| Academic Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| September 2025 | |
| Deadline for the Announcement of Weekly Course Schedules | Friday, 5 September 2025 |
| Course Registrations / Advisor Approvals | 15 – 21 September 2025 |
| START / END OF CLASSES | 22 September 2025 – 6 January 2026 |
| Deadline for Course Exemption Requests | 22 – 26 September 2025 |
| Course Add - Drop Period / Advisor Approvals | 22 – 26 September 2025 |
| Fall Semester Leave of Absence Applications | 22 September – 22 October 2025 |
| October – November 2025 | |
| Doctoral Qualifying Examination Applications | 20 – 24 October 2025 |
| Deadline for the Announcement of Midterm Examination Dates | Friday, 24 October 2025 |
| Republic Day | Eve: 28 October 2025, after 13.00 Holiday: Wednesday, 29 October 2025 |
| MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS | 8 – 15 November 2025 |
| Deadline for the Announcement of Midterm Examination Grades | Monday, 24 November 2025 |
| Make-up Examinations | 26 – 28 November 2025 |
| December 2025 | |
| Doctoral Qualifying Examinations | 1 – 31 December 2025 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Thesis Master's Thesis Proposal Documents | Friday, 5 December 2025 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Non-Thesis Master's Project Topic Documents | Friday, 5 December 2025 |
| Deadline for Thesis Checks for Students Completing a Doctoral Thesis | Friday, 19 December 2025 |
| Deadline for Thesis Checks for Students Completing a Thesis Master's Thesis | Friday, 19 December 2025 |
| Deadline for Project Checks for Students Completing a Non-Thesis Master's Project | Friday, 26 December 2025 |
| Deadline for the Announcement of Final Examination Dates | Friday, 26 December 2025 |
| Deadline for Doctoral Thesis Advisor Appointments | Wednesday, 31 December 2025 |
| Deadline for Doctoral Thesis Proposal and Thesis Monitoring Meetings | Wednesday, 31 December 2025 |
| Deadline for Thesis Master's Thesis Advisor Appointments | Wednesday, 31 December 2025 |
| Deadline for Non-Thesis Master's Project Advisor Appointments | Wednesday, 31 December 2025 |
| January – February 2026 | |
| New Year's Day | Thursday, 1 January 2026 |
| Deadline for Fulfilling the Publication Requirement in Doctoral Programmes | Friday, 2 January 2026 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Doctoral Thesis Defence Examination Documents | Friday, 2 January 2026 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Thesis Master's Thesis Defence Examination Documents | Friday, 2 January 2026 |
| FINAL EXAMINATIONS | 7 – 17 January 2026 |
| Deadline for the Announcement of Final Examination Grades | Thursday, 22 January 2026 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Non-Thesis Master's Project Documents | Friday, 23 January 2026 |
| Deadline for the Submission of the Non-Thesis Master's Project | Friday, 23 January 2026 |
| Deadline for Doctoral Thesis Defence Examinations | Friday, 6 February 2026 |
| Deadline for Thesis Master's Thesis Defence Examinations | Friday, 6 February 2026 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Examination Grade Reports to the Graduate Education Institute | Friday, 20 February 2026 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Examination Document Storage Envelopes to the Graduate Education Institute | Friday, 20 February 2026 |
| Semester Break | 18 January – 3 February 2026 |
Graduate Education Institute
2025-2026 Spring Semester Academic and Administrative Calendar
| Academic Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| January – February 2026 | |
| Deadline for the Announcement of Weekly Course Schedules | Friday, 16 January 2026 |
| Course Registrations / Advisor Approvals | Monday, 26 January 2026 - Tuesday, 03 February 2026 |
| START / END OF CLASSES | Wednesday, 4 February 2026 - Monday, 25 May 2026 |
| Deadline for Course Exemption Requests | Wednesday, 4 February 2026 - Wednesday, 11 February 2026 |
| Course Add - Drop Period / Advisor Approvals | Wednesday, 4 February 2026 - Friday, 6 February 2026 |
| Spring Semester Leave of Absence Applications | Wednesday, 4 February 2026 - Wednesday, 4 March 2026 |
| March – April 2026 | |
| Doctoral Qualifying Examination Applications | Monday, 09 March 2026 - Friday, 13 March 2026 |
| Deadline for the Announcement of Midterm Examination Dates | Friday, 13 March 2026 |
| Ramadan Feast | Eve: Thursday, 19 March 2026, after 13.00 Holiday: Friday, 20 March 2026 - Sunday, 22 March 2026 |
| MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS | Saturday, 28 March 2026 - Saturday, 4 April 2026 |
| Deadline for the Announcement of Midterm Examination Grades | Monday, 13 April 2026 |
| Make-up Examinations | Wednesday, 15 April 2026 - Friday, 17 April 2026 |
| National Sovereignty and Children's Day | Thursday, 23 April 2026 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Thesis Master's Thesis Proposal Documents | Thursday, 30 April 2026 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Non-Thesis Master's Project Topic Documents | Thursday, 30 April 2026 |
| May 2026 | |
| Labour and Solidarity Day | Friday, 1 May 2026 |
| Deadline for the Announcement of Final Examination Dates | Friday, 15 May 2026 |
| Deadline for Thesis Checks for Students Completing a Doctoral Thesis | Friday, 15 May 2026 |
| Deadline for Thesis Checks for Students Completing a Thesis Master's Thesis | Friday, 15 May 2026 |
| Deadline for Project Checks for Students Completing a Non-Thesis Master's Project | Friday, 15 May 2026 |
| Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day | Tuesday, 19 May 2026 |
| Feast of Sacrifice | Eve: Tuesday, 26 May 2026 Holiday: Wednesday, 27 May 2026 - Saturday, 30 May 2026 |
| June – July 2026 | |
| FINAL EXAMINATIONS | Monday, 1 June 2026 - Thursday, 11 June 2026 |
| Doctoral Qualifying Examinations | Monday, 1 June 2026 - Tuesday, 30 June 2026 |
| Deadline for the Announcement of Final Examination Grades | Tuesday, 16 June 2026 |
| Deadline for Fulfilling the Publication Requirement in Doctoral Programmes | Friday, 12 June 2026 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Doctoral Thesis Defence Examination Documents | Friday, 12 June 2026 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Thesis Master's Thesis Defence Examination Documents | Friday, 12 June 2026 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Non-Thesis Master's Project Documents | Friday, 19 June 2026 |
| Deadline for the Submission of the Non-Thesis Master's Project | Friday, 19 June 2026 |
| Deadline for Doctoral Thesis Proposal and Thesis Monitoring Meetings | Tuesday, 30 June 2026 |
| Deadline for Doctoral Thesis Advisor Appointments | Tuesday, 30 June 2026 |
| Deadline for Thesis Master's Thesis Advisor Appointments | Tuesday, 30 June 2026 |
| Deadline for Non-Thesis Master's Project Advisor Appointments | Tuesday, 30 June 2026 |
| Deadline for Doctoral Thesis Defence Examinations | Friday, 3 July 2026 |
| Deadline for Thesis Master's Thesis Defence Examinations | Friday, 3 July 2026 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Examination Grade Reports to the Graduate Education Institute | Friday, 17 July 2026 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Examination Document Storage Envelopes to the Graduate Education Institute | Friday, 17 July 2026 |
Graduate Education Institute
2024-2025 Fall Semester Academic and Administrative Calendar
| Academic Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| August – September 2024 | |
| Deadline for the Announcement of Weekly Course Schedules | Thursday, 29 August 2024 |
| Course Registrations / Advisor Approvals | Monday, 9 September 2024 - Friday, 13 September 2024 |
| START / END OF CLASSES | Monday, 16 September 2024 - Saturday, 31 December 2024 |
| Fall Semester Leave of Absence Applications | Monday, 16 September 2024 - Wednesday, 16 October 2024 |
| Deadline for Course Exemption Requests | Monday, 16 September 2024 - Friday, 20 September 2024 |
| Course Add - Drop Period / Advisor Approvals | Monday, 16 September 2024 - Friday, 20 September 2024 |
| October – November 2024 | |
| Deadline for the Announcement of Midterm Examination Dates | Friday, 18 October 2024 |
| Doctoral Qualifying Examination Applications | Monday, 21 October 2024 - Friday, 25 October 2024 |
| Republic Day | Monday, 28 October 2024 (No Classes) Holiday: Tuesday, 29 October 2024 |
| MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS | Saturday, 2 November 2024 - Friday, 8 November 2024 |
| Deadline for the Announcement of Midterm Examination Grades | Monday, 18 November 2024 |
| Make-up Examinations | Tuesday, 19 November 2024 - Friday, 22 November 2024 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Thesis Master's Thesis Proposal Documents | Friday, 29 November 2024 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Non-Thesis Master's Project Topic Documents | Friday, 29 November 2024 |
| December 2024 | |
| Doctoral Qualifying Examinations | Monday, 02 December 2024 - Tuesday, 31 December 2024 |
| Deadline for Thesis Checks for Students Completing a Doctoral Thesis | Friday, 13 December 2024 |
| Deadline for Thesis Checks for Students Completing a Thesis Master's Thesis | Friday, 13 December 2024 |
| Deadline for Project Checks for Students Completing a Non-Thesis Master's Project | Friday, 20 December 2024 |
| Deadline for the Announcement of Final Examination Dates | Friday, 20 December 2024 |
| Deadline for Fulfilling the Publication Requirement in Doctoral Programmes | Friday, 27 December 2024 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Doctoral Thesis Defence Examination Documents | Friday, 27 December 2024 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Thesis Master's Thesis Defence Examination Documents | Friday, 27 December 2024 |
| Deadline for Doctoral Thesis Advisor Appointments | Tuesday, 31 December 2024 |
| Deadline for Doctoral Thesis Proposal and Thesis Monitoring Meetings | Tuesday, 31 December 2024 |
| Deadline for Thesis Master's Thesis Advisor Appointments | Tuesday, 31 December 2024 |
| Deadline for Non-Thesis Master's Project Advisor Appointments | Tuesday, 31 December 2024 |
| January – February 2025 | |
| New Year's Day | Wednesday, 01 January 2025 |
| FINAL EXAMINATIONS | Thursday, 02 January 2025 - Sunday, 12 January 2025 |
| Deadline for the Announcement of Final Examination Grades | Friday, 16 January 2025 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Non-Thesis Master's Project Documents | Friday, 17 January 2025 |
| Deadline for the Submission of the Non-Thesis Master's Project | Friday, 17 January 2025 |
| Deadline for Doctoral Thesis Defence Examinations | Friday, 31 January 2025 |
| Deadline for Thesis Master's Thesis Defence Examinations | Friday, 31 January 2025 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Examination Grade Reports to the Graduate Education Institute | Friday, 7 February 2025 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Examination Document Storage Envelopes to the Graduate Education Institute | Friday, 7 February 2025 |
| Semester Break | Monday, 13 January 2025 - Friday, 31 January 2025 |
Graduate Education Institute
2024-2025 Spring Semester Academic and Administrative Calendar
| Academic Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| January – February 2025 | |
| Deadline for the Announcement of Weekly Course Schedules | Friday, 17 January 2025 |
| Course Registrations / Advisor Approvals | Monday, 27 January 2025 - Friday, 31 January 2025 |
| START / END OF CLASSES | Monday, 3 February 2025 - Saturday, 24 May 2025 |
| Spring Semester Leave of Absence Applications | Monday, 3 February 2025 - Monday, 3 March 2025 |
| Deadline for Course Exemption Requests | Monday, 3 February 2025 - Friday, 7 February 2025 |
| Course Add - Drop Period / Advisor Approvals | Monday, 3 February 2025 - Friday, 7 February 2025 |
| March – April 2025 | |
| Deadline for the Announcement of Midterm Examination Dates | Friday, 7 March 2025 |
| Doctoral Qualifying Examination Applications | Monday, 10 March 2025 - Friday, 14 March 2025 |
| Ramadan Feast | Eve: Saturday, 29 March 2025 (No Classes) Holiday: Sunday, 30 March 2025 - Tuesday, 1 April 2025 |
| MIDTERM EXAMINATIONS | Saturday, 5 April 2025 - Friday, 11 April 2025 |
| Deadline for the Announcement of Midterm Examination Grades | Friday, 18 April 2025 |
| National Sovereignty and Children's Day | Wednesday, 23 April 2025 |
| May 2025 | |
| Make-up Examinations | Monday, 28 April 2025 - Friday, 2 May 2025 |
| Labour and Solidarity Day | Thursday, 1 May 2025 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Thesis Master's Thesis Proposal Documents | Friday, 2 May 2025 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Non-Thesis Master's Project Topic Documents | Friday, 2 May 2025 |
| Deadline for the Announcement of Final Examination Dates | Monday, 5 May 2025 |
| Deadline for Thesis Checks for Students Completing a Doctoral Thesis | Friday, 16 May 2025 |
| Deadline for Thesis Checks for Students Completing a Thesis Master's Thesis | Friday, 16 May 2025 |
| Deadline for Project Checks for Students Completing a Non-Thesis Master's Project | Friday, 16 May 2025 |
| Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day | Monday, 19 May 2025 |
| FINAL EXAMINATIONS | Monday, 26 May 2025 - Wednesday, 4 June 2025 |
| June – July 2025 | |
| Doctoral Qualifying Examinations | Monday, 2 June 2025 - Monday, 30 June 2025 |
| Feast of Sacrifice | Eve: Thursday, 5 June 2025 (No Classes) Holiday: Friday, 6 June 2025 - Monday, 9 June 2025 |
| Deadline for the Announcement of Final Examination Grades | Thursday, 12 June 2025 |
| Deadline for Fulfilling the Publication Requirement in Doctoral Programmes | Friday, 13 June 2025 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Doctoral Thesis Defence Examination Documents | Friday, 13 June 2025 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Thesis Master's Thesis Defence Examination Documents | Friday, 13 June 2025 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Non-Thesis Master's Project Documents | Friday, 20 June 2025 |
| Deadline for the Submission of the Non-Thesis Master's Project | Friday, 20 June 2025 |
| Deadline for Doctoral Thesis Proposal and Thesis Monitoring Meetings | Monday, 30 June 2025 |
| Deadline for Doctoral Thesis Advisor Appointments | Monday, 30 June 2025 |
| Deadline for Thesis Master's Thesis Advisor Appointments | Monday, 30 June 2025 |
| Deadline for Non-Thesis Master's Project Advisor Appointments | Monday, 30 June 2025 |
| Deadline for Doctoral Thesis Defence Examinations | Friday, 4 July 2025 |
| Deadline for Thesis Master's Thesis Defence Examinations | Friday, 4 July 2025 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Examination Grade Reports to the Graduate Education Institute | Friday, 11 July 2025 |
| Deadline for the Submission of Examination Document Storage Envelopes to the Graduate Education Institute | Friday, 11 July 2025 |