The Ministry of National Education has denied reports that the summer vacation will be brought forward due to Eid al-Adha. The school closing date, which is of critical importance for the tourism sector, remained as June 20, 2025, as previously announced.

Following news headlines in some media outlets such as "Summer vacation will be brought forward," the Ministry of National Education (MEB) denied the allegations by making an official statement regarding the 2024-2025 academic year calendar. The Ministry reiterated that the academic year started on September 9, 2024, and will end on June 20, 2025, as planned.

The school holiday dates, which are seen as the official start of the summer season for the tourism sector, are decisive in terms of both domestic tourism mobility and the seasonal planning of businesses. For this reason, speculative news that the summer vacation would be brought forward caused short-term uncertainty in the sector.

However, with the MEB's statement, tourism sector players will continue their plans according to the previously announced schedule. High demand is expected until the last weeks of summer, especially in terms of family tourism, hotel concepts focused on children's clubs and domestic tourist density.

Tourism professionals point out that the clarity of the education calendar is of critical importance in terms of pricing, personnel planning and marketing activities in the domestic market. As the Ministry reminded the public, the 2024-2025 academic year calendar was published on May 28, 2024, and has been accessible on the official website since that day.

It has become certain that these dates will continue to be taken as a basis in the projections and strategies of the tourism sector for the upcoming period.