A ferry service has been launched from Sochi to Trabzon (Turkey).

Public holidays and festivals in Russia in 2025. Non-working days:

• January 1, Wednesday: New Year (Новый год);
• January 2, Thursday: New Year (Новый год);
• January 3, Friday: New Year (Новый год);
• January 4, Saturday: New Year (Новый год);
• January 5, Sunday: New Year (Новый год);
• January 6, Monday: New Year (Новый год);
• January 7, Tuesday: Christmas (Рождество);
• January 8, Wednesday: New Year (Новый год);
• February 23, Sunday: Defender of the Fatherland Day (День Защитника Отечества);
• March 8, Saturday: International Women’s Day (Международный женский день);
• May 1, Thursday: Labour Day (Праздник Весны и Труда);
• May 9, Friday: Victory Day (День Победы);
• June 12, Thursday: Russia Day (День России);
• November 4, Tuesday: Day of National Unity (День народного единства).

Bridge holidays in 2024: from Saturday, January 4, to Friday, May 2, from Sunday, January 5, to Wednesday, December 31; from Sunday, February 23 to Thursday, May 8, from Saturday, March 8 to Friday, June 13, from Saturday, November 1 to Monday, November 3.

Public holidays and festivals in Turkey in 2025. Non-working days:

• January 1, Wednesday: New Year (Yılbaşı);
• March 30 to April 1, Sunday to Tuesday: Ramazan (Ramazan);
• April 23, Wednesday: Children’s Day (Çocuk Günü);
• May 1, Thursday: Labor Day (İşçi bayramı);
• May 19, Monday: Youth and Sports Day (Gençlik ve Spor Günü);
• June 6 to June 9, Friday to Monday: Kurban Bayram (Kurban Bayram);
• July 15, Tuesday: Day of democracy and national solidarity (Demokrasi Günü ve Ulusal Dayanışma);
• August 30, Saturday: Victory Day (Zafer günü);
• October 29, Wednesday: Day of the Republic (Cumhuriyet Günü).