2025-2026 Undergraduate Academic Calendar

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FALL SEMESTERSPRING SEMESTERSUMMER SCHOOL
1Applications for Transfer with Central Placement Score (for Fall)Application Dates for Transfer with Central Placement ScoreAugust, 01 - 15, 2025  Undergraduate
2Deadline 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 AffairsAugust 19, 2025  Undergraduate
3Last 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 ResultsAugust 21, 2025  Undergraduate
4Horizontal 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 AffairsAugust 25 - 29, 2025  Undergraduate
5Substitute 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
6Inter-institutional Transfer Applications with Grade Point Average (for autumn)Application Dates for Inter-Institutional Transfer with Grade Point AverageAugust, 01 - 15, 2025  Undergraduate
7Deadline 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 AffairsAugust 19, 2025  Undergraduate
8Deadline 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 GPAAugust 21, 2025  Undergraduate
9Inter-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 AffairsAugust 25 - 29, 2025  Undergraduate
10Inter-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
11Announcement of Application Requirements and Quotas for Double Major, Minor, Honors Program, and Intra-Institutional TransferAnnouncement of Application Requirements and Quotas for Double Major, Minor, Honors Program, and Intra-Institutional Transfer by the Department of Student AffairsJune 20, 2025January 2, 2026 Undergraduate
12Applications for Double Major, Minor, Honors Program, and Intra-Institutional TransferApplication Dates for Cap - Yap - Honours Programme and Intra-Institutional Transfer July 01 - 17, 2025January 05 - 14, 2026 Undergraduate
13Deadline for Faculties to Report Double Major, Minor, and Intra-Institutional Transfer Application Results to the Department of Student AffairsDeadline for Faculties to Report Double Major, Minor, and Intra-Institutional Transfer Application Results to the Department of Student AffairsJuly 28, 2025January 26 , 2026 Undergraduate
14Deadline for Announcement of Double Major, Minor, and Intra-Institutional Transfer Application ResultsDeadline for the Department of Student Affairs to Announce Double Major, Minor, and Intra-Institutional Transfer Application Results August 01, 2025January 27, 2026 Undergraduate
15Registrations for Double Major, Minor, and Intra-Institutional TransferApplication Dates for Students Accepted to Double Major, Minor, and Intra-Institutional Transfer to Register in Person at the Department of Student AffairsAugust, 04 - 08  2025January 28 - 29, 2026 Undergraduate
16Deadline for the Announcement of Honors Program Application ResultsDeadline for Announcing Honors Program Application ResultsAugust 11, 2025February 16, 2026 Undergraduate
17Honors Program RegistrationsApplication Dates for Students Accepted to the Honors Program to Register in Person at the Department of Student AffairsAugust 12 - 15, 2025February 16 - 18, 2026 Undergraduate
18Substitute Candidate Registrations for Double Major, Minor, and Intra-Institutional TransferApplication Dates for Students Accepted as Substitutes for Double Major, Minor, and Intra-Institutional Transfer to Register in Person at the Department of Student AffairsAugust 12 - 15,  2025January 30, 2026 Undergraduate
19Application Period for Undergraduate Programs for International StudentsApplication Period for Undergraduate Programs for International Students09 April - 13 June 202526 April - 31 August 2026 Undergraduate
20Registrations for Undergraduate Programs for International StudentsApplication Dates for Newly Admitted International Students to Undergraduate Programs to Register in Person at the International Student Affairs Office10 April - 01 September 202526 April - 1 September 2026 Undergraduate
21Electronic 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
22New 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
23Foreign Language Proficiency Exams for Students Placed by ÖSYM*Additional Placement Registrations and Foreign Language Proficiency Exams* September 1 - 5, 2025  Undergraduate
24Deadline for Special Student ApplicationsDeadline for Special Student Applications to Faculties and Graduate SchoolsSeptember 12, 2025February 03, 2026May 25, 2025Undergraduate and Graduate
25Deadline for Reporting Special Student Information to the Department of Student AffairsNotification of Special Student Information to Student Affairs by Deans' Offices and Graduate SchoolsSeptember 19, 2025February 10, 2026June 19, 2026Undergraduate and Graduate
26Support Scholarship Application PeriodApplication 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
27Deadline for Faculties/Graduate Schools to Submit Support Scholarship Applications to the Scholarship CommitteeDeadline 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 EBYSAugust 18, 2025February 09, 2026 Undergraduate and Graduate
28Announcement of Support Scholarship Application ResultsAnnouncement of Results for Those who Applied for the Support Scholarship Within the Application Period.September 09, 2025February 18, 2026 Undergraduate and Graduate
29Scholarship 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 UniversityJanuary  05 - June 01, 2026  Undergraduate and Graduate
30Deadline for Submitting Curriculum Change Requests to Faculties/InstitutesLast 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 DirectoratesApril 04, 2025October 20, 2025 Undergraduate and Graduate
31Last Day to Submit Curriculum Change Requests to the RectorateLast 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 OfficeApril 11, 2025October 27, 2025 Undergraduate and Graduate
32Deadline for Submission of Curriculum Changes to the Department of Student AffairsDeadline for Senate Decision and Submission to the Department of Student AffairsMay 23, 2025November 07, 2025 Undergraduate and Graduate
33Last Day for the Notification of the Courses to be Opened and Lecturers to be Paid for Course Hours to the Faculties / InstitutesDeadline 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 DirectoratesMay 23, 2025November 11, 2025 Undergraduate and Graduate
34Deadline for submission of course information to the Department of Student AffairsDeadline 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 instructorsJuly 04, 2025December 12, 2025April 13, 2026Undergraduate and Graduate
35Last Day for Updating TYYÇ Information PackagesLast Day for Updating the Course Information Packages of the Next Semester by the Instructors via OBS SystemJuly 11, 2025January 19, 2026 Undergraduate and Graduate
36Announcement of Course ProgrammesAnnouncement of Course Programmes by Deans' Offices and InstitutesJuly 31, 2025January 27, 2026May 14, 2025Undergraduate and Graduate
37TF Tutorials for University CoursesTrainings to be given by the Department of Common Courses to those who work as TF in University Common CoursesSeptember 01 - 13, 2025  Undergraduate and Graduate
38Placement Tests for Students Enrolling in Language CoursesConducting the placement exams of the students who will enrol in language courses by SFLSeptember 02 - 05, 2025 January 13 - 16, 2026 Undergraduate and Graduate
39Deadline for Submission of Language Placement Exam Results to the Department of Student Affairs and Proficiency Information to the Faculties/InstitutesDeadline for Submission of Language Placement Exam Results by SFL to the Department of Student Affairs, Faculties, and InstitutesSeptember 08, 2025January 20, 2026 Undergraduate and Graduate
40Deadline for Submission of Undergraduate Students’ Advisor Information to the Department of Student AffairsDeadline for Submission of Undergraduate Students’ Advisor Information to the Department of Student Affairs by the FacultiesSeptember 03, 2025January 26, 2026 Undergraduate
41Orientation ProgrammeOur University Orientation Programme for Students Newly Enrolled in All Programmes September 17 - 18,  2025  Undergraduate and Graduate
42Opening CeremonyOpening Ceremony for Undergraduate and Graduate ProgrammesSeptember 22, 2025  General
43Course RegistrationsSelection of Undergraduate and Graduate Courses by StudentsSeptember 16 - 18, 2025February 03 - 05, 2026June 22 - 23, 2026Undergraduate and Graduate
44Advisor Approvals for Course RegistrationsApproval of the courses selected by the students by the advisorsSeptember 16 - 22,  2025February 03 - 06, 2026June 22 - 23, 2026Undergraduate and Graduate
45Start of ClassesCommencement of Undergraduate and Graduate CoursesSeptember 22, 2025February 09, 2026June 29, 2026Undergraduate and Graduate
46Adding and Dropping CoursesAdd and Drop Week for Undergraduate and Graduate StudentsSeptember 22 - 26, 2025February 09 - 13, 2026July 07 - 08, 2026Undergraduate and Graduate
47Course Add-Drop Advisor ApprovalsApproval of Course Add-Drop Procedures Made by Students by AdvisorsSeptember 22 - 29,  2025 February 09 - 16, 2026July 07 - 08, 2026Undergraduate and Graduate
48Last Day for the Notification of the Open Courses to the Faculties/Institutes by the Department/Division HeadsDeadline for Submission of Courses to be Offered and Cancelled to the Department of Student AffairsOctober 03, 2025February 20, 2026July 10, 2026Undergraduate and Graduate
49Last Day for Undergraduate and Graduate Students to Apply for Recognition of Prior LearningLast 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 documentsOctober 03, 2025February 20, 2026 Undergraduate and Graduate
50Deadline for Course Withdrawal ApplicationsLast Day to Apply to the Head of Department/Division to Withdraw from Undergraduate and Graduate CoursesNovember 14, 2025April 03, 2026July 24, 2026Undergraduate and Graduate
51Collecting Student Requests for Summer School CoursesCollecting Student Requests for Summer School Courses via OBS  April 03 - 13, 2026Undergraduate and Graduate
52Termination of CoursesTermination of Undergraduate and Graduate CoursesDecember 26, 2025May 22, 2026August 14, 2026Undergraduate and Graduate
53Announcement of Examination Information of Courses on the WebAnnouncement of Final Examination Schedules by Departments and Divisions via Web SitesDecember 22, 2025May 18, 2026 Undergraduate and Graduate
54End of Term ExamsEnd of Term ExamsDecember 29, 2025 - January 09, 2026June 01 - 12 2026August 17 - 18, 2026Undergraduate and Graduate
55Deadline for submission of final exam gradesLast Day for Completion and Announcement of Grade Entries for Undergraduate and Graduate CoursesJanuary 16, 2026June 17, 2026August 20, 2026Undergraduate and Graduate
56Make-up Exams (for Law Undergraduate Programme)Make-up Exams Week for Law Undergraduate Programme StudentsJanuary 19 - 22, 2026June 22 - 24, 2026 Undergraduate
57Last Day for Submission of Make-up GradesLast Day for Make-up Exam Grade Entries for Law Undergraduate ProgrammeJanuary 23, 2026June 25, 2026 Undergraduate
58Excuse ExamsWeek of Make-up Exams for Undergraduate and Graduate StudentsJanuary 19 - 22, 2026June 22 - 24, 2026 Undergraduate and Graduate
59Excuse Exams Grade EntryLast Day for Completion and Announcement of Grade Entries for Compassionate Exams for Undergraduate and Graduate StudentsJanuary 23, 2026June 25, 2026 Undergraduate and Graduate
60Single Course Exam ApplicationsSingle Course Exam Applications to Faculties/Institutes for Undergraduate and Graduate ProgrammesJanuary 12 - 23, 2026June 15 - 26, 2026August 19 - September 01, 2026Undergraduate and Graduate
61Single Course ExamsLast Day for Undergraduate Students‘ Single Course Exam Week and Graduate Students’ Single Course ExamFebruary 09 - 13, 2026July 06 - 10, 2026August 25 - 28, 2026Undergraduate and Graduate
62Single Course Exams Grade EntriesLast Day for Undergraduate and Graduate Students to Complete and Announce Single Course Exam Grade EntriesFebruary 16, 2026July 13, 2026August 31, 2026Undergraduate and Graduate
63Last Day for Conversion of NP Grades to Letter GradeLast Day for Conversion of Np Grades to Letter GradeJanuary 23, 2026June 25, 2026 Undergraduate and Graduate
64Addition of External Activities to Social TranscriptSubmission of Students’ Requests for the Inclusion of Off-Campus Activities in the Social Transcript for the 2025–2026 Academic Year via the E-SKS SystemJanuary 13, 2026June 15, 2026 Undergraduate
65Last Day for Submission of Examination Documents for Courses to Faculties/InstitutesDeadline for submission of exam papers for courses to faculties/institutesJanuary 23, 202626 June 26, 2026August 27, 2026Undergraduate and Graduate
66Deadline 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 AffairsDeadline 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 AffairsJanuary 16, 2026May 22, 2026September 10, 2026Undergraduate and Graduate
67Deadline for Submission of Students to Be Dismissed as of the End of the Semester to the Department of Student AffairsDeadline for Submission of Students to Be Dismissed as of the End of the Semester to the Department of Student Affairs by Faculties and InstitutesFebruary 09, 2026July 21, 2026 General
68Graduation CeremonyGraduation 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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