | 2 New Year's Holiday New Year's Holiday | 3 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
20 working days, 9 weekend days, and 2 holidays in January 2026.
February 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 Flag Day Flag Day | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
19 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in February 2026.
March 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 International Women's Day International Women's Day |
9 International Women’s Day (Substitute Holiday) International Women’s Day (Substitute Holiday) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 Nowruz Bayram Nowruz Bayram | 21 Nowruz Bayram (Day 2) Nowruz Bayram (Day 2) | 22 Nowruz Bayram (Day 3) Nowruz Bayram (Day 3) |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 Day of Turkmen Workers of Culture and Art Day of Turkmen Workers of Culture and Art | 29 Day of Turkmen Workers of Culture and Art (Substitute Holiday) Day of Turkmen Workers of Culture and Art (Substitute Holiday) |
30 | 31 |
20 working days, 4 weekend days, and 7 holidays in March 2026.
April 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 Earthquake Remembrance Day Earthquake Remembrance Day | 7 Earthquake Remembrance Day (Substitute Holiday) Earthquake Remembrance Day (Substitute Holiday) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 Eid al-Fitr Eid al-Fitr | 28 | 29 | 30 |
19 working days, 8 weekend days, and 3 holidays in April 2026.
May 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 Victory Day Victory Day | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 Constitution and Magtymguly Day Constitution and Magtymguly Day | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
20 working days, 9 weekend days, and 2 holidays in May 2026.
June 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Eid al-Adha Eid al-Adha | 5 Kurban Bayramy Holiday (Day 2) Kurban Bayramy Holiday (Day 2) | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 |
20 working days, 8 weekend days, and 2 holidays in June 2026.
July 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
23 working days, 8 weekend days in July 2026.
August 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | |||||
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
31 |
21 working days, 10 weekend days in August 2026.
September 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 Day of Remembrance Day of Remembrance | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 Independence Day Independence Day |
28 | 29 | 30 |
22 working days, 6 weekend days, and 2 holidays in September 2026.
October 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 Memorial Day Memorial Day | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
21 working days, 9 weekend days, and 1 holiday in October 2026.
November 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 |
21 working days, 9 weekend days in November 2026.
December 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 Neutrality Day Neutrality Day | 13 Neutrality Day (Substitute Holiday) Neutrality Day (Substitute Holiday) |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 | 31 New Year's Eve New Year's Eve |
22 working days, 6 weekend days, and 3 holidays in December 2026.