Ramadan (start)
Ramadan
The ninth month. The Qur’an was first sent down in it. Adult Muslims who are able fast from Fajr to Maghrib: no food, drink, or marital relations in the daylight. The name comes from a root of heat and burning away — sins, ego, wasted hours.
How the month moves
Because the Hijri year is about eleven days shorter, Ramadan walks through every season in a lifetime. No country is stuck with the longest fast forever. Suhoor is Fajr; Iftar is Maghrib. Follow your city page for those clocks, and your mosque for the hilal.
Ramadan (start) 2026 in Turkey
In Turkey, Ramadan (start) in 2026 is expected on Wednesday, 18 February 2026 (1 Ramadan 1447). This uses the Umm al-Qura calculation. Moon sighting can shift a day — follow Diyanet and your local mosque.