Academic Calendar

FALL OF 2023-2024

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STARTING DATE

ENDING DATE

DETAILS 

1

Thursday, June 1, 2023

Friday, August 18, 2023

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences graduate degree program applications

2

Monday, June 5, 2023

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Graduate School of Social Sciences and Distance Education graduate degree program applications (Period 1)

3

Monday, June 5, 2023

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Graduate School of Health Sciences graduate degree program applications

(Period 1)

4

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Saturday, July 1, 2023

Eid-al Adha (June 27, 2023 - Half the day off)

5

Thursday, July 6, 2023

Monday, July 17, 2023

Double major and minor program applications

6

Monday, July 10, 2023

Monday, July 10, 2023

Deadline to submit the courses to open in the Fall semester to the Course and Exam Program Preparation Office

7

Monday, July 10, 2023

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Applications for transfers on the basis of inter-institutional success

8

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Deadline for Graduate School of Health Sciences and Graduate School of

Social Sciences graduate degree program applications (including Distance

Education) (Period 1)

9

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

 

Graduate Degree English Proficiency Test (APEX) for Graduate School of

Social Sciences (including Distance Education), Graduate School of Health

Sciences, and Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

10

Friday, July 14, 2023

 

Announcement of the results of the Graduate Degree English Proficiency

Exam (APEX) dated July 12, 2023

11

Saturday, July 15, 2023

 

July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day

12

Monday, July 17, 2023

 

Graduate School of Social Sciences graduate degree program interviews

(Period 1)

13

Monday, July 17, 2023

 

Graduate School of Health Sciences graduate degree program interviews

(Period 1)

14

Monday, July 17, 2023

Friday, September 1, 2023

Exemption applications for Basic English department students

15

Monday, July 17, 2023

Friday, September 1, 2023

Exemption applications for department courses and double major-minor program courses for continuing students

16

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

 

Graduate School of Social Sciences doctorate program intervies (Period 1)

17

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

 

English Proficiency Exam (APEX) for Double Major, or Minor program applicants

18

Thursday, July 20, 2023

 

Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam (APEX) dated 

July 18, 2023

19

Friday, July 21, 2023

 

Announcement of Graduate School of Health Sciences graduate degree program application results (Period 1)

20

Friday, July 21, 2023

 

Announcement of Graduate School of Social Sciences (including Distance

Education) graduate degree program application results (Period 1)

21

Monday, July 24, 2023

Friday, July 28, 2023

Tuition fee payment and final registration transactions for incoming

Graduate School of Health Sciences students (Period 1)

22

Monday, July 24, 2023

Friday, July 28, 2023

Tuition fee payment and final registration transactions for incoming

Graduate School of Health Sciences students (including Distance Education)

(Period 1)

23

Monday, July 24, 2023

Friday, August 18, 2023

Graduate School of Health Sciences graduate degree program applications

(Period 2)

24

Monday, July 24, 2023

Friday, August 18, 2023

Graduate School of Social Sciences (including Distance Education) graduate degree program applications (Period 2)

25

Monday, July 31, 2023

Monday, July 31, 2023

Deadline for assignment procedures and ATACS entries of double-major and minor program applications by Offices of Deans/ Graduate Schools/

Vocational Graduate Schools

26

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

 Undergraduate / Associate Degree student transfer applications (Additional

Article 1)

27

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Intra-institutional transfer applications

 

28

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

 

Double Major and Minor program application results (to be announced after

4:00 PM)

29

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Friday, August 11, 2023

Registration of students admitted to double major and minor programs

30

Monday, August 14, 2023

Friday, August 25, 2023

Tuition fee payments for registered students (Associate, Undergraduate, and

Graduate degree programs)

31

Monday, August 14, 2023

Friday, September 22, 2023

New International Student Registrations

32

Monday, August 21, 2023

 

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 (Period

2), and Social Sciences (Period 2)

33

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

 

Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam (APEX) dated

August 21, 2023

34

Friday, August 25, 2023

Friday, August 25, 2023

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

35

Monday, August 28, 2023

 

Graduate degree program interviews for the Graduate Schools of Social

Sciences and Health Sciences (Period 2)

36

Monday, August 28, 2023

Friday, September 1, 2023

Course registration and confirmations for School of Medicine Terms

4 and 5

37

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

 

Graduate School of Social Sciences doctorate program interviews

(Period 2)

38

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

 

Victory Day

39

Friday, September 1, 2023

 

Announcement of  graduate degree program application results for the

Graduate Schools of Natural and Applied Sciences, Health Sciences, and

Social Sciences (including Distance Education) (Period 2)

40

Friday, September 1, 2023

 

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)

41

Monday, September 4, 2023

Friday, September 8, 2023

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)

42

Monday, September 4, 2023

Friday, September 8, 2023

Registration of students cleared for student transfer

43

Thursday, September 7, 2023

 

English Proficiency Exam - APEX (for new registrations, international students, and Department of Basic English students having failed in the

Spring semester and the summer school)

44

Monday, September 11, 2023

 

Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam (APEX) dated

Thursday, September 7, 2023

45

Monday, September 11, 2023

Friday, January 12, 2024

School of Medicine Term 4 courses start - end

46

Monday, September 11, 2023

Friday, January 12, 2024

School of Medicine Term 5 courses start - end

47

Monday, September 11, 2023

 

Department of Modern Languages English Exemption Exam for students placed in Turkish-medium programs 

48

Monday, September 11, 2023

 

Flight course registrations for the Spring Semester for the students of the

Department of Pilot Training

49

Monday, September 11, 2023

Monday, September 11, 2023

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)

50

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Friday, September 15, 2023

Fall semester course registrations and advisor approvals (excluding Year 4 and Year 5 students of the School of Medicine)

51

Monday, September 18, 2023

Friday, January 5, 2024

School of Medicine Terms 1, 2, 3 - courses start - end

52

Monday, September 18, 2023

Friday, December 22, 2023

Course registrations and advisor approvals for the Fall semester (for associate, undergraduate and graduate degree programs)

53

Monday, September 25, 2023

Friday, November 17, 2023

The Department of Basic English: Orientation Day, Level 1 courses start - end

54

Monday, September 25, 2023

Friday, September 29, 2023

Add-drop period

55

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Deadline for submission of course registration information of ERASMUS students to the Directorate of Student Affairs by Offices of Deans/ Schools

56

Friday, October 13, 2023

Friday, October 13, 2023

Deadline for registration suspension applications

57

Friday, October 20, 2023

Friday, October 20, 2023

Deadline for midterm exam dates to be announced and submitted to the

Course and Exam Scheduling Office

58

Sunday, October 29, 2023

 

Republic Day

59

Friday, November 10, 2023

 

Commemoration of Atatürk

60

Monday, November 20, 2023

Monday, November 20, 2023

Deadline to submit final exam requests for the Fall semester to the Course and Exam Program Preparation Office

61

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Deadline for thesis proposal presentations in doctorate degree programs

62

Friday, November 24, 2023

Friday, November 24, 2023

Deadline for associate and undergraduate program course withdrawals

63

Friday, November 24, 2023

 

Registration suspension for students failing to register for courses

64

Monday, November 27, 2023

Friday, January 19, 2024

Department of Basic English Level 2 courses start - end

65

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

 

Orientation program by undergraduate programs of their registration for the students of the Department of Basic English

66

Friday, December 8, 2023

Friday, December 8, 2023

Deadline to submit the courses to open in the Spring semester to the Course and Exam Program Preparation Office

67

Friday, December 15, 2023

Friday, December 15, 2023

Deadline for the entry of the courses to be opened in spring semester in

ATACS

68

Friday, December 22, 2023

Friday, December 22, 2023

Courses end (excluding the School of Medicine)

69

Friday, December 22, 2023

Friday, December 22, 2023

Deadline for doctoral proficiency exams

70

Friday, December 22, 2023

Friday, December 22, 2023

Deadline for the submission of minutes and reports of the thesis monitoring committee to Graduate Schools

71

Monday, December 25, 2023

Saturday, January 6, 2024

Final Exams

72

Monday, December 25, 2023

 

Activation of course and lecturer evaluation surveys on the ATACS

73

Monday, January 1, 2024

 

New Year’s Holiday

74

Friday, January 5, 2024

Friday, January 5, 2024

School of Medicine Term 1, 2, and 3 courses start - end

75

Monday, January 8, 2024

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Make-up exam applications

76

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Friday, January 12, 2024

Make-up exams

77

Friday, January 12, 2024

Friday, January 12, 2024

Deadline for Non-Thesis Graduate Degree Program Project Deliveries

78

Friday, January 12, 2024

Friday, January 12, 2024

School of Medicine Term 4 ends

79

Friday, January 12, 2024

Friday, January 12, 2024

School of Medicine Term 5 ends

80

Monday, January 15, 2024

Monday, January 15, 2024

Deadline for fall semester letter grade entries (including the School of

Medicine) into the ATACS (until 11:59 PM on the same day)

81

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

 

Announcement of fall semester letter grades (including the School of

Medicine) on the ATACS (to be announced after 6:00 PM)

82

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Material error applications

83

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Friday, January 19, 2024

Additional Exam Applications

84

Friday, January 19, 2024

Friday, January 19, 2024

Deactivation of course and instructor evaluation surveys on the ATACS

85

Monday, January 22, 2024

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Additional Exams

86

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Deadline of Thesis Defense sessions for Graduate and Doctorate Degree programs (Theses should be delivered to the relevant Graduate School a month earlier)

87

Friday, January 26, 2024

Friday, January 26, 2024

Deadline to submit Additional Exam grades to the Directorate of Student

Affairs

88

Monday, January 29, 2024

 

Department of Basic English Proficiency Exam (APEX)

89

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Deadline for the submission of material errors and grade corrections by

Departments to the Directorate of Student Affairs

90

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Changing “I” grades for courses left incomplete in the Fall semester into the grades “FF” or “U”

91

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

 

Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam (APEX) dated

Monday, January 29, 2024

92

Friday, February 2, 2024

Friday, February 2, 2024

Deadline for graduate thesis advisor appointments 

SPRING 2023-2024

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STARTING DATE

ENDING DATE

DETAILS 

1

Monday, December 4, 2023

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Applications for graduate programs under the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

2

Monday, December 11, 2023

Friday, January 19, 2024

Deadline for Graduate School of Health Sciences and Graduate School of

Social Sciences graduate degree program applications (including Distance

Education) (Period 1)

3

Monday, December 25, 2023

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

New international student registrations (Graduate Degree)

4

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Tuition fee payments for registered students (Associate, Undergraduate, and

Graduate degree programs) for the Spring semester

5

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Monday, January 22, 2024

Applications for transfer (Additional Article 1), and transfer on the basis of academic success (Associate Degree)

6

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Monday, January 22, 2024

Applications for intra-institutional transfer, double major and minor programs

7

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Friday, February 9, 2024

Exemption applications for Basic English department students

8

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Exemption applications for department courses and double major-minor program courses for continuing students

9

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Friday, January 19, 2024

Course registrations and advisor approvals for School of Medicine Terms 1, 2,

3, 4, and 5 in the Spring Semester

10

Friday, January 19, 2024

Monday, January 22, 2024

Add-Drop Period for School of Medicine Terms 1, 2, and 3

11

Friday, January 19, 2024

Friday, January 26, 2024

Add-drop period for School of Medicine Terms 4 and 5

12

Monday, January 22, 2024

Friday, May 17, 2024

School of Medicine Terms 1, 2, 3 - courses start - end

13

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

 

English Proficiency Exam (APEX) for applicants for Student Transfers,

Graduate Degree, Double Major, or Minor programs

14

Thursday, January 25, 2024

 

Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam (APEX) dated

January 24, 2024

15

Thursday, January 25, 2024

 

Graduate School of Social Sciences doctorate degree program interviews

16

Friday, January 26, 2024

Friday, January 26, 2024

Finalization of student transfer, double major and minor program application result entries on ATACS by Offices of Deans/ Schools

17

Friday, January 26, 2024

 

Graduate School of Social Sciences graduate degree program interviews

18

Friday, January 26, 2024

 

Graduate School of Health Sciences graduate degree program interviews

19

Monday, January 29, 2024

Friday, June 14, 2024

School of Medicine Term 4 courses start - end

20

Monday, January 29, 2024

Friday, June 14, 2024

School of Medicine Term 5 courses start - end

21

Monday, January 29, 2024

 

Flight course registrations for the Spring Semester for the students of the

Department of Pilot Training

22

Monday, January 29, 2024

 

Transfer; Double Major and Minor program application results (to be announced after 4:00 PM)

23

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Friday, February 2, 2024

Registrations of the students admitted for student transfer, and to double major and minor programs

24

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

 

Announcement of graduate degree program application results for the

Graduate Schools of Natural and Applied Sciences, Health Sciences, and

Social Sciences (including Distance Education)

25

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Friday, February 2, 2024

Spring semester course registrations and advisor approvals (excluding the

School of Medicine)

26

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Monday, February 5, 2024

Tuition fee payments, registration finalization and course registration procedures for the Graduate Schools of Health Sciences, Social Sciences

(including Distance Education), and Natural and Applied Sciences

27

Monday, February 5, 2024

Friday, May 17, 2024

Spring Semester courses start - end (associate, undergraduate and graduate degree programs)

28

Monday, February 12, 2024

Friday, April 5, 2024

Department of Basic English Level 3 courses start - end

29

Monday, February 12, 2024

Monday, February 12, 2024

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)

30

Monday, February 12, 2024

Friday, February 16, 2024

Add-drop period (excluding the School of Medicine)

31

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Deadline for submission of course information of ERASMUS students to the

Directorate of Student Affairs by Offices of Deans/Graduate Schools

32

Friday, February 23, 2024

Friday, February 23, 2024

Deadline for midterm exam dates to be announced and submitted to the

Course and Exam Scheduling Office

33

Friday, March 1, 2024

Friday, March 1, 2024

Deadline for registration suspension applications

34

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Friday, April 12, 2024

Eid al-Fitr (Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - half the day off)

35

Monday, April 15, 2024

Monday, April 15, 2024

Deadline to submit final exam requests for the Spring semester to the Course and Exam Program Preparation Office

36

Monday, April 15, 2024

Monday, April 15, 2024

Deadline for associate and undergraduate program course withdrawals

37

Monday, April 15, 2024

 

Registration suspension for students failing to register for courses

38

Monday, April 22, 2024

Friday, June 14, 2024

Department of Basic English Level 4 courses start - end

39

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

 

National Sovereignty and Children's Day

40

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

 

Labor and Solidarity Day

41

Thursday, May 2, 2024

 

Orientation program by undergraduate programs of their registration for the students of the Department of Basic English

42

Monday, May 13, 2024

 

Activation of course and lecturer evaluation surveys on the ATACS

43

Friday, May 17, 2024

Friday, May 17, 2024

Courses end (excluding the School of Medicine)

44

Friday, May 17, 2024

Friday, May 17, 2024

School of Medicine Term 1, 2, and 3 courses end

45

Sunday, May 19, 2024

 

Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day

46

Monday, May 20, 2024

Friday, May 24, 2024

Make-up exams for School of Medicine Terms 1, 2, and 3

47

Monday, May 20, 2024

Saturday, June 1, 2024

Final Exams

48

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Deadline for doctoral proficiency exams

49

Friday, May 31, 2024

 

School of Medicine final exams for Term 1

50

Friday, May 31, 2024

Friday, May 31, 2024

Deadline for thesis proposal presentations in doctorate degree programs

51

Friday, May 31, 2024

Friday, May 31, 2024

Deadline for the submission of minutes and reports of the thesis monitoring committee

52

Monday, June 3, 2024

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Make-up exam applications

53

Monday, June 3, 2024

 

School of Medicine final exams for Term 2

54

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

 

School of Medicine final exams for Term 3

55

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Deadline for Non-Thesis Graduate Degree Program Project Deliveries

56

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Friday, June 7, 2024

Make-up exams 

57

Monday, June 10, 2024

Monday, June 10, 2024

Deadline for spring semester letter grade entries into the ATACS (until 11:59

PM)

58

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

 

Announcement of spring semester letter grades on the ATACS (to be announced after 6:00 PM)

59

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Material error applications

60

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Friday, June 14, 2024

Additional Exam applications

61

Friday, June 14, 2024

Friday, June 14, 2024

Deactivation of course and lecturer evaluation surveys on ATACS

62

Friday, June 14, 2024

Friday, June 14, 2024

School of Medicine Term 4 ends

63

Friday, June 14, 2024

Friday, June 14, 2024

School of Medicine Term 5 ends

64

Sunday, June 16, 2024

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Eid al Adha

65

Monday, June 17, 2024

Monday, June 17, 2024

Deadline of Thesis Defense sessions for Graduate and Doctorate Degree programs (Theses should be delivered to the relevant Graduate School a month earlier)

66

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

School of Medicine - Deadline for spring semester letter grade entries into the ATACS (until 11:59 PM on the same day)

67

Monday, June 24, 2024

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Additional Exams

68

Monday, June 24, 2024

Monday, June 24, 2024

Deadline for summer school course entries into the ATACS

69

Monday, June 24, 2024

Monday, June 24, 2024

Deadline for graduate thesis advisor appointments

70

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

School of Medicine - Announcement of spring semester letter grades on the

ATACS (to be announced after 6:00 PM)

71

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Deadline for material error and grade correction submissions by Heads of

Departments to the Directorate of Student Affairs

72

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Changing “I” grades for courses left incomplete in the Spring semester into the grades “FF” or “U”

73

Friday, June 28, 2024

Friday, June 28, 2024

Deadline to submit Additional Exam grades to the Directorate of Student

Affairs

74

Monday, July 1, 2024

 

English proficiency exam (APEX)

75

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

 

Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam (APEX) dated

Monday, July 1, 2024

76

Monday, July 15, 2024

 

July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day (Official Holiday)

77

Friday, July 19, 2024

Sunday, July 21, 2024

Graduation Ceremonies (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)

SUMMER SCHOOL 2023-2024

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STARTING DATE

ENDING DATE

DETAILS 

1

Monday, June 24, 2024

Friday, June 28, 2024

Summer school tuition fee payments and course registrations for Associate,

Undergraduate, and Graduate Degree programs

2

Monday, July 1, 2024

Friday, August 9, 2024

Summer school courses for Associate, Undergraduate and Graduate Degree programs start - end

3

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Friday, July 5, 2024

Summer school tuition fee payments and course registrations for the

Department of Basic English

4

Monday, July 8, 2024

Thursday, August 15, 2024

Department of Basic English Summer School courses start - end

5

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

 

School of Medicine 1st-2nd-3rd Term summer school exams

6

Monday, August 12, 2024

Monday, August 19, 2024

Term 4 Summer school exams - School of Medicine

7

Monday, August 12, 2024

Monday, August 19, 2024

Term 5 Summer school exams - School of Medicine

8

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Deadline for summer school letter grade entries into the ATACS (until 11:59

PM)

9

Thursday, August 15, 2024

 

Summer school letter grades on the ATACS (to be announced after 6:00 PM)

10

Friday, August 16, 2024

Monday, August 19, 2024

Additional Exam applications

11

Friday, August 16, 2024

Friday, August 23, 2024

Material error applications

12

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Thursday, August 22, 2024

Additional Exams

13

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

School of Medicine - Deadline for summer school letter grade entries into the ATACS (until 11:59 PM on the same day)

14

Thursday, August 22, 2024

Thursday, August 22, 2024

School of Medicine - Announcement of summer school letter grades on the

ATACS (to be announced after 6:00 PM)

15

Friday, August 23, 2024

 

English Proficiency Exam (APEX) for the Department of Basic English

Preparatory School

16

Monday, August 26, 2024

Monday, August 26, 2024

Deadline to submit Additional Exam grades to the Directorate of Student

Affairs

17

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

 

Announcement of the results of the English Proficiency Exam (APEX) dated

Friday, August 23, 2024

18

Friday, August 30, 2024

 

Victory Day (Official Holiday)

19

Monday, September 2, 2024

 

Changing “I” grades for courses left incomplete at the Summer School into the grades “FF” or “U”

20

Monday, September 2, 2024

Monday, September 2, 2024

Deadline for fall semester course entries into the ATACS

21

Monday, September 2, 2024

Monday, September 2, 2024

Deadline for material error and grade correction submissions by Heads of

Departments to the Directorate of Student Affairs

Update on: 02.01.2024