ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2025 – 2026
Dates are subject to change
|
FALL 2025 |
|
|
September 5 |
Course schedules announced on departmental web pages |
|
September |
Orientation |
|
|
COURSE REGISTRATION - Undergraduate |
|
September 16: Add or drop courses via OBS September 22: Add or drop courses via OBS September 23: Closed courses announced and removed from OBS Sept 24 – Oct 10: Add courses via OBS (no drop) Sept 25 – Oct 12: Online education tool synchronization by UZEM |
|
|
|
COURSE REGISTRATION - Graduate (Master/PhD) |
|
September 22 – October 3: Add or drop courses via OBS October 6: Closed courses announced and removed from OBS October 7 – 10: Add courses via OBS (no drop) |
|
|
September 29 |
Classes begin |
|
October 29 |
Deadline for Learning Agreement changes |
|
October 29* |
Republic Day (*half-day break on the eve) |
|
November 17 – 22 |
Mid-term exams |
|
January 1 |
New Year |
|
January 5 |
OPTIONAL: Deadline for Erasmus period extension |
|
January 10 |
Classes end |
|
January 12 – 22 |
Final exams |
|
January 24 |
Final grades due |
|
January 26 – 31 |
Resit exams |
|
February 2 |
Resit grades due |
|
After February 2 |
Transcript of Records/Certificate of Attendance Issuance |
|
SPRING 2026 |
|
|
January 27 |
Course schedules announced on departmental web pages |
|
February |
Orientation |
|
|
COURSE REGISTRATION – Undergraduate (Bachelor) |
|
February 10: Add or drop courses via OBS February 16: Add or drop courses via OBS February 17: Closed courses announced and removed from OBS February 18– March 6: Add courses via OBS (no drop) February 18 – March 8: Online education tool synchronization by UZEM |
|
|
|
COURSE REGISTRATION - Graduate (Master/PhD) |
|
|
February 16 – 27: Add or drop courses via OBS March 2: Closed courses announced and removed from OBS March 3 – 6: Add courses via OBS (no drop) |
|
February 23 |
Classes begin |
|
March 19* – 22 |
Ramazan Bayramı – Religious Holiday (*half-day break on the eve) |
|
April 13 -18 |
Mid-term exams |
|
April 23 |
LA changes deadline |
|
April 23 |
National Sovereignty and Children’s Day |
|
May 1 |
Labour and Solidarity Day |
|
May 19 |
Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth, and Sports Day |
|
May 26 - 30 |
Kurban Bayramı – Religious Holiday (*half-day break on the eve) |
|
June 13 |
Classes end |
|
June 15 - 25 |
Final exams |
|
June 27 |
Final grades due |
|
June 29 – July 4 |
Resit exams |
|
July 6 |
Resit grades due |
|
After July 6 |
Transcript of Records/Certificate of Attendance Issuance |


