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| ROW NO | WORK AND PROCESSES | EXPLANATIONS | BACHELOR'S DEGREE | CALENDAR UNIT | ||
| FALL SEMESTER | SPRING SEMESTER | SUMMER SCHOOL | ||||
| 1 | Applications for Transfer with Central Placement Score (for Fall) | Application Dates for Transfer with Central Placement Score | August, 01 - 15, 2025 | Undergraduate | ||
| 2 | Deadline for Reporting Central Placement Score Transfer Application Results to the Department of Student Affairs (for Fall Semester) | Deadline for Faculties to Report Central Placement Score Transfer Application Results to the Department of Student Affairs | August 19, 2025 | Undergraduate | ||
| 3 | Last Day for Announcement of Transfer Application Results with Central Placement Score (for Fall) | Deadline for the Department of Student Affairs to Announce Central Placement Score Transfer Application Results | August 21, 2025 | Undergraduate | ||
| 4 | Horizontal Transfer Registrations with Central Placement Score (for Fall) | Application Dates for Central Placement Score Transfer Students to Register in Person by Applying to the Department of Student Affairs | August 25 - 29, 2025 | Undergraduate | ||
| 5 | Substitute Candidate Registration Period for Transfer with Central Placement Score (for Fall) | Dates for Students Accepted as Substitutes for Transfer with Central Placement Score to Apply in Person to the Department of Student Affairs for Registration | September 2 - 5, 2025 | Undergraduate | ||
| 6 | Inter-institutional Transfer Applications with Grade Point Average (for autumn) | Application Dates for Inter-Institutional Transfer with Grade Point Average | August, 01 - 15, 2025 | Undergraduate | ||
| 7 | Deadline for Reporting Inter-Institutional Transfer Application Results Based on GPA to the Department of Student Affairs (for Fall Semester) | Deadline for Faculties to Report Inter-Institutional Transfer Application Results Based on GPA to the Department of Student Affairs | August 19, 2025 | Undergraduate | ||
| 8 | Deadline for Announcing Inter-Institutional Transfer and Application Results Based on GPA (for Fall Semester) | Deadline for the Department of Student Affairs to Announce Inter-Institutional Transfer Application Results Based on GPA | August 21, 2025 | Undergraduate | ||
| 9 | Inter-Institutional Transfer Registrations Based on GPA (for Fall Semester) | Application Dates for Students Applying for Inter-Institutional Transfer Based on GPA to Register in Person at the Department of Student Affairs | August 25 - 29, 2025 | Undergraduate | ||
| 10 | Inter-Institutional Transfer Substitute Candidate Registration Period Based on GPA (for Fall Semester) | Application Dates for Students Accepted as Substitutes in Inter-Institutional Transfers Based on GPA to Register in Person at the Department of Student Affairs | September 2 - 5, 2025 | Undergraduate | ||
| 11 | Announcement of Application Requirements and Quotas for Double Major, Minor, Honors Program, and Intra-Institutional Transfer | Announcement of Application Requirements and Quotas for Double Major, Minor, Honors Program, and Intra-Institutional Transfer by the Department of Student Affairs | June 20, 2025 | January 12, 2026 | Undergraduate | |
| 12 | Applications for Double Major, Minor, Honors Program, and Intra-Institutional Transfer | Application Dates for Cap - Yap - Honours Programme and Intra-Institutional Transfer | July 01 - 17, 2025 | January 05 - 14, 2026 | Undergraduate | |
| 13 | Deadline for Faculties to Report Double Major, Minor, and Intra-Institutional Transfer Application Results to the Department of Student Affairs | Deadline for Faculties to Report Double Major, Minor, and Intra-Institutional Transfer Application Results to the Department of Student Affairs | July 28, 2025 | January 26 , 2026 | Undergraduate | |
| 14 | Deadline for Announcement of Double Major, Minor, and Intra-Institutional Transfer Application Results | Deadline for the Department of Student Affairs to Announce Double Major, Minor, and Intra-Institutional Transfer Application Results | August 01, 2025 | January 27, 2026 | Undergraduate | |
| 15 | Registrations for Double Major, Minor, and Intra-Institutional Transfer | Application Dates for Students Accepted to Double Major, Minor, and Intra-Institutional Transfer to Register in Person at the Department of Student Affairs | August, 04 - 08 2025 | January 28 - 29, 2026 | Undergraduate | |
| 16 | Deadline for the Announcement of Honors Program Application Results | Deadline for Announcing Honors Program Application Results | August 11, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | Undergraduate | |
| 17 | Honors Program Registrations | Application Dates for Students Accepted to the Honors Program to Register in Person at the Department of Student Affairs | August 12 - 15, 2025 | February 16 - 18, 2026 | Undergraduate | |
| 18 | Substitute Candidate Registrations for Double Major, Minor, and Intra-Institutional Transfer | Application Dates for Students Accepted as Substitutes for Double Major, Minor, and Intra-Institutional Transfer to Register in Person at the Department of Student Affairs | August 12 - 15, 2025 | January 30, 2026 | Undergraduate | |
| 19 | Application Period for Undergraduate Programs for International Students | Application Period for Undergraduate Programs for International Students | 09 April - 13 June 2025 | 26 April - 31 August 2026 | Undergraduate | |
| 20 | Registrations for Undergraduate Programs for International Students | Application Dates for Newly Admitted International Students to Undergraduate Programs to Register in Person at the International Student Affairs Office | 10 April - 01 September 2025 | 26 April - 1 September 2026 | Undergraduate | |
| 21 | Electronic Registrations to the University for Students Placed by ÖSYM* | Electronic Registration via E-Government for Newly Admitted Students to Our University Through ÖSYM Exam* | September 1 - 3, 2025 | Undergraduate | ||
| 22 | New University Registrations for Students Placed by ÖSYM* | Application Dates for Newly Admitted Students Through ÖSYM Exam to Register in Person at the Department of Student Affairs* | September 1 - 5, 2025 | Undergraduate | ||
| 23 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exams for Students Placed by ÖSYM* | Additional Placement Registrations and Foreign Language Proficiency Exams* | September 1 - 5, 2025 | Undergraduate | ||
| 24 | Deadline for Special Student Applications | Deadline for Special Student Applications to Faculties and Graduate Schools | September 12, 2025 | February 03, 2026 | May 25, 2025 | Undergraduate and Graduate |
| 25 | Deadline for Reporting Special Student Information to the Department of Student Affairs | Notification of Special Student Information to Student Affairs by Deans' Offices and Graduate Schools | September 19, 2025 | February 10, 2026 | June 19, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate |
| 26 | Support Scholarship Application Period | Application Dates for Undergraduate and Graduate Students who Wish to Receive Support Scholarships to Apply to Department/Program Chairs (Secretariats) | July 29 - August 12, 2025 | January 21 - 29, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate | |
| 27 | Deadline for Faculties/Graduate Schools to Submit Support Scholarship Applications to the Scholarship Committee | Deadline for Deans' Offices/Graduate Schools to Submit the List of Eligible Students who Applied for the Support Scholarship (1st Application Period) to the Rectorate (Scholarship Committee) via EBYS | August 18, 2025 | February 09, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate | |
| 28 | Announcement of Support Scholarship Application Results | Announcement of Results for Those who Applied for the Support Scholarship Within the Application Period. | September 09, 2025 | February 18, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate | |
| 29 | Scholarship Applications Under the LEDEP (Postgraduate Education Support Programme) | Application Period for Students Eligible for Doctoral Studies Abroad to Apply for the Living Scholarship Offered by Our University | January 05 - June 01, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate | ||
| 30 | Deadline for Submitting Curriculum Change Requests to Faculties/Institutes | Last day for the changes in the education plan for the next semester (to be closed, new courses to be opened, etc.) to be sent from the Department/Division Heads to the Dean's Offices/Institute Directorates | April 04, 2025 | October 20, 2025 | Undergraduate and Graduate | |
| 31 | Last Day to Submit Curriculum Change Requests to the Rectorate | Last Day for Submission of Changes in the Education Plan for the Next Semester (Courses to be Closed, New Courses to be Opened, etc.) from the Dean's Offices/Institute Directorates to the Rector's Office | April 11, 2025 | October 27, 2025 | Undergraduate and Graduate | |
| 32 | Deadline for Submission of Curriculum Changes to the Department of Student Affairs | Deadline for Senate Decision and Submission to the Department of Student Affairs | May 23, 2025 | November 07, 2025 | Undergraduate and Graduate | |
| 33 | Last Day for the Notification of the Courses to be Opened and Lecturers to be Paid for Course Hours to the Faculties / Institutes | Deadline for the notification of the next semester's courses and the names of the lecturers who are paid for the course hours from the Department/Division Heads to the Dean's Offices/Institute Directorates | May 23, 2025 | November 11, 2025 | Undergraduate and Graduate | |
| 34 | Deadline for submission of course information to the Department of Student Affairs | Deadline for notifying the Rectorate Office (Department of Student Affairs) with the decisions of the Faculty / Institute Administrative Board of the courses to be opened in the next semester, the name, instructor, course day, time and classrooms and notifying the relevant instructors | July 04, 2025 | December 12, 2025 | April 13, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate |
| 35 | Last Day for Updating TYYÇ Information Packages | Last Day for Updating the Course Information Packages of the Next Semester by the Instructors via OBS System | July 11, 2025 | January 19, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate | |
| 36 | Announcement of Course Programmes | Announcement of Course Programmes by Deans' Offices and Institutes | July 31, 2025 | January 27, 2026 | May 14, 2025 | Undergraduate and Graduate |
| 37 | TF Tutorials for University Courses | Trainings to be given by the Department of Common Courses to those who work as TF in University Common Courses | September 01 - 13, 2025 | Undergraduate and Graduate | ||
| 38 | Placement Tests for Students Enrolling in Language Courses | Conducting the placement exams of the students who will enrol in language courses by SFL | September 02 - 05, 2025 | January 13 - 16, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate | |
| 39 | Deadline for Submission of Language Placement Exam Results to the Department of Student Affairs and Proficiency Information to the Faculties/Institutes | Deadline for Submission of Language Placement Exam Results by SFL to the Department of Student Affairs, Faculties, and Institutes | September 08, 2025 | January 20, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate | |
| 40 | Deadline for Submission of Undergraduate Students’ Advisor Information to the Department of Student Affairs | Deadline for Submission of Undergraduate Students’ Advisor Information to the Department of Student Affairs by the Faculties | September 03, 2025 | January 26, 2026 | Undergraduate | |
| 41 | Orientation Programme | Our University Orientation Programme for Students Newly Enrolled in All Programmes | September 17 - 18, 2025 | Undergraduate and Graduate | ||
| 42 | Opening Ceremony | Opening Ceremony for Undergraduate and Graduate Programmes | September 22, 2025 | General | ||
| 43 | Course Registrations | Selection of Undergraduate and Graduate Courses by Students | September 16 - 18, 2025 | February 03 - 05, 2026 | June 22 - 23, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate |
| 44 | Advisor Approvals for Course Registrations | Approval of the courses selected by the students by the advisors | September 16 - 22, 2025 | February 03 - 06, 2026 | June 22 - 23, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate |
| 45 | Start of Classes | Commencement of Undergraduate and Graduate Courses | September 22, 2025 | February 09, 2026 | June 29, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate |
| 46 | Adding and Dropping Courses | Add and Drop Week for Undergraduate and Graduate Students | September 22 - 26, 2025 | February 09 - 13, 2026 | July 07 - 08, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate |
| 47 | Course Add-Drop Advisor Approvals | Approval of Course Add-Drop Procedures Made by Students by Advisors | September 22 - 29, 2025 | February 09 - 16, 2026 | July 07 - 08, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate |
| 48 | Last Day for the Notification of the Open Courses to the Faculties/Institutes by the Department/Division Heads | Deadline for Submission of Courses to be Offered and Cancelled to the Department of Student Affairs | October 03, 2025 | February 20, 2026 | July 10, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate |
| 49 | Last Day for Undergraduate and Graduate Students to Apply for Recognition of Prior Learning | Last Day for Undergraduate and Graduate Students to apply to the Department/Division Heads to be exempt from the relevant courses by supporting the education they have received corresponding to the courses in their programmes with evidentiary documents | October 03, 2025 | February 20, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate | |
| 50 | Deadline for Course Withdrawal Applications | Last Day to Apply to the Head of Department/Division to Withdraw from Undergraduate and Graduate Courses | November 14, 2025 | April 03, 2026 | July 24, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate |
| 51 | Collecting Student Requests for Summer School Courses | Collecting Student Requests for Summer School Courses via OBS | April 03 - 13, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate | ||
| 52 | Termination of Courses | Termination of Undergraduate and Graduate Courses | December 26, 2025 | May 22, 2026 | August 14, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate |
| 53 | Announcement of Examination Information of Courses on the Web | Announcement of Final Examination Schedules by Departments and Divisions via Web Sites | December 22, 2025 | May 18, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate | |
| 54 | End of Term Exams | End of Term Exams | December 29, 2025 - January 09, 2026 | June 01 - 12 2026 | August 17 - 18, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate |
| 55 | Deadline for submission of final exam grades | Last Day for Completion and Announcement of Grade Entries for Undergraduate and Graduate Courses | January 16, 2026 | June 17, 2026 | August 20, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate |
| 56 | Make-up Exams (for Law Undergraduate Programme) | Make-up Exams Week for Law Undergraduate Programme Students | January 19 - 22, 2026 | June 22 - 24, 2026 | Undergraduate | |
| 57 | Last Day for Submission of Make-up Grades | Last Day for Make-up Exam Grade Entries for Law Undergraduate Programme | January 23, 2026 | June 25, 2026 | Undergraduate | |
| 58 | Excuse Exams | Week of Make-up Exams for Undergraduate and Graduate Students | January 19 - 22, 2026 | June 22 - 24, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate | |
| 59 | Excuse Exams Grade Entry | Last Day for Completion and Announcement of Grade Entries for Compassionate Exams for Undergraduate and Graduate Students | January 23, 2026 | June 25, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate | |
| 60 | Single Course Exam Applications | Single Course Exam Applications to Faculties/Institutes for Undergraduate and Graduate Programmes | January 12 - 23, 2026 | June 15 - 26, 2026 | August 19 - September 01, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate |
| 61 | Single Course Exams | Last Day for Undergraduate Students‘ Single Course Exam Week and Graduate Students’ Single Course Exam | February 09 - 13, 2026 | July 06 - 10, 2026 | August 25 - 28, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate |
| 62 | Single Course Exams Grade Entries | Last Day for Undergraduate and Graduate Students to Complete and Announce Single Course Exam Grade Entries | February 16, 2026 | July 13, 2026 | August 31, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate |
| 63 | Last Day for Conversion of NP Grades to Letter Grade | Last Day for Conversion of Np Grades to Letter Grade | January 23, 2026 | June 25, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate | |
| 64 | Addition of External Activities to Social Transcript | Submission of Students’ Requests for the Inclusion of Off-Campus Activities in the Social Transcript for the 2025–2026 Academic Year via the E-SKS System | January 13, 2026 | June 15, 2026 | Undergraduate | |
| 65 | Last Day for Submission of Examination Documents for Courses to Faculties/Institutes | Deadline for submission of exam papers for courses to faculties/institutes | January 23, 2026 | 26 June 26, 2026 | August 27, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate |
| 66 | Deadline for Submission of Students who Are Eligible to Start Undergraduate/Graduate Programs or Have Successfully Completed the Preparatory Program to the Faculties/Institutes/Department of Student Affairs | Deadline for Submission of Students who Have Successfully Completed the Preparatory Program and Are Eligible to Start Undergraduate/Graduate Programs by SFL to the Faculties/Institutes/Department of Student Affairs | January 16, 2026 | May 22, 2026 | September 10, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate |
| 67 | Deadline for Submission of Students to Be Dismissed as of the End of the Semester to the Department of Student Affairs | Deadline for Submission of Students to Be Dismissed as of the End of the Semester to the Department of Student Affairs by Faculties and Institutes | February 09, 2026 | July 21, 2026 | General | |
| 68 | Graduation Ceremony | Graduation Ceremony | June 27, 2026 | Undergraduate and Graduate | ||
| *Subject to change in accordance with dates announced by YÖK. | ||||||
| ** Classes scheduled to take place on official holidays that fall on weekdays should be rescheduled for weekday evenings or weekends by the course instructors. | ||||||
| *** Public Holidays Victory Day: Saturday, August 30, 2025, and Sunday, August 30, 2026 Republic Day: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 New Year's Day: Thursday, January 1, 2026 Eid al-Fitr: Friday, March 20, 2026, to Sunday, March 22, 2026 National Sovereignty and Children's Day: Thursday, April 23, 2026 Labor and Solidarity Day: Friday, May 1, 2026 Atatürk Commemoration, Youth and Sports Day: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 Eid al-Adha: Wednesday, May 27, 2026 to Saturday, May 30, 2026 Democracy and National Unity Day: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 |
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