When does Ramadan start in 2027?

Why does the date change?

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which follows the moon. It lasts 29 or 30 days, and it comes about 11 days earlier every year. Start dates can differ by a day between countries, because some rely on moon sighting and others on calculation. The dates here follow Türkiye’s official calendar.

How does the fast work?

Those who fast do not eat or drink from dawn until sunset. People who are ill, travelling, pregnant or nursing are among those excused from fasting. The times change every day and from city to city, so people follow a local calendar.

A day in Ramadan in Türkiye

The day begins with sahur, the meal before dawn, and in many neighbourhoods drummers still walk the streets to wake people for it. At sunset, the fast is broken with iftar, often shared with family and friends. Bakeries sell the round flatbread called Ramazan pidesi, and people line up for it before sunset. Mosques hold the teravih prayer in the evening.

How does it end?

Near the end of the month comes the Night of Power, known in Türkiye as Kadir Gecesi. Ramadan closes with Eid al-Fitr. In Türkiye, a common greeting for the month is "Hayırlı Ramazanlar", meaning "Have a blessed Ramadan."