2023-2024 Academic Calendar (Except Medical School)
| FALL OF 2024-2025 | |||
| NO | NEW STARTING DATE | NEW ENDING DATE | DETAILS |
| 1 | Friday, May 31, 2024 | Tuesday, August 20, 2024 | Applications for graduate programs of the Graduate Schools of Natural and Applied Sciences, Health Sciences and Social Sciences (including distance education) |
| 2 | Sunday, June 16, 2024 | Wednesday, June 19, 2024 | Eid-al Adha (June 15, 2024 - Half the day off) |
| 3 | Monday, July 1, 2024 | Saturday, November 30, 2024 | New International Student Registrations |
| 4 | Thursday, July 4, 2024 | Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | Double major and minor program applications |
| 5 | Thursday, July -, 2024 | Thursday, August -, 2024 | Applications for transfers on the basis of inter-institutional success |
| 6 | Monday, July 8, 2024 | Monday, July 8, 2024 | Deadline to submit the courses to open in the Fall semester to the Course and Exam Program Preparation Office |
| 7 | Monday, July 15, 2024 | Monday, July 15, 2024 | July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day |
| 8 | Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | Thursday, August 29, 2024 | Exemption applications for Basic English department students |
| 9 | Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | Thursday, August 29, 2024 | Exemption applications for department courses and double major-minor program courses for continuing students |
| 10 | Thursday, July 18, 2024 | Thursday, July 18, 2024 | English Proficiency Exam (APEX) for Double Major, or Minor program applicants |
| 11 | Monday, July 22, 2024 | Monday, July 22, 2024 | Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam (APEX) dated Thursday, July 18, 2024 |
| 12 | Monday, July 29, 2024 | Monday, July 29, 2024 | Deadline for assignment procedures and ATACS entries of double-major and minor program applications by Offices of Deans/ Graduate Schools/ Vocational Graduate Schools |
| 13 | Thursday, August 1, 2024 | Thursday, August 15, 2024 | Undergraduate / Associate Degree student transfer applications (Additional Article 1) |
| 14 | Thursday, August -, 2024 | Thursday, August -, 2024 | Intra-institutional transfer applications |
| 15 | Thursday, August 1, 2024 | Double Major and Minor program application results (to be announced after 4:00 PM) | |
| 16 | Friday, August 2, 2024 | Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | Registration of students admitted to double major and minor programs |
| 17 | Monday, August 5, 2024 | Friday, August 16, 2024 | Tuition fee payments for registered students (Associate, Undergraduate, and Graduate degree programs) |
| 18 | Friday, August 23, 2024 | Friday, August 23, 2024 | English Proficiency Test (APEX) for students transferring to associate/ undergraduate degree programs (inter- and intra-institutional transfer students); and students applying for graduate degree programs of the Graduate Schools of Natural and Applied Sciences, Health Sciences, and Social Sciences |
| 19 | Monday, August 26, 2024 | Monday, August 26, 2024 | Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam (APEX) dated Friday, August 23, 2024 |
| 20 | Wednesday, August 28, 2024 | Wednesday, August 28, 2024 | Graduate degree program interviews for the Graduate Schools of Social Sciences and Health Sciences |
| 21 | Thursday, August 29, 2024 | Thursday, August 29, 2024 | Graduate School of Social Sciences doctorate degree program interviews |
| 22 | Thursday, August -, 2024 | Thursday, August -, 2024 | Deadline for assignment procedures and ATACS entries of inter- (on the grounds of success as per Additional Article - 1) and intra-institutional transfer applications by Offices of Deans/ Graduate Schools/ Vocational Graduate Schools |
| 23 | Friday, August 30, 2024 | Friday, August 30, 2024 | Victory Day |
| 24 | Wednesday, September 4, 2024 | Wednesday, September 4, 2024 | Announcement of results of applications for graduate programs of the Graduate Schools of Natural and Applied Sciences, Health Sciences and Social Sciences (including distance education) |
| 25 | Wednesday, September -, 2024 | Wednesday, September -, 2024 | Result announcement for inter- (on the grounds of success as per Additional Article 1) and intra-institutional student transfer applications (to be announced after 4:00 PM) |
| 26 | Monday, September 9, 2024 | Friday, September 13, 2024 | Tuition fee payment and registration finalization transactions for incoming students of graduate degree programs of Natural and Applied Sciences, Health Sciences, and Social Sciences (including Distance Education) |
| 27 | Monday, September -, 2024 | Friday, September -, 2024 | Registration of students cleared for student transfer (Primary Clearance) |
| 28 | Monday, September 9, 2024 | Monday, September 9, 2024 | English proficiency exam - APEX (for new students, international students, or those failing their spring semester and summer school under the Department of Basic English) |
| 29 | Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | Department of Modern Languages English Exemption Exam for students placed in Turkish-medium programs |
| 30 | Wednesday, September 11, 2024 | Wednesday, September 11, 2024 | Flight course registrations for the Spring Semester for the students of the Department of Pilot Training |
| 31 | Wednesday, September 11, 2024 | Wednesday, September 11, 2024 | Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam (APEX) dated Monday, September 9, 2024 |
| 32 | Thursday, September 12, 2024 | Thursday, September 12, 2024 | Announcement of the results of the Department of Modern Languages English Exemption Exam dated September 10, 2024, for students placed in Turkish-medium programs |
| 33 | Friday, September 13, 2024 | Friday, September 13, 2024 | Deadline to finalize program and double major-minor program course exemptions (Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Programs) through the Directorate of Student Affairs by Deans/ Graduate Schools (excluding registrations past this date) |
| 34 | Monday, September -, 2024 | Wednesday, September -, 2025 | Registration of students cleared for student transfer (Secondary Clearance) |
| 35 | Wednesday, September 18, 2024 | Friday, September 20, 2024 | Course registrations and advisor approvals for the Fall semester |
| 36 | Monday, September 23, 2024 | Monday, December 30, 2024 | Course registrations and advisor approvals for the Fall semester (for associate, undergraduate and graduate degree programs) |
| 37 | Monday, September 23, 2024 | Friday, November 15, 2024 | The Department of Basic English: Orientation Day, Level 1 courses start - end |
| 38 | Monday, September 30, 2024 | Friday, October 4, 2024 | Add-drop period |
| 39 | Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | Deadline for submission of course registration information of ERASMUS students to the Directorate of Student Affairs by Offices of Deans/ Schools |
| 40 | Friday, October 18, 2024 | Friday, October 18, 2024 | Deadline for midterm exam dates to be announced and submitted to the Course and Exam Scheduling Office |
| 41 | Friday, October 18, 2024 | Friday, October 18, 2024 | Deadline for registration suspension applications |
| 42 | Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | Republic Day |
| 43 | Sunday, November 10, 2024 | Sunday, November 10, 2024 | Commemoration of Atatürk |
| 44 | Monday, November 18, 2024 | Monday, November 18, 2024 | Deadline to submit final exam requests for the Fall semester to the Course and Exam Program Preparation Office |
| 45 | Friday, November 22, 2024 | Friday, November 22, 2024 | Deadline for thesis proposal presentations in doctorate degree programs |
| 46 | Monday, November 25, 2024 | Friday, January 17, 2025 | Department of Basic English Level 2 courses start - end |
| 47 | Friday, November 29, 2024 | Friday, November 29, 2024 | Deadline for associate and undergraduate program course withdrawals |
| 48 | Friday, November 29, 2024 | Friday, November 29, 2024 | Registration suspension for students failing to register for courses |
| 49 | Friday, December 6, 2024 | Friday, December 6, 2024 | Deadline to submit the courses to open in the Spring semester to the Course and Exam Program Preparation Office |
| 50 | Friday, December 13, 2024 | Friday, December 13, 2024 | Deadline for the entry of the courses to be opened in spring semester in ATACS |
| 51 | Monday, December 23, 2024 | Monday, December 23, 2024 | Activation of course and lecturer evaluation surveys on the ATACS |
| 52 | Friday, December 27, 2024 | Friday, December 27, 2024 | Deadline for doctoral proficiency exams |
| 53 | Friday, December 27, 2024 | Friday, December 27, 2024 | Deadline for thesis monitoring committee meetings |
| 54 | Monday, December 30, 2024 | Monday, December 30, 2024 | Courses end |
| 55 | Wednesday, January 1, 2025 | Wednesday, January 1, 2025 | New Year’s Holiday |
| 56 | Thursday, January 2, 2025 | Thursday, January 16, 2025 | Final Exams |
| 57 | Friday, January 17, 2025 | Friday, January 17, 2025 | Make-up exam applications |
| 58 | Friday, January 17, 2025 | Friday, January 17, 2025 | Deadline for Non-Thesis Graduate Degree Program Project Deliveries |
| 59 | Monday, January 20, 2025 | Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | Make-up exams |
| 60 | Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | Deadline for fall semester letter grade entries into the ATACS (until 11:59 PM) |
| 61 | Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | Deactivation of course and instructor evaluation surveys on the ATACS |
| 62 | Thursday, January 23, 2025 | Thursday, January 23, 2025 | Announcement of fall semester letter grades on the ATACS (to be announced after 6:00 PM) |
| 63 | Friday, January 24, 2025 | Thursday, January 30, 2025 | Material error applications |
| 64 | Friday, January 24, 2025 | Monday, January 27, 2025 | Additional Exam Applications |
| 65 | Monday, January 27, 2025 | Monday, January 27, 2025 | Department of Basic English Proficiency Exam (APEX) |
| 66 | Monday, January 27, 2025 | Thursday, January 30, 2025 | Additional Exams |
| 67 | Tuesday, January 28, 2025 | Tuesday, January 28, 2025 | Deadline of Thesis Defense sessions for Graduate and Doctorate Degree programs (Theses should be delivered to the relevant Graduate School a month earlier) |
| 68 | Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam (APEX) dated Monday, January 27, 2025 |
| 69 | Tuesday, February 4, 2025 | Tuesday, February 4, 2025 | Deadline for submission of Additional Exam grades to the Directorate of Student Affairs |
| 70 | Thursday, February 6, 2025 | Thursday, February 6, 2025 | Deadline for the submission of material errors and grade corrections by Departments to the Directorate of Student Affairs |
| 71 | Thursday, February 6, 2025 | Thursday, February 6, 2025 | Changing “I” grades for courses left incomplete in the Fall semester into the grades “FF” or “U” |
| 72 | Friday, February 7, 2025 | Friday, February 7, 2025 | Deadline for graduate thesis advisor appointments |
| SPRING 2024-2025 | |||
| NO | NEW STARTING DATE | NEW ENDING DATE | DETAILS |
| 1 | Monday, December 2, 2024 | Tuesday, January 28, 2025 | Applications for graduate programs of the Graduate Schools of Natural and Applied Sciences, Health Sciences and Social Sciences |
| 2 | Monday, January 6, 2025 | Friday, January 17, 2025 | Tuition fee payments for registered students (Associate, Undergraduate, and Graduate degree programs) for the Spring semester |
| 3 | Wednesday, January 8, 2025 | Thursday, January 30, 2025 | Applications for transfer (Additional Article 1), and transfer on the basis of academic success (Associate Degree) |
| 4 | Wednesday, January 8, 2025 | Wednesday, February 5, 2025 | Exemption applications for Basic English department students |
| 5 | Wednesday, January 15, 2025 | Monday, March 31, 2025 | New international student registrations (Graduate Degree) |
| 6 | Thursday, January 23, 2025 | Thursday, January 30, 2025 | Applications for intra-institutional transfer, double major and minor programs |
| 7 | Thursday, January 23, 2025 | Wednesday, February 19, 2025 | Exemption applications for department courses and double major-minor program courses for continuing students |
| 8 | Friday, January 31, 2025 | Friday, January 31, 2025 | English Proficiency Test (APEX) for students applying for transfer, double major/ minor programs, and for graduate degree programs of the Graduate Schools of Natural and Applied Sciences, Health Sciences, and Social Sciences |
| 9 | Monday, February 3, 2025 | Monday, February 3, 2025 | Department of Modern Languages English Exemption Exam for students placed in Turkish-medium programs |
| 10 | Monday, February 3, 2025 | Monday, February 3, 2025 | Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam (APEX) dated Friday, January 31, 2025 |
| 11 | Tuesday, February 4, 2025 | Tuesday, February 4, 2025 | Announcement of the results of the Department of Modern Languages English Exemption Exam dated February 3, 2025, for students placed in Turkish-medium programs |
| 12 | Wednesday, February 5, 2025 | Wednesday, February 5, 2025 | Finalization of student transfer, double major and minor program application result entries on ATACS by Offices of Deans/ Schools |
| 13 | Wednesday, February 5, 2025 | Wednesday, February 5, 2025 | Graduate degree program interviews for the Graduate Schools of Social Sciences and Health Sciences |
| 14 | Wednesday, February 5, 2025 | Wednesday, February 5, 2025 | Flight course registrations for the Spring Semester for the students of the Department of Pilot Training |
| 15 | Thursday, February 6, 2025 | Thursday, February 6, 2025 | Graduate School of Social Sciences doctorate degree program interviews |
| 16 | Friday, February 7, 2025 | Friday, February 7, 2025 | Transfer; Double Major and Minor program application results (to be announced after 4:00 PM) |
| 17 | Monday, February 10, 2025 | Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | Registration of students admitted for student transfer, and to double major and minor programs (Primary Students) |
| 18 | Monday, February 10, 2025 | Monday, February 10, 2025 | Announcement of results of applications for graduate programs of the Graduate Schools of Natural and Applied Sciences, Health Sciences and Social Sciences |
| 19 | Monday, February 10, 2025 | Friday, April 4, 2025 | Department of Basic English Level 3 courses start - end |
| 20 | Tuesday, February 11, 2025 | Friday, February 14, 2025 | Tuition fee payment and registration finalization transactions for incoming students of graduate degree programs of Natural and Applied Sciences, Health Sciences, and Social Sciences |
| 21 | Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | Friday, February 14, 2025 | Course registration and advisor approvals for the Spring semester |
| 22 | Thursday, February 13, 2025 | Friday, February 14, 2025 | Registration of students admitted for student transfer, and to double major and minor programs (Secondary Students) |
| 23 | Monday, February 17, 2025 | Friday, May 30, 2025 | Spring Semester courses start - end (associate, undergraduate and graduate degree programs) |
| 24 | Monday, February 24, 2025 | Monday, February 24, 2025 | Deadline to finalize program and double major-minor program course exemptions of registered students through the Directorate of Student Affairs by Deans/ Schools (excluding registrations past this date) |
| 25 | Monday, February 24, 2025 | Friday, February 28, 2025 | Add-drop period |
| 26 | Monday, February 24, 2025 | Monday, February 24, 2025 | Deadline for submission of course information of ERASMUS students to the Directorate of Student Affairs by Offices of Deans/Graduate Schools |
| 27 | Friday, March 14, 2025 | Friday, March 14, 2025 | Deadline for midterm exam dates to be announced and submitted to the Course and Exam Scheduling Office |
| 28 | Friday, March 14, 2025 | Friday, March 14, 2025 | Deadline for registration suspension applications |
| 29 | Sunday, March 30, 2025 | Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | Eid al-Fitr (Saturday, March 29, 2025 - half the day off) |
| 30 | Monday, April 14, 2025 | Monday, April 14, 2025 | Deadline to submit final exam requests for the Spring semester to the Course and Exam Program Preparation Office |
| 31 | Monday, April 14, 2025 | Friday, June 13, 2025 | Department of Basic English Level 4 courses start - end |
| 32 | Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | National Sovereignty and Children's Day |
| 33 | Friday, April 25, 2025 | Friday, April 25, 2025 | Registration suspension for students failing to register for courses |
| 34 | Friday, April 25, 2025 | Friday, April 25, 2025 | Deadline for associate and undergraduate program course withdrawals |
| 35 | Thursday, May 1, 2025 | Thursday, May 1, 2025 | Labor and Solidarity Day |
| 36 | Monday, May 19, 2025 | Monday, May 19, 2025 | Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day |
| 37 | Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | Activation of course and lecturer evaluation surveys on the ATACS |
| 38 | Thursday, May 29, 2025 | Thursday, May 29, 2025 | Deadline for doctoral proficiency exams |
| 39 | Friday, May 30, 2025 | Friday, May 30, 2025 | Courses end |
| 40 | Friday, June 6, 2025 | Monday, June 9, 2025 | Eid-al Adha (Thursday, June 5, 2025 - Half the day off on the Eve) |
| 41 | Tuesday, June 10, 2025 | Sunday, June 22, 2025 | Final Exams |
| 42 | Friday, June 20, 2025 | Friday, June 20, 2025 | Deadline for thesis proposal presentations in doctorate degree programs |
| 43 | Friday, June 20, 2025 | Friday, June 20, 2025 | Deadline for the submission of minutes and reports of the thesis monitoring committee |
| 44 | Monday, June 23, 2025 | Monday, June 23, 2025 | Deadline for Non-Thesis Graduate Degree Program Project Deliveries |
| 45 | Monday, June 23, 2025 | Monday, June 23, 2025 | Make-up exam applications |
| 46 | Monday, June 23, 2025 | Monday, June 23, 2025 | English proficiency exam (APEX) |
| 47 | Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | Wednesday, June 25, 2025 | Make-up exams |
| 48 | Wednesday, June 25, 2025 | Wednesday, June 25, 2025 | Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam (APEX) dated June 23, 2023 |
| 49 | Thursday, June 26, 2025 | Thursday, June 26, 2025 | Deadline for spring semester letter grade entries into the ATACS (until 11:59 PM) |
| 50 | Friday, June 27, 2025 | Friday, June 27, 2025 | Announcement of spring semester letter grades on the ATACS (to be announced after 6:00 PM) |
| 51 | Monday, June 30, 2025 | Monday, June 30, 2025 | Deactivation of course and lecturer evaluation surveys on ATACS |
| 52 | Monday, June 30, 2025 | Monday, July 7, 2025 | Material error applications |
| 53 | Monday, June 30, 2025 | Tuesday, July 1, 2025 | Additional Exam applications |
| 54 | Monday, June 30, 2025 | Monday, June 30, 2025 | Deadline for summer school course entries into the ATACS |
| 55 | Wednesday, July 2, 2025 | Wednesday, July 2, 2025 | Deadline of Thesis Defense sessions for Graduate and Doctorate Degree programs (Theses should be delivered to the relevant Graduate School a month earlier) |
| 56 | Wednesday, July 2, 2025 | Friday, July 4, 2025 | Additional Exams |
| 57 | Monday, July 7, 2025 | Monday, July 7, 2025 | Deadline to submit Additional Exam grades to the Directorate of Student Affairs |
| 58 | Friday, July 11, 2025 | Friday, July 11, 2025 | Deadline for graduate thesis advisor appointments |
| 59 | Saturday, July 12, 2025 | Saturday, July 12, 2025 | Changing “I” grades for courses left incomplete in the Spring semester into the grades “FF” or “U” |
| 60 | Monday, July 14, 2025 | Monday, July 14, 2025 | Deadline for material error and grade correction submissions by Heads of Departments to the Directorate of Student Affairs |
| 61 | Tuesday, July 15, 2025 | Tuesday, July 15, 2025 | July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day (Official Holiday) |
| SUMMER SCHOOL 2024-2025 | |||
| NO | NEW STARTING DATE | NEW ENDING DATE | DETAILS |
| 1 | Monday, June 30, 2025 | Friday, July 4, 2025 | Summer school tuition fee payments and course registrations for Associate, Undergraduate, and Graduate Degree programs |
| 2 | Monday, June 30, 2025 | Friday, July 4, 2025 | Summer school tuition fee payments and course registrations for the Department of Basic English |
| 3 | Monday, July 7, 2025 | Monday, August 25, 2025 | Summer school courses for Associate, Undergraduate and Graduate Degree programs start - end |
| 4 | Monday, July 7, 2025 | Friday, August 22, 2025 | Department of Basic English Summer School courses start - end |
| 5 | Thursday, August 28, 2025 | Thursday, August 28, 2025 | Deadline for summer school letter grade entries into the ATACS (until 11:59 PM) |
| 6 | Friday, August 29, 2025 | Friday, August 29, 2025 | Summer school letter grades on the ATACS (to be announced after 6:00 PM) |
| 7 | Saturday, August 30, 2025 | Saturday, August 30, 2025 | Victory Day (Official Holiday) |
| 8 | Monday, September 1, 2025 | Monday, September 1, 2025 | English Proficiency Exam (APEX) for the Department of Basic English Preparatory School |
| 9 | Monday, September 1, 2025 | Tuesday, September 2, 2025 | Additional Exam applications |
| 10 | Monday, September 1, 2025 | Monday, September 8, 2025 | Material error applications |
| 11 | Wednesday, September 3, 2025 | Wednesday, September 3, 2025 | Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam (APEX) dated Monday, September 1, 2025 |
| 12 | Wednesday, September 3, 2025 | Friday, September 5, 2025 | Additional Exams |
| 13 | Friday, September 5, 2025 | Friday, September 5, 2025 | Deadline for fall semester course entries into the ATACS |
| 14 | Tuesday, September 9, 2025 | Tuesday, September 9, 2025 | Deadline to submit Additional Exam grades to the Directorate of Student Affairs |
| 15 | Saturday, September 13, 2025 | Saturday, September 13, 2025 | Changing “I” grades for courses left incomplete at the Summer School into the grades “FF” or “U” |
| 16 | Monday, September 15, 2025 | Monday, September 15, 2025 | Deadline for material error and grade correction submissions by Heads of Departments to the Directorate of Student Affairs |
Update on: 03.06.2024