About the Embassy
2008 U.S. and Turkmen Holidays
Official American and Turkmen holidays for which employees of the Embassy are excused from duty are limited to the following for the calendar year 2008:
DATE | DAY | DESCRIPTION | COUNTRY |
January 1 | Tue | New Year's Day | U.S./Turkmen |
January 21 | Mon | Martin L. King's Birthday | U.S. |
February 18 | Mon | Presidents' Day | U.S. |
February 19 | Tue | National Flag Day | Turkmen |
March 21 | Fri | National Spring Holiday | Turkmen |
May 8-9 | Thu-Fri | Memorial and Victory Day | Turkmen |
May 26 | Mon | Memorial Day | U.S. |
July 4 | Fri | Independence Day | U.S. |
September 1 | Mon | Labor Day | U.S. |
October 6 | Mon | Remembrance Day | Turkmen |
October 13 | Mon | Columbus Day | U.S. |
October 27-28 | Mon-Tue | Independence Days | Turkmen |
November 11 | Tue | Veterans' Day | U.S. |
November 27 | Thu | Thanksgiving Day | U.S. |
December 12 | Fri | Neutrality Day | Turkmen |
December 25 | Thu | Christmas Day | U.S. |
Additional National holidays of KURBAN BAIRAM (70 days after Oraza Bairam) and ORAZA BAIRAM (end of Ramadan) – the dates to be determined by lunar calendar and announced by Turkmen Government as non-working days.
