WORKWEEK
Unlike most countries with Muslim majorities, Turkey is officially secular, so the workweek runs from Monday through Friday (or Saturday for retail). Observant Muslims will attend mosques on Fridays at noon, and appointments may be somewhat difficult to schedule on Friday afternoons.
Senior executives may arrive later in the morning—somewhere around 9:00 A.M. Morning appointments should be scheduled around 10:00 or 11:00 A.M.
Most corporate environments provide two weeks of paid vacation annually. In addition, there were 16 holidays in 2011 in Turkey, which include Seker Bayrami (Eid al-Fitr) and Kurban Bayrami (Eid al-Adha). Some holidays might not be paid, but are observed. During the summer months, many private and public offices ...
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