The Presidency of Religious Affairs has published the Eid al-Adha prayer times for 2026. Eid prayers will be held in mosques across Türkiye on Wednesday morning, May 27, 2026, the first day of Eid. While citizens are researching at what time the Eid prayer will be performed in the provinces they live in, the prayer times of all provinces, especially Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Bursa, have been determined. Millions of people all over Turkey will line up in mosques on the morning of Eid al-Adha.
Eid Prayer Times in Metropolitan Cities Prayer times in some metropolitan cities for 2026 Eid al-Adha were announced as follows: Istanbul: 06.12 Ankara: 05.59 Izmir: 06.25 Bursa: 06.13 Antalya: 06.14 Adana: 05.55 Konya: 06.05 Gaziantep: 05.47 2026 Eid al-Adha Dates Diyanet According to the calendar, the dates of Eid al-Adha 2026 are as follows: Day of Eid: Tuesday, May 26, 2026, Day of Eid al-Adha Day 1: Wednesday, May 27, 2026, Day of Eid al-Adha Day 2: Thursday, May 28, 2026 Day of Eid al-Adha Day 3: Friday, May 29, 2026 Day of Eid al-Adha Day 4: Saturday, May 30, 2026 How to Perform the Eid Prayer?
Eid prayer is known as an obligatory two-rakat prayer that is performed twice a year in congregation. Before the prayer, the intention is made and the imam is followed. The first Rakat is made with the Imam. The hands are folded after saying the iftitah takbir. Subhaneke prayer is read. Then the takbir is recited three times. In the first two takbirs, the hands are left sideways, and after the third takbir, the hands are folded.
Imam recites Surah Fatiha and Zami. Ruku and prostration are performed. In the second Rakat, the Imam recites Surah al-Fatiha and zammi. Then the takbir is recited three times and the hands are left to the side. With the fourth takbir, one bows down. After the prostrations, Tahiyyat, Salli and Barik prayers are recited. The prayer is completed by greeting. After the prayer, the sermon is read and takbirs of tashriq are recited.
2026 Eid al-Adha Prayer Times in 81 Provinces Provincial Eid Prayer Time Adana 05.55 Adıyaman 05.42 Afyonkarahisar 06.11 Ağrı 05.18 Aksaray 05.57 Amasya 05.45 Ankara 05.59 Antalya 06.14 Ardahan 05.17 Artvin 05.20 Aydın 06.23 Balıkesir 06.19 Bartın 05.57 Batman 05.30 Bayburt 05.28 Bilecik 06.10 Bingöl 05.31 Bitlis 05.25 Bolu 06.02 Burdur 06.14 Bursa 06.13 Çanakkale 06.24 Çankırı 05.54 Çorum 05.49 Denizli 06.19 Diyarbakır 05.34 Düzce 06.03 Edirne 06.20 Elazığ 05.36 Erzincan 05.33 Erzurum 05.25 Eskişehir 06.08 Gaziantep 05.47 Giresun 05.34 Gümüşhane 05.31 Hakkari 05.20 Hatay 05.54 Iğdır 05.14 Isparta 06.13 İstanbul 06.12 İzmir 06.25 Kahramanmaraş 05.48 Karabük 05.57 Karaman 06.03 Kars 05.16 Kastamonu 05.52 Kayseri 05.51 Kilis 05.49 Kırıkkale 05.56 Kırklareli 06.17 Kırşehir 05.55 Kocaeli 06.08 Konya 06.05 Kütahya 06.11 Malatya 05.40 Manisa 06.23 Mardin 05.33 Mersin 05.59 Muğla 06.23 Muş 05.27 Nevşehir 05.54 Niğde 05.56 Ordu 05.36 Osmaniye 05.51 Rize 05.26 Sakarya 06.06 Samsun 05.42 Şanlıurfa 05.41 Siirt 05.27 Sinop 05.45 Şırnak 05.26 Sivas 05.42 Tekirdağ 06.18 Tokat 05.43 Trabzon 05.29 Tunceli 05.34 Uşak 06.15 Van 05.20 Yalova 06.11 Yozgat 05.51 Zonguldak 05.59
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