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Academic Calendar

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Fall Semester

DateEventAdd
10 June 2025Announcement of application requirements and quotas by the Graduate School+
1 July-31 December 2025Thesis Monitoring Committee meeting period+
10 June-04 September 2025Student applications to graduate programs+
01 July-15 August 2025Applications of students wishing to study at other higher education institutions as visiting students / to study at our University+
15-30 August 2025Evaluation of visiting student applications by the Faculty/College/Graduate School Executive Board+
1 August – 5 September 2025Entry into the Student Information System (OBS) of the courses to be offered in the 2025-2026 Fall Semester, their instructors and student advisors at the Faculties/Colleges/Graduate School+
5 September 2025Deadline for submission of thesis period extension request forms to the Graduate School for students exceeding the normal duration+
5 September 2025Notification of preliminary evaluation results by the department to the Graduate School and their announcement by the Graduate School+
8 September 2025English Language Proficiency Exam for international graduate students+
08-11 September 2025Written Science Exam and Oral / Interview Exams for graduate students+
12 September 2025Announcement by the Graduate School of students entitled to enroll (principal and reserve)+
16-17 September 2025Graduate principal student enrollment+
16-21 September 2025Course registration via OBS at the Faculties/Colleges/Graduate School+
18-19 September 2025Preparatory Class English Language Proficiency and Placement Exam for newly enrolled students (including international students)+
18-19 September 2025Preparatory Class English Language Proficiency and Placement Exam for students enrolled in 2024-2025 and earlier+
18-19 September 2025Graduate reserve student enrollment+
22 September 2025Start of classes at the Faculties/Colleges/Graduate School+
22 September 2025Start of 1st quarter classes in the Preparatory Class+
22-24 September 2025Orientation Program+
22-26 September 2025Course add-drop and advisor approval week+
26 September 2025Last day for course add-drop and advisor approval+
1 October-31 December 2025Doctoral Qualifying Exam dates+
3 October 2025Last day for the Deaneries/Directorates to notify the Directorate of Student Affairs, by Executive Board decision, of course exemptions earned by enrolled students at their previous higher education institutions+
10 October 2025Last day for the Directorate of Student Affairs to enter into OBS the exemption Executive Board decisions sent by the Deaneries/Directorates+
29 October 2025Republic Day public holiday (half-day holiday from the afternoon of 28 October)+
10-14 November 2025Midterm Exam Week+
24-25 November 2025Preparatory Class 1st quarter Final Exam (9 weeks)+
26 November 2025Preparatory Class 1st quarter Final Make-up Exam+
1 December 2025Start of 2nd quarter classes in the Preparatory Class+
1 January 2026New Year’s Day Holiday+
2 January 2026End of classes at the Faculties/Colleges/Graduate School (15 weeks)+
2 January 2026Last day for entering Fall Semester midterm, assignment, attendance, etc. grades into OBS at the Faculties/Colleges/Graduate School+
05-16 January 2026Final Exams (2 weeks)+
16 January 2026Last day for entering into OBS the courses to be offered in the 2025-2026 Spring Semester, the student advisors and the instructors at the Faculties/Colleges/Graduate School+
16 January 2026Last day for submission of Thesis Topic Proposal and Project Topic Proposal forms to the Graduate School+
16 January 2026Last day for the Doctoral Thesis Topic Proposal defense+
16 January 2026Last day for submission of term projects to the Graduate School for non-thesis Master’s programs+
16 January 2026Last day for thesis defenses for thesis-based Master’s and Doctoral programs+
05-18 January 2026Entry of Final Exam grades into OBS for the Faculties/Colleges+
05-23 January 2026Entry of Final Exam grades into OBS for the Graduate School+
19-23 January 2026Resit Exams for the Faculties/Colleges (1 week)+
19-20 January 2026Preparatory Class 2nd quarter Final Exam (7 weeks)+
21 January 2026Preparatory Class 2nd quarter Final Make-up Exam+
26-30 January 2026Mid-term break in the Preparatory Class (1 week)+
19-26 January 2026Entry of Resit Exam grades into OBS+
26-30 January 2026Faculty/College Semester Break (1 week)+
05-06 February 2026Single Course Exam applications to the Faculties/Colleges+
09-10 February 2026Single Course Exams+
16-17 February 2026Application dates for the two (2) additional exams to be held for all failed courses (taken and with attendance requirement met) of final-year students who have completed the maximum study period and have 5 or fewer courses never taken+
19-20 February 20261st Additional Exams+
26-27 February 20262nd Additional Exams+

Spring Semester

DateEventAdd
01-31 December 20252025-2026 Spring Semester applications of students wishing to study at other higher education institutions as visiting students / to study at our University+
02-16 January 2026Evaluation of visiting student applications by the Faculty/College/Graduate School Executive Board+
2 January-30 June 2026Thesis Monitoring Committee meeting dates+
08 December 2025 – 15 January 2026Student applications to graduate programs+
16 January 2026Notification of preliminary evaluation results by the department to the Graduate School and their announcement by the Graduate School+
16 January 2026Deadline for submission of the thesis period extension request form to the Graduate School for students exceeding the normal duration+
19 January 2026English Language Proficiency Exam for newly enrolled graduate students+
19-22 January 2026Written Science Exam and Oral / Interview Exams for graduate students+
23 January 2026Announcement by the Graduate School of students entitled to enroll (principal and reserve)+
27-28 January 2026Graduate principal student enrollment+
29-30 January 2026Graduate reserve student enrollment+
27 January-1 February 2026Course registration via OBS at the Faculties/Colleges/Graduate School+
2 February 2026Start of classes at the Faculties/Colleges/Graduate School+
2 February 20263rd quarter registration and start of classes in the Preparatory Class+
02-06 February 2026Course add-drop and advisor approval week+
6 February 2026Last day for course add-drop and advisor approval+
13 February 2026Last day for the Deaneries/Directorates to notify the Directorate of Student Affairs, by Executive Board decision, of course exemptions earned by enrolled students at their previous higher education institutions+
20 February 2026Last day for the Directorate of Student Affairs to enter into OBS the exemption Executive Board decisions sent by the Deaneries/Directorates+
1 March – 31 May 2026Doctoral Qualifying Exam dates+
20-22 March 2026Ramadan Feast (public holiday from the afternoon of 19 March 2026)+
23-24 March 2026Preparatory Class 3rd quarter Final Exam (7 weeks)+
25 March 2026Preparatory Class 3rd quarter Final Make-up Exam+
30 March 2026Start of 4th quarter classes in the Preparatory Class+
30 March-03 April 2026Midterm Exam Week+
23 April 2026National Sovereignty and Children’s Day public holiday (1 day)+
1 May 2026Labour and Solidarity Day public holiday (1 day)+
19 May 2026Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day public holiday (1 day)+
22 May 2026End of classes at the Faculties/Colleges/Graduate School (16 weeks)+
22 May 2026Last day for entering Spring Semester midterm, assignment, attendance, etc. grades into OBS at the Faculties/Colleges/Graduate School+
22 May 2026Preparatory Class 4th quarter Final Exam (8 weeks)+
25 May 2026Preparatory Class 4th quarter Final Make-up Exam+
27-30 May 2026Feast of Sacrifice (public holiday from the afternoon of 26 May 2026)+
01-12 June 2026Final Exams (2 weeks)+
01-14 June 2026Entry of Final Exam grades into OBS for the Faculties/Colleges+
15-19 June 2026Resit Exams for the Faculties/Colleges (1 week)+
01-21 June 2026Entry of Final Exam grades into OBS for the Graduate School+
15-21 June 2026Entry of Resit Exam grades into OBS+
25-26 June 2026Single Course Exam applications to the Faculties/Colleges+
29-30 June 2026Single Course Exams+
15 July 202615 July Democracy and National Unity Day+
24 July 2026Last day for submission of Thesis/Project Topic Proposal forms to the Graduate School+
24 July 2026Last day for submission of term projects to the Graduate School for non-thesis Master’s programs+
24 July 2026Last day for thesis defenses for thesis-based Master’s and Doctoral programs+
24 July 2026Last day for the Doctoral Thesis Topic Proposal defense+

Summer School (Associate & Bachelor)

DateEventAdd
06-09 July 2026Applications via OBS of students from other universities wishing to take summer school courses at our University+
06-09 July 2026Faculty/College summer school course selection via OBS+
06-10July 2026Approval of student course registrations by advisors via OBS+
6-10 July 2026Summer school registration in the Preparatory Class+
13 July 2026Start of summer school classes in the Preparatory Class+
13 July 2026Start of Faculty/College summer school classes+
15 July 202615 July Democracy and National Unity Day+
28 August 2026End of Faculty/College summer school classes (7 weeks)+
28 August 2026End of summer school classes in the Preparatory Class (7 weeks)+
30 August 2026Victory Day public holiday+
31 August-04 September 2026Faculty/College summer school Final Exams+
31 August 2026Preparatory Class summer school Final Exam+
1 September 2026Preparatory Class summer school Final Make-up Exam+
07-08 September 2026Single Course Exam applications to the Faculties/Colleges+
10-11 September 2026Single Course Exams+
14-15 September 2026Application dates for the two (2) additional exams to be held for all failed courses (taken and with attendance requirement met) of final-year students who have completed the maximum study period and have 5 or fewer courses never taken+
17-18 September 20261st Additional Exams+
24-25 September 20262nd Additional Exams+
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