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Management (Master's Program) Theatre (Master’s Program) International Relations (Master’s Program) International Business Administration (Master’s Program - German) International Trade and Logistics Management (Doctoral Program) International Trade and Logistics Management (Master’s Program) Modern Turkish Literature (Doctoral Program) Local Authorities and Governance (Master’s Program) Executive Business Administration (Master’s Program) Management Information Systems (Master’s Program) Associate Degree Vocational School Electronics Technology (Associated Degree) Internet and Network Technologies (Associated Degree) Mechatronics (Associated Degree) Automative Technology (Associated Degree)

September 2025

Academic Activity	Starting	End
University Registrations for Students Placed via 2025 YKS, Special Talent Exam, and DGS Results [E-Registration]	01 September 2025	03 September 2025
University Registrations for Students Placed via 2025 YKS, Special Talent Exam, and DGS Results [On-campus Registration]	01 September 2025	05 September 2025
Deadline for Double Major and Minor Program Applications	01 September 2025	01 September 2025
Commencement of Training for Class V (Faculty of Medicine)	01 September 2025	01 September 2025
Commencement of Studies for Class IV (Faculty of Medicine)	03 September 2025	03 September 2025
Start of Fall Semester Courses for 2nd and 3rd Grades (Faculty of Dentistry)	08 September 2025	08 September 2025
Start of Academic Year for 2nd and 3rd Year Students (Faculty of Medicine)	08 September 2025	08 September 2025
Fall Semester Course Registration [Including Students Who Passed the Proficiency Exam] (Faculty of Medicine	08 September 2025	10 September 2025
PRE-REGISTRATION for Fall Semester Courses [UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs]	08 September 2025	10 September 2025
SINGLE COURSE EXAMS in BACHELOR'S/ASSOCIATE'S Degree Programs (Summer Term)	09 September 2025	10 September 2025
Proficiency Exam for All Students Placed via 2025 YKS and Special Talent Exam Results [Including English Language Teaching, English Language and Literature, and Translation & Interpreting Studies Programs]	11 September 2025	11 September 2025
German, French, and Russian Proficiency Exams for Students Placed via 2025 YKS Results	12 September 2025	12 September 2025
Listening and Speaking Exams of English Language Teaching, English Language and Literature and Translation Studies Program Students	12 September 2025	12 September 2025
Start of Fall Semester Courses for 1st Year Students (Faculty of Dentistry)	15 September 2025	15 September 2025
1st Year Students Start of Fall Semester Courses	15 September 2025	15 September 2025
English Preparatory Programs Placement Test [For Those Who Will Continue Preparation]	16 September 2025	16 September 2025
Placement Tests for German, French, and Russian Preparatory Programs [For Students Continuing in Prep School]	17 September 2025	17 September 2025
Orientation Programs [For Students Continuing in the Prep Program]	22 September 2025	23 September 2025
English Preparatory Program Placement Test [For Students Continuing in Prep School]	22 September 2025	22 September 2025
Fall Semester Course Registration for UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs [Including Students Who Passed the Proficiency Exam] (End Time: 17:00)	22 September 2025	24 September 2025
Fall Semester Course Registration for GRADUATE Programs (End Time: 17:00)	29 September 2025	03 October 2025
Start of Fall Semester Courses in German, French, and Russian Preparatory Programs	29 September 2025	29 September 2025
START OF FALL SEMESTER COURSES İN UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS	29 September 2025	29 September 2025
Orientation Programs [For Students Who Passed the Prep School Exam]	29 September 2025	29 September 2025
Commencement of Education for Year I (Faculty of Medicine)	29 September 2025	29 September 2026

October 2025

Academic Activity	Starting	End
Add/Drop Applications for UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Courses (End Time: 17:00)	06 October 2025	07 October 2025
Start of Fall Semester Courses in Graduate Programs	06 October 2025	06 October 2025
Add/Drop Applications for GRADUATE Courses (End Time: 12:00)	15 October 2025	17 October 2025
ÖNEMLİ Republic Day	28 October 2025	29 October 2025
Deadline for Withdrawal (W) from UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Courses	30 October 2025	30 October 2025

November 2025

Academic Activity	Starting	End
Atatürk Memorial Day	10 November 2025	10 November 2025
Midterm Exams – Fall Semester (Faculty of Dentistry)	10 November 2025	21 November 2025
Deadline for Withdrawal (W) from GRADUATE Courses	11 November 2025	11 November 2025
Midterm Exams for English Preparatory Program	12 November 2025	13 November 2025
School of Foreign Languages Midterm Exams	15 November 2025	15 November 2025
Midterm Break for English Preparatory Program	17 November 2025	23 November 2025

December 2025

Academic Activity	Starting	End
Make-up Exams – Fall Semester (Faculty of Dentistry)	08 December 2025	12 December 2025
Last Day of Fall Semester Courses in English Preparatory Program	30 December 2025	30 December 2025

January 2026

Academic Activity	Starting	End
New Year's Day	01 January 2026	01 January 2026
Last Day for Thesis Format Control Before The Defense	02 January 2026	02 January 2026
Last Day of Fall Semester Courses in German and French Preparatory Programs	02 January 2026	02 January 2026
Last Day of Fall Semester Courses in UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs	02 January 2026	02 January 2026
End of Fall Semester (Faculty of Dentistry)	02 January 2026	02 January 2026
End of Fall Semester for 2nd and 3rd Grades (Faculty of Dentistry)	02 January 2026	02 January 2026
Final Exams for English Preparatory Program	05 January 2026	06 January 2026
Final Exams – Fall Semester (Faculty of Dentistry)	05 January 2026	09 January 2026
Final Exams for English Preparatory Programı	05 January 2026	05 January 2026
Fall Semester Final Exams for 3rd Grades (Faculty of Dentistry)	05 January 2026	09 January 2026
Fall Semester Final Exams in Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs	05 January 2026	17 January 2026
Final Exams for Other Languages – School of Foreign Languages (Tuesday, 09:00–13:00)	06 January 2026	06 January 2026
Final Exam for STAT 410 – Fall Semester	06 January 2026	06 January 2026
Final Exams – German Preparatory Program	06 January 2026	07 January 2026
Final Exam for STAT 411 – Fall Semester	06 January 2026	06 January 2026
Final Exams – French Preparatory Program	07 January 2026	08 January 2026
Winter Break – English Preparatory Program	07 January 2026	25 January 2026
Final Exam for TKL – Fall Semester	08 January 2026	08 January 2026
Final Exam for HUM – Fall Semester	08 January 2026	08 January 2026
Final Exam for HTR – Fall Semester	09 January 2026	09 January 2026
Last Day of Fall Semester Courses – Russian Preparatory Program	09 January 2026	09 January 2026
Last Day of Fall Semester Courses – GRADUATE Programs	09 January 2026	09 January 2026
Semester Break for Faculty of Dentistry	12 January 2026	23 January 2026
Final Exams – Russian Preparatory Program	12 January 2026	13 January 2026
Final Exams – GRADUATE PROGRAMS (Fall Semester)	12 January 2026	25 January 2026
Spring Semester Financial Registrations	13 January 2026	04 February 2026
Fall Semester Final Exams for 1st and 2nd Grades (Faculty of Dentistry)	13 January 2026	16 January 2026
Resit Exams – German and French Preparatory Programs (Fall Semester)	13 January 2026	13 January 2026
Resit Exam – English Preparatory Program (Fall Semester)	14 January 2026	14 January 2026
Resit Exams – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs (Fall Semester)	18 January 2026	27 January 2026
Deadline for Grade Submission – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs	18 January 2026	18 January 2026
Resit Exams – Russian Preparatory Program (Fall Semester)	19 January 2026	20 January 2026
Mid-Year Break – 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Year Students (Faculty of Medicine)	19 January 2026	30 January 2026
Resit Exam – STAT 411 (Fall Semester)	21 January 2026	21 January 2026
Resit Exam – STAT 410 (Fall Semester)	21 January 2026	21 January 2026
PRE-REGISTRATION for Spring Semester Courses (Faculty of Dentistry)	25 January 2026	28 January 2026
PRE-REGISTRATION for Spring Semester Courses [Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs]	25 January 2026	28 January 2026
Start of Spring Semester Courses – English Preparatory Program	26 January 2026	26 January 2026
Resit Exams – Fall Semester (Faculty of Dentistry)	26 January 2026	30 January 2026
Deadline for Grade Submission – GRADUATE Programs (Fall Semester)	27 January 2026	27 January 2026
MAKE-UP EXAMS – GRADUATE Programs (Fall Semester)	28 January 2026	04 February 2026
Deadline for Submission of Resit Exam Grades – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs (Fall Semester)	28 January 2026	28 January 2026
Deadline for Transfer Applications	28 January 2026	28 January 2026

February 2026

Academic Activity	Starting	End
Start of Spring Semester Courses (Faculty of Dentistry)	02 February 2026	02 February 2026
Start of Spring Semester Instruction (Faculty of Dentistry)	02 February 2026	02 February 2026
SINGLE COURSE Exams – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs (Fall Semester)	02 February 2026	03 February 2026
Proficiency Exam for Transfer Applicants	02 February 2026	02 February 2026
Last Day for the Programs to Declare the Jury Members for the Qualifier Exam to Graduate School (D2 Form)	04 February 2026	04 February 2026
Deadline for Submission of Resit Exam Grades – GRADUATE Programs (Fall Semester)	06 February 2026	06 February 2026
Deadline for Double Major and Minor Program Applications	06 February 2026	06 February 2026
Qualifier Exam Dates (Will Be Determined by the Programs)	09 February 2026	13 February 2026
Start of Spring Semester Courses – Russian Preparatory Program	09 February 2026	09 February 2026
ÖNEMLİ Spring Semester Course Registration [UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs] (End Time: 17:00)	09 February 2026	11 February 2026
ÖNEMLİ Start of Spring Semester Courses – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs	16 February 2026	16 February 2026
Start of Spring Semester Courses – German and French Preparatory Programs	16 February 2026	16 February 2026
Spring Semester Course Registration – GRADUATE Programs (End Time: 17:00)	16 February 2026	20 February 2026
Last Day for the Programs to Declare the Results of the Qualifier Exam to Graduate School (D3 Form)	17 February 2026	17 February 2026
Add/Drop Applications – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs (End Time: 17:00)	23 February 2026	24 February 2026
ÖNEMLİ Start of Spring Semester Courses – Graduate Programs	23 February 2026	23 February 2026

March 2026

Academic Activity	Starting	End
Career Week (Classes will continue; no exams will be held.)	02 March 2026	06 March 2026
Add/Drop Applications – GRADUATE Programs (End Time: 12:00)	04 March 2026	06 March 2026
Midterm Exams – English Preparatory Program	11 March 2026	12 March 2026
Midterm Break – English Preparatory Program	13 March 2026	18 March 2026
Last Day for the Programs to Declare the Thesis Progress Committee Members of Students Who Have Passed the Qualifier Exam to Graduate School (D4 Form)	16 March 2026	16 March 2026
ÖNEMLİ Eid al-Fitr	19 March 2026	22 March 2026

April 2026

Academic Activity	Starting	End
Deadline for Withdrawal (W) – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Courses	03 April 2026	03 April 2026
School of Foreign Languages – Midterm Exams (Spring Semester)	04 April 2026	04 April 2026
Midterm Exams – Spring Semester (Faculty of Dentistry)	06 April 2026	17 April 2026
Deadline for Withdrawal (W) – GRADUATE Programs	15 April 2026	15 April 2026
ÖNEMLİ National Sovereignty and Children’s Day	23 April 2026	23 April 2026
Last Day of Spring Semester Courses – English Preparatory Program	30 April 2026	30 April 2026

May 2026

Academic Activity	Starting	End
Labor and Solidarity Day	01 May 2026	01 May 2026
FINAL Exams – English Preparatory Program (Spring Semester)	04 May 2026	05 May 2026
Make-up Exams – Spring Semester (Faculty of Dentistry)	04 May 2026	08 May 2026
English Preparatory Program – Summer Program Registrations	11 May 2026	20 May 2026
Resit Exam – English Preparatory Program (Spring Semester)	13 May 2026	13 May 2026
Last Day of Spring Term Classes in the English, German, French, and Russian Preparatory Programs	14 May 2026	14 May 2026
Student Research Day (No theoretical classes will be held.) (Faculty of Dentistry)	15 May 2026	16 May 2026
ÖNEMLİ Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day	19 May 2026	19 May 2026
End of Spring Semester for the Faculty of Dentistry	22 May 2026	22 May 2026
ÖNEMLİ Eid Al-Adha	26 May 2026	30 May 2026

June 2026

Academic Activity	Starting	End
Final Exams – Spring Semester (Faculty of Dentistry)	01 June 2026	19 June 2026
Spring Fest (Classes will continue; no exams will be held.)	01 June 2026	05 June 2026
Start of Summer Term Courses – English Preparatory Program	01 June 2026	01 June 2026
ÖNEMLİ Last Day of Spring Semester Courses - GRADUATE Programs	05 June 2026	05 June 2026
Last Day of Spring Semester Courses - German, French, and Russian Preparatory Programs	05 June 2026	05 June 2026
2nd and 5th Year Students End of Academic Year (Faculty of Medicine)	05 June 2026	05 June 2026
ÖNEMLİ Last Day of Spring Semester Courses - UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs	05 June 2026	05 June 2026
ÖNEMLİ FINAL EXAMS – GRADUATE PROGRAMS (SPRING SEMESTER)	08 June 2026	18 June 2026
Final Exams for Introduction to Clinical Practice II (Faculty of Medicine)	08 June 2026	09 June 2026
ÖNEMLİ Final Exams – Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs (Spring Semester)	08 June 2026	20 June 2026
Final Exams – ENGLISH – School of Foreign Languages	08 June 2026	08 June 2026
Final Exams – RUSSIAN Preparatory Program	08 June 2026	09 June 2026
Final Exams – OTHER LANGUAGES – School of Foreign Languages	09 June 2026	09 June 2026
Final Exams – German and French Preparatory Programs	09 June 2026	10 June 2026
HTR Spring Semester End-of-Semester Examinations	12 June 2026	12 June 2027
Final Exam – HTR (Spring Semester)	13 June 2026	13 June 2026
Final Exam – TKL (Spring Semester)	14 June 2026	14 June 2026
Final Exams for Introduction to Clinical Practice I (Faculty of Medicine)	15 June 2026	16 June 2026
Resit Exams – Russian Preparatory Program (Spring Semester)	16 June 2026	17 June 2026
Final Exam – HUM (Spring Semester)	16 June 2026	16 June 2026
Resit Exams – French Preparatory Program (Spring Semester)	16 June 2026	16 June 2026
Resit Exams – German Preparatory Program (Spring Semester)	17 June 2026	17 June 2026
End of Academic Year for 3rd Year Students (Faculty of Medicine)	18 June 2026	18 June 2026
Last day to submit bound theses to the Institute after the defense (to attend the 2025-2026 Academic Year Graduation ceremony)	19 June 2026	19 June 2026
End of Academic Year for 1st Year Students (Faculty of Medicine)	19 June 2026	19 June 2026
Deadline for Grade Submission – GRADUATE Programs (Spring Semester)	19 June 2026	19 June 2026
ÖNEMLİ Resit Exams – GRADUATE Programs (Spring Semester)	20 June 2026	25 June 2026
Deadline for Grade Submission – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs (Spring Semester)	21 June 2026	21 June 2026
Last day for the programs to declare the jury members for the qualifier exam to Graduate School (D2 form)	22 June 2026	22 June 2026
Spring Semester Final Exams for Faculty of Dentistry	22 June 2026	26 June 2026
Final Exams for Introduction to Clinical Practice III (Faculty of Medicine)	22 June 2026	23 June 2026
Resit Exams for Term V (Faculty of Medicine)	22 June 2026	24 June 2026
ÖNEMLİ Make-up Exams – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs (Spring Semester)	23 June 2026	30 June 2026
Final Exams for Basic Medical Sciences II (Faculty of Medicine)	23 June 2026	23 June 2026
Final Exams for Free Elective Courses (Faculty of Medicine)	24 June 2026	29 June 2026
End of the Academic Year for 4th Year Students (Faculty of Medicine)	26 June 2026	26 June 2026
Deadline for submission of grades for Spring Semester Make-up Exams in Graduate Programs	29 June 2026	29 June 2026
Midterm Exams – English Preparatory Summer Program	29 June 2026	30 June 2026
Last day for the submission of Thesis Progress Evaluation forms to Graduate School for Ph.D. students who continue their thesis work (D5/D6 forms)	30 June 2026	30 June 2026
End of Academic Year for 6th Year Students (Faculty of Medicine)	30 June 2026	30 June 2026

July 2026

Academic Activity	Starting	End
Start of Phase VI (Faculty of Medicine)	01 July 2026	01 July 2026
Deadline for Submission of Resit Exam Grades – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs	01 July 2026	01 July 2026
Beginning of Transfer Applications Based on Intra-institutional, Inter-institutional, and Central Placement Scores [For the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Dentistry]	01 July 2026	01 July 2026
Midterm Break – English Preparatory Summer Program	01 July 2026	05 July 2026
Last day for Qualifier exam dates (will be determined by the programs)	02 July 2026	02 July 2026
PRE-REGISTRATION for Summer Term Courses [Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs]	02 July 2026	04 July 2026
Single Course Exams – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs (Spring Semester)	02 July 2026	03 July 2026
Resit Exams for Introduction to Clinical Practice II (Faculty of Medicine)	03 July 2026	03 July 2026
Deadline for Determining Graduating Students	03 July 2026	03 July 2026
"Last day for the programs to declare the results of the qualifier exam to Graduate School (D3 form) Qualifier exam results should be declared to the Graduate School within 3 days. "	04 July 2026	04 July 2026
GRADUATION CEREMONIES	05 July 2026	10 July 2026
End of Year Resit Exams for Basic Medical Sciences at the Faculty of Dentistry	06 July 2026	17 July 2026
Final Exams for Basic Medical Sciences I (Faculty of Medicine)	06 July 2026	06 July 2026
Final Exams for Introduction to Clinical Sciences (Faculty of Medicine)	07 July 2026	07 July 2026
Resit Exams for Basic Medical Sciences II and Introduction to Clinical Practice I (Faculty of Medicine)	08 July 2026	08 July 2026
Summer Term Course Registrations	09 July 2026	10 July 2026
Resit Exams for Introduction to Clinical Practice III (Faculty of Medicine)	10 July 2026	10 July 2026
Resit Exams for Free Elective Courses (Faculty of Medicine)	13 July 2026	17 July 2026
START OF COURSES	13 July 2026	13 July 2026
Democracy and National Unity Day	15 July 2026	15 July 2026
Pre-Registration for Undergraduate Programs Admitting Students Based on the 2026 Special Aptitude Examination Results	17 July 2026	14 August 2026
Last Day for Transfer Applications [for the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Dentistry]	20 July 2026	20 July 2026
Add/Drop Applications – Summer Term	20 July 2026	21 July 2026
Last Day for Transfer Applications [For the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Dentistry]	20 July 2026	20 July 2026
End of Year Resit Exams for Faculty of Dentistry	20 July 2026	31 July 2026
Resit Exams for 4th Year (Faculty of Medicine)	20 July 2026	24 July 2026
Foreign Language Proficiency Examination for Transfer Applicants [for the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Dentistry]	22 July 2026	22 July 2026
Resit Exams for Basic Medical Sciences I (Faculty of Medicine)	22 July 2026	22 July 2026
Resit Exams for Introduction to Clinical Sciences (Faculty of Medicine)	24 July 2026	24 July 2026
Last Day for Format Control of Thesis Before Defense	27 July 2026	27 July 2026
Deadline for Withdrawal (W) – Summer Term Courses	27 July 2026	27 July 2026
Last Day of Courses – English Preparatory Summer Program	28 July 2026	28 July 2026
FINAL Exam – English Preparatory Summer Program	29 July 2026	29 July 2026

August 2026

Academic Activity	Starting	End
Single Course Exams (Faculty of Dentistry)	05 August 2026	07 August 2026
Resit Exam – English Preparatory Summer Program	06 August 2026	06 August 2026
Yatay Geçiş Başvuruları için Son Gün [Tıp ve Diş Hekimliği Fakülteleri Hariç]	07 August 2026	07 August 2026
Special Aptitude Examinations	10 August 2026	14 August 2026
Last Day for Evaluation of Transfer Applications and Announcement of Results [For the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Dentistry]	10 August 2026	10 August 2026
Definitive Registration Dates for Transfer Applications [For the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Dentistry]	11 August 2026	12 August 2026
Foreign Language Proficiency Examination for Transfer Applicants [excluding the Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry]	13 August 2026	13 August 2026
Registration Dates for Alternate Candidates in Inter-institutional Transfer Applications [For the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Dentistry]	13 August 2026	14 August 2026
Financial Registration for Continuing Students	17 August 2026	15 September 2026
Last Day of Courses – Summer Term	21 August 2026	21 August 2026
FINAL EXAMS – SUMMER TERM	24 August 2026	28 August 2026
ÖNEMLİ Victory Day	30 August 2026	30 August 2026
University Registration for Students Placed Based on the 2026 Higher Education Institutions Examination, Special Aptitude Examination, and Vertical Transfer Examination Results [Electronic Registration]	31 August 2026	02 September 2026
Last Day for Applications to Minor and Double Major Programs	31 August 2026	31 August 2026
University Registration for Students Placed Based on the 2026 Higher Education Institutions Examination, Special Aptitude Examination, and Vertical Transfer Examination Results [On-Campus Registration]	31 August 2026	04 September 2026
Deadline for Grade Submission – Summer Term	31 August 2026	31 August 2026
Start of Phase V (Faculty of Medicine)	31 August 2026	31 August 2026

September 2026

Academic Activity	Starting	End
2nd-Year Basic Medical Sciences Fall Semester Begins	01 September 2026	01 September 2026
Start of Phase IV (Faculty of Medicine)	02 September 2026	02 September 2026
3rd-Year Basic Medical Sciences Fall Semester Begins	02 September 2026	02 September 2026
Foreign Language Proficiency Examination for Applicants to Minor and Double Major Programs	04 September 2026	04 September 2026
PRE-REGISTRATION [for Fall Semester Courses in Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs]	07 September 2026	09 September 2026
Fall Semester Course Registration for Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs (Foreign Language Proficiency Examination)	07 September 2026	07 September 2026
Start of Phases II and III (Faculty of Dentistry)	07 September 2026	07 September 2026
Single Course Examinations for Summer School in Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs	08 September 2026	09 September 2026
English Proficiency Examination for All Students Placed Based on the 2026 Central Placement and Special Aptitude Examination Results	10 September 2026	10 September 2026
Listening and Speaking Examinations for Students in the English Language Teaching, English Language and Literature, and Translation and Interpreting Programs	11 September 2026	11 September 2026
German, French, and Russian Proficiency Examinations for Students Placed Based on the 2026 Central Placement Results	11 September 2026	11 September 2026
1st-Year Basic Medical Sciences Fall Semester Begins and ORIENTATION	14 September 2026	14 September 2026
Start of Fall Semester Instruction	14 September 2026	14 September 2026
Placement Test for the English Preparatory Programs [for Students Who Will Continue in the Preparatory Program]	15 September 2026	15 September 2026
Placement Tests for the German and Russian Preparatory Programs [for Students Who Will Continue in the Preparatory Program]	16 September 2026	16 September 2026
Start of Fall Term Classes in the English, German, French, and Russian Preparatory Programs	21 September 2026	21 September 2026
Course Registration for the Fall Semester in Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs [including students who passed the Foreign Language Proficiency Examination]	21 September 2026	23 September 2026
Orientation / Welcome Programs [for Students Continuing in the Preparatory Program]	21 September 2026	22 September 2026
Start of Phase I (Faculty of Medicine)	28 September 2026	28 September 2026
LİSANS/ÖNLİSANS PROGRAMLARINDA GÜZ YARIYILI DERSLERİNİN BAŞLAMASI	28 September 2026	28 September 2026
Course Registration for the Fall Semester in Graduate Programs	28 September 2026	02 October 2026
Orientation / Welcome Programs [for Students Who Passed the Preparatory Proficiency Examination]	28 September 2026	28 September 2026

October 2026

Academic Activity	Starting	End
Course Add/Drop Applications in Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs	05 October 2026	06 October 2026
START OF FALL SEMESTER CLASSES IN GRADUATE PROGRAMS	05 October 2026	05 October 2026
Course Add/Drop Applications in Graduate Programs	14 October 2026	16 October 2026
Republic Day	28 October 2026	29 October 2026
Last Day for Course Withdrawal (W) Applications in Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs	30 October 2026	30 October 2026

November 2026

Academic Activity	Starting	End
White Coat Ceremony	04 November 2026	04 November 2026
Fall Semester Midterm Examination (Faculty of Dentistry)	09 November 2026	20 November 2026
Anniversary of the Death of Atatürk	10 November 2026	10 November 2026
Last Day for Course Withdrawal (W) Applications in Graduate Programs	10 November 2026	10 November 2026
Fall Term Midterm Examinations in the English, German, French, and Russian Preparatory Programs	11 November 2026	12 November 2026
School of Foreign Languages - Modern Languages - Fall Semester Midterm Examinations	14 November 2026	14 November 2026

December 2026

Academic Activity	Starting	End
Deadline for Submission of Fall Semester Midterm Examination Grades (Faculty of Dentistry)	04 December 2026	04 December 2026
Fall Semester Make-up Examination (Faculty of Dentistry)	07 December 2026	11 December 2026
1st-Year Basic Medical Sciences Fall Semester Ends	18 December 2026	18 December 2026
End of Fall Semester for Faculty of Dentistry (1st year, 14 weeks)	19 December 2026	19 December 2026
Last Day of Fall Term Classes in the English, German, French, and Russian Preparatory Programs	30 December 2026	30 December 2026
3rd-Year Basic Medical Sciences Fall Semester Ends	30 December 2026	30 December 2026
Last Day of Fall Semester Classes in Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs	31 December 2026	31 December 2026
End of Fall Semester (Faculty of Dentistry)	31 December 2026	31 December 2026

January 2027

Academic Activity	Starting	End
New Year's Day	01 January 2027	01 January 2027
Fall Semester Final Examinations (Faculty of Dentistry)	04 January 2027	08 January 2027
School of Foreign Languages - Modern Languages - English Fall Semester End-of-Semester Examinations	05 January 2027	05 January 2027
STAT 411 Fall Semester End-of-Semester Examination	05 January 2027	05 January 2027
END-OF-SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS FOR THE FALL SEMESTER IN UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS	05 January 2027	16 January 2027
STAT 410 Fall Semester End-of-Semester Examination	05 January 2027	05 November 2027
School of Foreign Languages - Modern Languages - Other Languages Fall Semester End-of-Semester Examinations	06 January 2027	06 January 2027
HUM Fall Semester End-of-Semester Examinations	07 January 2027	07 January 2027
TKL Fall Semester End-of-Semester Examinations	07 January 2027	07 January 2027
HTR Fall Semester End-of-Semester Examinations	08 January 2027	08 January 2027
Last Day of Fall Semester Classes in Graduate Programs	08 January 2027	08 January 2027
Final Examinations for the Fall Term in the English, German, French, and Russian Preparatory Programs	11 January 2027	12 January 2027
1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-Year Basic Medical Sciences Fall Semester Final Examinations	11 January 2027	15 January 2027
Semester Break (Faculty of Dentistry)	11 January 2027	22 January 2027
END-OF-SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS FOR THE FALL SEMESTER IN GRADUATE PROGRAMS	11 January 2027	24 January 2027
Fall Term Break in the English, German, French, and Russian Preparatory Programs	13 January 2027	31 January 2027
Mid-Year Recess for Phases I, II and III (Faculty of Medicine)	18 January 2027	29 January 2027
Resit Examinations for the Fall Term in the English, German, French, and Russian Preparatory Programs	20 January 2027	20 January 2027
Last Day for Spring Semester Financial Registration	20 January 2027	20 January 2027
Last Day for Submission of Grades in Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs	20 January 2027	20 January 2027
Fall Semester Resit Examinations in Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs	20 January 2027	25 January 2027
STAT 410 Fall Semester Resit Examination	21 January 2027	21 January 2027
PRE-REGISTRATION [for Spring Semester Courses in Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs]	24 January 2027	27 January 2027
Fall Semester Resit Examinations (Faculty of Dentistry)	25 January 2027	29 January 2027
Last Day for Submission of Grades in Graduate Programs	26 January 2027	26 January 2027
Last Day for Transfer Applications	27 January 2027	27 January 2027
Last Day for Submission of Grades for the Fall Semester Resit Examinations in Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs	27 January 2027	27 January 2027
Fall Semester Resit Examinations in Graduate Programs	27 January 2027	03 February 2027

February 2027

Academic Activity	Starting	End
Foreign Language Proficiency Examination for Transfer Applicants	01 February 2027	01 February 2027
Fall Semester Single Course Examinations in Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs	01 February 2027	02 February 2027
Start of Spring Term Classes in the English, German, French, and Russian Preparatory Programs	01 February 2027	01 February 2027
1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-Year Basic Medical Sciences Spring Semester Begins	01 February 2027	01 February 2027
Last Day for Applications to Minor and Double Major Programs	05 February 2027	05 February 2027
Last Day for Submission of Grades for the Fall Semester Resit Examinations in Graduate Programs	05 February 2027	05 February 2027
Course Registration for the Spring Semester in Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs	08 February 2027	10 February 2027
Foreign Language Proficiency Examination for Applicants to Minor and Double Major Programs	10 February 2027	10 February 2027
START OF SPRING SEMESTER CLASSES IN UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS	15 February 2027	15 February 2027
Course Registration for the Spring Semester in Graduate Programs	15 February 2027	19 February 2027
START OF SPRING SEMESTER CLASSES IN GRADUATE PROGRAMS	22 February 2027	22 February 2027
Course Add/Drop Applications in Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs	22 February 2027	23 February 2027

March 2027

Academic Activity	Starting	End
Career Week [Classes will continue; however, no examinations will be held.]	01 March 2027	05 March 2027
Course Add/Drop Applications in Graduate Programs	03 March 2027	05 March 2027
Eid al-Fitr	08 March 2027	11 March 2027
Medicine Day	14 March 2027	14 March 2027
Spring Term Midterm Examinations in the English, German, French, and Russian Preparatory Programs	31 March 2027	01 April 2027

April 2027

Academic Activity	Starting	End
Last Day for Course Withdrawal (W) Applications in Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs	02 April 2027	02 April 2027
School of Foreign Languages - Modern Languages - Spring Semester Midterm Examinations	03 April 2027	03 April 2027
Spring Semester Midterm Examination (Faculty of Dentistry)	05 April 2027	16 April 2027
Last Day for Course Withdrawal (W) Applications in Graduate Programs	14 April 2027	14 April 2027
Deadline for Submission of Spring Semester Midterm Examination Grades (Faculty of Dentistry)	29 April 2027	29 April 2027
Spring Semester Make-up Examination (Faculty of Dentistry)	30 April 2027	06 May 2027

May 2027

Academic Activity	Starting	End
Labour and Solidarity Day	01 May 2027	01 May 2027
Student Research Day [No theoretical courses will be held] (Faculty of Dentistry)	07 May 2027	08 May 2027
Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day	19 May 2027	19 May 2027
End of Spring Semester (Faculty of Dentistry)	21 May 2027	21 May 2027
İngilizce, Almanca, Fransızca, Rusça Hazırlık Programları Bahar Dönemi Bitirme (FİNAL) Sınavları	26 May 2027	27 May 2027
Phase V End of Academic Year (Faculty of Medicine)	28 May 2027	28 May 2027
2nd-Year Basic Medical Sciences Spring Semester Ends	28 May 2027	28 May 2027
1st-Year Basic Medical Sciences Spring Semester Ends	31 May 2027	31 May 2027
Spring Semester Final Examinations (Faculty of Dentistry)	31 May 2027	18 June 2027
Spring Festival [Classes will continue; however, no examinations will be held.]	31 May 2027	04 June 2027

June 2027

Academic Activity	Starting	End
Registration for Summer School in the English and German Preparatory Programs	01 June 2027	14 June 2027
3rd-Year Basic Medical Sciences Spring Semester Ends	02 June 2027	02 June 2027
Phase II End of Academic Year (Faculty of Medicine)	04 June 2027	04 June 2027
Last Day of Spring Semester Classes in Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs	04 June 2027	04 June 2027
Last Day of Spring Semester Classes in Graduate Programs	04 June 2027	04 June 2027
Resit Examinations for the Spring Term in the English, German, French, and Russian Preparatory Programs	07 June 2027	07 June 2027
END-OF-SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER IN GRADUATE PROGRAMS	07 June 2027	17 June 2027
END-OF-SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER IN UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS	09 June 2027	19 June 2027
School of Foreign Languages - Modern Languages - English Spring Semester End-of-Semester Examinations	09 June 2027	09 June 2027
School of Foreign Languages - Modern Languages - Other Languages Spring Semester End-of-Semester Examinations	10 June 2027	10 June 2027
Free Elective Courses Final Examinations (Faculty of Medicine)	11 June 2027	18 June 2027
TKL Spring Semester End-of-Semester Examinations	13 June 2027	13 June 2027
Introduction to Clinical Practice I Final Examinations (Faculty of Medicine)	14 June 2027	15 June 2027
Phase V Resit Examinations (Faculty of Medicine)	14 June 2027	17 June 2027
HUM Spring Semester End-of-Semester Examinations	15 June 2027	15 June 2027
Introduction to Clinical Practice II Final Examinations (Faculty of Medicine)	17 June 2027	18 June 2027
Last Day for Submission of Grades in Graduate Programs	18 June 2027	18 June 2027
Spring Semester Resit Examinations in Graduate Programs	19 June 2027	24 June 2027
1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-Year Basic Medical Sciences Spring Semester Final Examinations	21 June 2027	28 June 2027
Start of Summer School Classes in the English and German Preparatory Programs	21 June 2027	21 June 2027
Last Day for Submission of Grades in Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs	23 June 2027	23 June 2027
Spring Semester Resit Examinations in Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs	24 June 2027	29 June 2027
Phase III End of Academic Year (Faculty of Medicine)	24 June 2027	24 June 2027
Basic Medical Sciences II Final Examinations (Faculty of Medicine)	24 June 2027	24 June 2027
Phase I End of Academic Year (Faculty of Medicine)	25 June 2027	25 June 2027
Introduction to Clinical Practice III Final Examinations (Faculty of Medicine)	28 June 2027	29 June 2027
Last Day for Submission of Grades for the Spring Semester Resit Examinations in Graduate Programs	28 June 2027	28 July 2027
Phase VI End of Academic Year (Faculty of Medicine)	30 June 2027	30 June 2027
Last Day for Submission of Grades for the Spring Semester Resit Examinations in Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs	30 June 2027	30 June 2027
Deadline for Submission of Spring Semester Final Examination Grades (Faculty of Dentistry)	30 June 2027	30 June 2027

July 2027

Academic Activity	Starting	End
PRE-REGISTRATION [for Summer School Courses in Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs]	01 July 2027	03 July 2027
Spring Semester Single Course Examinations in Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs	01 July 2027	02 July 2027
Last Day for Determining Graduating Students (Faculty of Dentistry)	02 July 2027	02 July 2027
Introduction to Clinical Practice II Resit Examinations (Faculty of Medicine)	02 July 2027	02 July 2027
1st- and 2nd-Year Basic Medical Sciences Resit Examinations	02 July 2027	09 July 2027
Phase IV End of Academic Year (Faculty of Medicine)	02 July 2027	02 July 2027
Last Day to Finalize the List of Graduating Students	02 July 2027	02 July 2027
UNIVERSITY GRADUATION CEREMONIES	04 July 2027	09 July 2027
Free Elective Courses Resit Examinations (Faculty of Medicine)	05 July 2027	09 July 2027
Introduction to Clinical Practice I Resit Examinations (Faculty of Medicine)	06 July 2027	06 July 2027
Summer School Course Registration	08 July 2027	09 July 2027
Basic Medical Sciences II Resit Examinations (Faculty of Medicine)	08 July 2027	08 July 2027
Year-End Resit Examinations (Faculty of Dentistry)	12 July 2027	26 July 2027
START OF CLASSES	12 July 2027	12 July 2027
Phase IV Resit Examinations (Faculty of Medicine)	12 July 2027	16 July 2027
Basic Medical Sciences I Final Examinations (Faculty of Medicine)	13 July 2027	13 July 2027
Summer School Midterm Examinations in the English and German Preparatory Programs	14 July 2027	14 July 2027
Introduction to Clinical Sciences Final Examinations (Faculty of Medicine)	14 July 2027	14 July 2027
Democracy and National Unity Day	15 July 2027	15 July 2027
Introduction to Clinical Practice III Resit Examinations (Faculty of Medicine)	16 July 2027	16 July 2027
Course Add/Drop Applications	19 July 2027	20 July 2027
Foreign Language Proficiency Examination for Candidates Applying for Transfer Based on Inter-institutional and Central Placement Scores [For the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Dentistry]	22 July 2027	22 July 2027
Last Day for Course Withdrawal (W) Applications	26 July 2027	26 July 2027
3rd-Year Basic Medical Sciences Resit Examinations	28 July 2027	30 July 2027
Basic Medical Sciences I Resit Examinations (Faculty of Medicine)	28 July 2027	28 July 2027
Introduction to Clinical Sciences Resit Examinations (Faculty of Medicine)	30 July 2027	30 July 2027

August 2027

Academic Activity	Starting	End
Single Course Examination (Faculty of Dentistry)	02 August 2027	04 August 2027
Last Day of Summer School Classes in the English and German Preparatory Programs	06 August 2027	06 August 2027
Deadline for Submission of Resit Examination Grades (Faculty of Dentistry)	06 August 2027	06 August 2027
Final Examinations for Summer School in the English Preparatory Program	09 August 2027	09 August 2027
Final Examinations for Summer School in the German Preparatory Program	09 August 2027	10 August 2027
Resit Examinations for Summer School in the English and German Preparatory Programs	16 August 2027	16 August 2027
Last Day of Classes	27 August 2027	27 August 2027
Victory Day	30 August 2027	30 August 2027
Last Day for Submission of Grades	31 August 2027	31 August 2027
SUMMER SCHOOL END-OF-SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS	31 August 2027	03 September 2027