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September 2025
Academic Activity Starting End
Commencement of Training for Class V (Faculty of Medicine) 01 September 2025 01 September 2025
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 Studies for Class IV (Faculty of Medicine) 03 September 2025 03 September 2025
Fall Semester Course Registration [Including Students Who Passed the Proficiency Exam] (Faculty of Medicine 08 September 2025 10 September 2025
Start of Academic Year for 2nd and 3rd Year Students (Faculty of Medicine) 08 September 2025 08 September 2025
Start of Fall Semester Courses for 2nd and 3rd Grades (Faculty of Dentistry) 08 September 2025 08 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
Listening and Speaking Exams of English Language Teaching, English Language and Literature and Translation Studies Program Students 12 September 2025 12 September 2025
German, French, and Russian Proficiency Exams for Students Placed via 2025 YKS Results 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
Commencement of Education for Year I (Faculty of Medicine) 29 September 2025 29 September 2026
Fall Semester Course Registration for GRADUATE Programs (End Time: 17:00) 29 September 2025 03 October 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
Start of Fall Semester Courses in German, French, and Russian Preparatory Programs 29 September 2025 29 September 2025
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
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
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
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
Final Exams – Fall Semester (Faculty of Dentistry) 05 January 2026 09 January 2026
Final Exams for English Preparatory Program 05 January 2026 06 January 2026
Fall Semester Final Exams in Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs 05 January 2026 17 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
Final Exam for STAT 411 – Fall Semester 06 January 2026 06 January 2026
Final Exams for Other Languages – School of Foreign Languages (Tuesday, 09:00–13:00) 06 January 2026 06 January 2026
Final Exams – German Preparatory Program 06 January 2026 07 January 2026
Final Exam for STAT 410 – 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 HUM – Fall Semester 08 January 2026 08 January 2026
Final Exam for TKL – Fall Semester 08 January 2026 08 January 2026
Last Day of Fall Semester Courses – Russian Preparatory Program 09 January 2026 09 January 2026
Final Exam for HTR – Fall Semester 09 January 2026 09 January 2026
Last Day of Fall Semester Courses – GRADUATE Programs 09 January 2026 09 January 2026
Final Exams – Russian Preparatory Program 12 January 2026 13 January 2026
Semester Break for Faculty of Dentistry 12 January 2026 23 January 2026
Final Exams – GRADUATE PROGRAMS (Fall Semester) 12 January 2026 25 January 2026
Fall Semester Final Exams for 1st and 2nd Grades (Faculty of Dentistry) 13 January 2026 16 January 2026
Make-up Exams – German and French Preparatory Programs (Fall Semester) 13 January 2026 13 January 2026
Make-up Exam – English Preparatory Program (Fall Semester) 14 January 2026 14 January 2026
Make-up 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
Make-up 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
Make-up Exam – STAT 411 (Fall Semester) 21 January 2026 21 January 2026
Make-up 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
Make-up Exams – Fall Semester (Faculty of Dentistry) 26 January 2026 30 January 2026
Start of Spring Semester Courses – English Preparatory Program 26 January 2026 26 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 Make-up Exam Grades – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs (Fall Semester) 28 January 2026 28 January 2026
Deadline for Transfer Applications 28 January 2026 28 January 2026
Spring Semester Financial Registrations 30 January 2026 30 January 2026
February 2026
Academic Activity Starting End
Start of Spring Semester Courses (Faculty of Dentistry) 02 February 2026 02 February 2026
Proficiency Exam for Transfer Applicants 02 February 2026 02 February 2026
SINGLE COURSE Exams – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs (Fall Semester) 02 February 2026 03 February 2026
Deadline for Submission of MAKE-UP 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
Spring Semester Course Registration [UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs] (End Time: 17:00) 09 February 2026 11 February 2026
Start of Spring Semester Courses – Russian Preparatory Program 09 February 2026 09 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
Start of Spring Semester Courses – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs 16 February 2026 16 February 2026
Add/Drop Applications – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs (End Time: 17:00) 23 February 2026 24 February 2026
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
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
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
Make-up Exam – English Preparatory Program (Spring Semester) 13 May 2026 13 May 2026
Student Research Day (No theoretical classes will be held.) (Faculty of Dentistry) 15 May 2026 16 May 2026
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
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
Start of Summer Term Courses – English Preparatory Program 01 June 2026 01 June 2026
Spring Fest (Classes will continue; no exams will be held.) 01 June 2026 05 June 2026
Last Day of Spring Semester Courses - GRADUATE 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
Last Day of Spring Semester Courses - German, French, and Russian Preparatory Programs 05 June 2026 05 June 2026
Last Day of Spring Semester Courses - UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs 05 June 2026 05 June 2026
Final Exams – Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs (Spring Semester) 08 June 2026 20 June 2026
FINAL EXAMS – GRADUATE PROGRAMS (SPRING SEMESTER) 08 June 2026 18 June 2026
Final Exams – ENGLISH – School of Foreign Languages 08 June 2026 08 June 2026
Final Exams for Introduction to Clinical Practice II (Faculty of Medicine) 08 June 2026 09 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
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
Make-up Exams – Russian Preparatory Program (Spring Semester) 16 June 2026 17 June 2026
Make-up Exam – French Preparatory Program (Spring Semester) 16 June 2026 16 June 2026
Final Exam – HUM (Spring Semester) 16 June 2026 16 June 2026
Make-up Exam – 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
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
MAKE-UP 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
Make-up Exams for Term V (Faculty of Medicine) 22 June 2026 24 June 2026
Final Exams for Introduction to Clinical Practice III (Faculty of Medicine) 22 June 2026 23 June 2026
Spring Semester Final Exams for Faculty of Dentistry 22 June 2026 26 June 2026
Final Exams for Basic Medical Sciences II (Faculty of Medicine) 23 June 2026 23 June 2026
Make-up Exams – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs (Spring Semester) 23 June 2026 30 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
End of Academic Year for 6th Year Students (Faculty of Medicine) 30 June 2026 30 June 2026
July 2026
Academic Activity Starting End
Deadline for Submission of Make-up Exam Grades – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs 01 July 2026 01 July 2026
Midterm Break – English Preparatory Summer Program 01 July 2026 05 July 2026
Single Course Exams – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs (Spring Semester) 02 July 2026 03 July 2026
PRE-REGISTRATION for Summer Term Courses [Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs] 02 July 2026 04 July 2026
Comprehensive 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
GRADUATION CEREMONIES 05 July 2026 10 July 2026
End of Year Make-up 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
Make-up 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
Make-up Exams for Introduction to Clinical Practice III (Faculty of Medicine) 10 July 2026 10 July 2026
START OF COURSES 13 July 2026 13 July 2026
Make-up Exams for Free Elective Courses (Faculty of Medicine) 13 July 2026 17 July 2026
Democracy and National Unity Day 15 July 2026 15 July 2026
End of Year Make-up Exams for Faculty of Dentistry 20 July 2026 31 July 2026
Make-up Exams for 4th Year (Faculty of Medicine) 20 July 2026 24 July 2026
Add/Drop Applications – Summer Term 20 July 2026 21 July 2026
Make-up Exams for Basic Medical Sciences I (Faculty of Medicine) 22 July 2026 22 July 2026
Make-up Exams for Introduction to Clinical Sciences (Faculty of Medicine) 24 July 2026 24 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
Make-up Exam – English Preparatory Summer Program 06 August 2026 06 August 2026
Last Day of Courses – Summer Term 21 August 2026 21 August 2026
FINAL EXAMS – SUMMER TERM 24 August 2026 28 August 2026
Victory Day 30 August 2026 30 August 2026
Deadline for Grade Submission – Summer Term 31 August 2026 31 August 2026
December 2026
Academic Activity Starting End
End of Fall Semester for Faculty of Dentistry (1st year, 14 weeks) 19 December 2026 19 December 2026
October 2025
Academic Activity Beginning Finish
Add/Drop Applications for GRADUATE Courses (End Time: 12:00) 15 October 2025 17 October 2025
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 Beginning Finish
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 Beginning Finish
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 Beginning Finish
New Year's Day 01 January 2026 01 January 2026
Last Day of Fall Semester Courses in German and French Preparatory Programs 02 January 2026 02 January 2026
End of Fall Semester (Faculty of Dentistry) 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 for 2nd and 3rd Grades (Faculty of Dentistry) 02 January 2026 02 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 English Preparatory Programı 05 January 2026 05 January 2026
Final Exams – Fall Semester (Faculty of Dentistry) 05 January 2026 09 January 2026
Final Exams for English Preparatory Program 05 January 2026 06 January 2026
Final Exam for STAT 411 – Fall Semester 06 January 2026 06 January 2026
Final Exams for Other Languages – School of Foreign Languages (Tuesday, 09:00–13:00) 06 January 2026 06 January 2026
Final Exams – German Preparatory Program 06 January 2026 07 January 2026
Final Exam for STAT 410 – 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
Fall Semester Final Exams for 1st and 2nd Grades (Faculty of Dentistry) 13 January 2026 16 January 2026
Make-up Exams – German and French Preparatory Programs (Fall Semester) 13 January 2026 13 January 2026
Make-up Exam – English Preparatory Program (Fall Semester) 14 January 2026 14 January 2026
Make-up 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
Mid-Year Break – 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Year Students (Faculty of Medicine) 19 January 2026 30 January 2026
Make-up Exams – Russian Preparatory Program (Fall Semester) 19 January 2026 20 January 2026
Make-up Exam – STAT 411 (Fall Semester) 21 January 2026 21 January 2026
Make-up 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
Make-up 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
Deadline for Submission of Make-up Exam Grades – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs (Fall Semester) 28 January 2026 28 January 2026
Deadline for Transfer Applications 28 January 2026 28 January 2026
MAKE-UP EXAMS – GRADUATE Programs (Fall Semester) 28 January 2026 04 February 2026
Spring Semester Financial Registrations 30 January 2026 30 January 2026
February 2026
Academic Activity Beginning Finish
Start of Spring Semester Courses (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
Deadline for Double Major and Minor Program Applications 06 February 2026 06 February 2026
Deadline for Submission of MAKE-UP Exam Grades – GRADUATE Programs (Fall Semester) 06 February 2026 06 February 2026
Spring Semester Course Registration [UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs] (End Time: 17:00) 09 February 2026 11 February 2026
Start of Spring Semester Courses – Russian Preparatory Program 09 February 2026 09 February 2026
Start of Spring Semester Courses – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs 16 February 2026 16 February 2026
Spring Semester Course Registration – GRADUATE Programs (End Time: 17:00) 16 February 2026 20 February 2026
Start of Spring Semester Courses – German and French Preparatory Programs 16 February 2026 16 February 2026
Add/Drop Applications – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs (End Time: 17:00) 23 February 2026 24 February 2026
Start of Spring Semester Courses – Graduate Programs 23 February 2026 23 February 2026
March 2026
Academic Activity Beginning Finish
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
Eid al-Fitr 19 March 2026 22 March 2026
April 2026
Academic Activity Beginning Finish
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
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 Beginning Finish
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
Make-up Exam – English Preparatory Program (Spring Semester) 13 May 2026 13 May 2026
Student Research Day (No theoretical classes will be held.) (Faculty of Dentistry) 15 May 2026 16 May 2026
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
Eid Al-Adha 26 May 2026 30 May 2026
June 2026
Academic Activity Beginning Finish
Start of Summer Term Courses – English Preparatory Program 01 June 2026 01 June 2026
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
2nd and 5th Year Students End of Academic Year (Faculty of Medicine) 05 June 2026 05 June 2026
Last Day of Spring Semester Courses - German, French, and Russian Preparatory Programs 05 June 2026 05 June 2026
Last Day of Spring Semester Courses - GRADUATE Programs 05 June 2026 05 June 2026
Last Day of Spring Semester Courses - UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs 05 June 2026 05 June 2026
Final Exams – ENGLISH – School of Foreign Languages 08 June 2026 08 June 2026
Final Exams for Introduction to Clinical Practice II (Faculty of Medicine) 08 June 2026 09 June 2026
Final Exams – RUSSIAN Preparatory Program 08 June 2026 09 June 2026
Final Exams – Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs (Spring Semester) 08 June 2026 20 June 2026
FINAL EXAMS – GRADUATE PROGRAMS (SPRING SEMESTER) 08 June 2026 18 June 2026
Final Exams – German and French Preparatory Programs 09 June 2026 10 June 2026
Final Exams – OTHER LANGUAGES – School of Foreign Languages 09 June 2026 09 June 2026
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
Make-up Exams – Russian Preparatory Program (Spring Semester) 16 June 2026 17 June 2026
Make-up Exam – French Preparatory Program (Spring Semester) 16 June 2026 16 June 2026
Final Exam – HUM (Spring Semester) 16 June 2026 16 June 2026
Make-up Exam – 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
Deadline for Grade Submission – GRADUATE Programs (Spring Semester) 19 June 2026 19 June 2026
End of Academic Year for 1st Year Students (Faculty of Medicine) 19 June 2026 19 June 2026
MAKE-UP 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
Final Exams for Introduction to Clinical Practice III (Faculty of Medicine) 22 June 2026 23 June 2026
Make-up Exams for Term V (Faculty of Medicine) 22 June 2026 24 June 2026
Spring Semester Final Exams for Faculty of Dentistry 22 June 2026 26 June 2026
Final Exams for Basic Medical Sciences II (Faculty of Medicine) 23 June 2026 23 June 2026
Make-up Exams – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs (Spring Semester) 23 June 2026 30 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
End of Academic Year for 6th Year Students (Faculty of Medicine) 30 June 2026 30 June 2026
July 2026
Academic Activity Beginning Finish
Deadline for Submission of Make-up Exam Grades – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs 01 July 2026 01 July 2026
Midterm Break – English Preparatory Summer Program 01 July 2026 05 July 2026
Single Course Exams – UNDERGRADUATE/ASSOCIATE Degree Programs (Spring Semester) 02 July 2026 03 July 2026
PRE-REGISTRATION for Summer Term Courses [Undergraduate/Associate Degree Programs] 02 July 2026 04 July 2026
Comprehensive 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
GRADUATION CEREMONIES 05 July 2026 10 July 2026
End of Year Make-up 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
Make-up 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
Make-up Exams for Introduction to Clinical Practice III (Faculty of Medicine) 10 July 2026 10 July 2026
Make-up 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
Make-up Exams for 4th Year (Faculty of Medicine) 20 July 2026 24 July 2026
End of Year Make-up Exams for Faculty of Dentistry 20 July 2026 31 July 2026
Add/Drop Applications – Summer Term 20 July 2026 21 July 2026
Make-up Exams for Basic Medical Sciences I (Faculty of Medicine) 22 July 2026 22 July 2026
Make-up Exams for Introduction to Clinical Sciences (Faculty of Medicine) 24 July 2026 24 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 Beginning Finish
Single Course Exams (Faculty of Dentistry) 05 August 2026 07 August 2026
Make-up Exam – English Preparatory Summer Program 06 August 2026 06 August 2026
Last Day of Courses – Summer Term 21 August 2026 21 August 2026
FINAL EXAMS – SUMMER TERM 24 August 2026 28 August 2026
Victory Day 30 August 2026 30 August 2026
Deadline for Grade Submission – Summer Term 31 August 2026 31 August 2026
December 2026
Academic Activity Beginning Finish
End of Fall Semester for Faculty of Dentistry (1st year, 14 weeks) 19 December 2026 19 December 2026