Postgraduate Academic Calendar
| SPRING SEMESTER | |||
| February | 16-20 | 2026 | Start of 2025 – 2026 Academic Year Spring Semester Online Course Registrations |
| February | 23-27 | 2026 | Course Registration Period (with Advisor) |
| Course Confirmation Days | |||
| Final day for Department/Programme change applications | |||
| February | 23-27 | 2026 | English Placement and Proficiency Exam |
| March | 2 | 2026 | Classes Commence |
| Late Registration Start (with Penalty) | |||
| March | 13 | 2026 | Deadline for Late Registrations (with Penalty) |
| March | 19 | 2026 | Eve of Ramadan Bairam |
| March | 20-22 | 2026 | Ramadan Bairam |
| March | 24 | 2026 | Deadline for Adding / Dropping Courses |
| Final Day for Exemption Applications | |||
| First day of thesis defense for students who do not register for a course/seminar | |||
| April | 23 | 2026 | National Sovereignty and Children’s Day |
| April | 24 | 2026 | Deadline for submitting the ‘Thesis Monitoring Committee Appointment Forms’ to the Graduate School for PhD students who will defend their thesis proposals |
| Deadline for submitting the ‘PhD qualifying examination application forms’ to the Graduate School for PhD students who will participate in the Proficiency Exam | |||
| May | 1 | 2026 | Labour and Spring Day |
| May | 11-25 | 2026 | PhD Qualifying Exam Period |
| Thesis Monitoring Committee period for students whose thesis topics are approved | |||
| May | 19 | 2026 | Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day |
| May | 22 | 2026 | Deadline for submitting 2024 – 2025 Summer School Courses to the Graduate School |
| May | 25 | 2026 | Final Day to Withdraw |
| Last Day for Freeze Registration | |||
| Final day for postgraduate students who are at the end of the II. semester to submit their thesis proposal forms to the Ethics Committee | |||
| Last Day for Doctoral Students to Apply for Thesis Defense | |||
| 26 | 2026 | Kurban Bairam Eve | |
| May | 27-30 | 2026 | Kurban Bairam |
| June | 1 | 2026 | Final day for the Ethics Committee to announce the results of the evaluation of thesis proposals |
| Deadline for the submission of thesis advisor assignment forms for graduate students who are at the end of the I. Semester | |||
| Deadline for submission of thesis advisor assignment forms for doctoral students who are at the end of the II. Semester | |||
| June | 10 | 2026 | Deadline for 2025 – 2026 Summer School Courses to be Entered into the System |
| Final day for submitting thesis defense forms of master students to the institute | |||
| June | 16 | 2026 | Final Lecture Day |
| Deadline for submitting thesis proposal forms of graduate students who are at the end of the II. semester to the institute | |||
| Deadline for submitting thesis proposal forms of doctoral students who are at the end of the III.semester to the Graduate School | |||
| Final day of submission of PhD Proficiency reports to the Graduate School | |||
| Final Day for Submission of Doctoral Thesis Monitoring Reports to the Graduate School | |||
| June | 18-25 | 2026 | Spring Term Final Exams |
| June | 18-25 | 2026 | End of Term English Proficiency Exam |
| June | 25 | 2026 | Final Day for Thesis Defense |
| June | 30 | 2026 | Deadline for Submission of Grades |
| July | 1-3 | 2026 | Application Period for Re-Sit Exams |
| July | 7-8 | 2026 | Spring Semester Re- Sit Exams |
| July | 10 | 2026 | Deadline for Submission of Spring Semester Re-Sit Exams Grades |
| 2025-2026 Deadline for Submission of Spring Term Incomplete Grades (I) Letter Grade Changes to Registrar’s Office | |||
| July | 15 | 2026 | Deadline for Submission of Graduation Decisions to the Registrar’s Office |
| SUMMER SCHOOL | |||
| July | 13-17 | 2026 | Course Registration Period (with Advisor) |
| Course Confirmation Days | |||
| July | 21 | 2026 | Classes Commence |
| First Day Of Late Registration (With Penalty) | |||
| July | 27 | 2026 | Last Day for Late Registration (With Penalty) |
| August | 1 | 2026 | National Holiday |
| August | 10 | 2026 | Last Day for Withdrawal |
| August | 25 | 2026 | Deadline for Submission of Courses to be Offered in Fall Semester 2026–2027 to the Graduate School |
| August | 30 | 2026 | National Holiday (Victory Day) |
| September | 7 | 2026 | Last Day of Classes |
| September | 8-10 | 2026 | Summer School Final Exam Period |
| End of Term English Language Proficiency Test | |||
| September | 9 | 2026 | 2026 – 2027 Last Day for Entering Courses to be Offered in the Fall Semester |
| September | 14 | 2026 | Last Day for the Submission of Summer School Grades to the Student Affairs |
| Last Day for Changing Summer School ‘Incomplete’ (I) Grades, Letter Grade Changes Submission to the Student Affairs | |||
| September | 17 | 2026 | Last Day for Submission of the Graduation Decision to the Student Affairs |
| FALL SEMESTER | |||
| September | 16-18 | 2026 | Start of 2026– 2027 Academic Year Fall Semester Online Course Registrations |
| September-October | 21-02 | 2026 | Course Registration Period (with Advisor) |
| Course Confirmation Days | |||
| Final day for Department/Programme change applications | |||
| September-October | 21-02 | 2026 | English Placement and Proficiency Exam |
| October | 1-2 | 2026 | Orientation |
| October | 5 | 2026 | Classes Commence |
| Late Registration Start (with Penalty) | |||
| October | 16 | 2026 | Deadline for Late Registrations (with Penalty) |
| October | 23 | 2026 | Course Add-Drop Deadline |
| Final Day for Exemption Applications | |||
| First day of thesis defense for students who do not register for a course/seminar | |||
| October | 29 | 2026 | Turkish Republic Day |
| November | 10 | 2026 | Atatürk Remembrance Day |
| November | 15 | 2026 | TRNC Republic Day |
| November | 26 | 2026 | Deadline for submitting the ‘Thesis Monitoring Committee Appointment Forms’ to the Graduate School for PhD students who will defend their thesis proposals. |
| Deadline for submitting the ‘PhD proficiency exam application forms’ to the Graduate School for PhD students who will participate in the Proficiency Exam | |||
| December | 2 | 2026 | Deadline for submitting 2026 – 2027 Spring Semester Courses to the Graduate School |
| December | 18-30 | 2026 | PhD Qualifying Exam Period |
| Thesis Monitoring Committee period for students whose thesis topics are approved | |||
| December | 21 | 2026 | Deadline for PhD students to apply for Thesis defense. |
| December | 28 | 2026 | Last Day to Withdraw from a Course |
| Last Day for Freeze Registration | |||
| Final day for postgraduate students who are at the end of the II. semester to submit their thesis proposal forms to the Ethics Committee. | |||
| January | 1 | 2027 | New Year |
| January | 4 | 2027 | Deadline for 2026 – 2027 Academic Year Spring Semester Courses to be Entered into the System |
| January | 6 | 2027 | Final day for submitting thesis defense forms of master students to the institute |
| January | 8 | 2027 | Final day for the Ethics Committee to announce the results of the evaluation of thesis proposals |
| Deadline for the submission of thesis advisor assignment forms for graduate students who are at the end of the I. Semester | |||
| Deadline for the submission of thesis advisor assignment forms for doctoral students who are at the end of the II. Semester | |||
| January | 11 | 2027 | Final Lecture Day |
| Final day to submit thesis proposal forms of graduate students who are at the end of the II. semester to the institute. | |||
| Deadline for the submission of thesis proposal forms of doctoral students who are at the end of the III. semester to the institute. | |||
| Final day of submission of PhD Proficiency reports to the Graduate School | |||
| Final day of submission of Thesis Monitoring Committee Reports of the Doctoral students to the Graduate School | |||
| January | 13-20 | 2027 | Fall Term Final Exams |
| January | 13-20 | 2027 | End of Term English Proficiency Exam |
| January | 21 | 2027 | Final day for Thesis defense |
| January | 25 | 2027 | Deadline for Submission of Grades |
| January | 26-27 | 2027 | Application Period for Re- Sit Exams |
| February | 2-3 | 2027 | Fall Semester Re -Sit Exams |
| February | 5 | 2027 | Deadline for Submission of Fall Semester Re- Sit Exams Grades |
| 2026-2027 Deadline for Submission of Incomplete Grades (I) Letter Grade Changes to the Registrar’s Office | |||
| February | 12 | 2027 | Deadline for Submission of Graduation Decisions to the Registrar’s Office |
| SPRING SEMESTER | |||
| February | 10-12 | 2027 | Start of 2026 – 2027 Academic Year Spring Semester Online Course Registrations |
| February | 15-19 | 2027 | Course Registration Period (with Advisor) |
| Course Confirmation Days | |||
| Final day for Department/Programme change applications | |||
| February | 15-19 | 2027 | English Placement and Proficiency Exam |
| February | 22 | 2027 | Classes Commence |
| Late Registration Start (with Penalty) | |||
| March | 5 | 2027 | Last day of Registration (with Penalty) |
| March | 8 | 2026 | Eve of Ramadan Bairam |
| March | 9-11 | 2027 | Ramadan Bairam |
| March | 16 | 2027 | Deadline for Adding / Dropping Courses |
| Final Day for Exemption Applications | |||
| First day of thesis defense for students who do not register for a course/seminar | |||
| April | 15 | 2027 | Deadline for submitting the ‘Thesis Monitoring Committee Appointment Forms’ to the Graduate School for PhD students who will defend their thesis proposals |
| Deadline for submitting the ‘PhD qualifying examination application forms’ to the Graduate School for PhD students who will participate in the Proficiency Exam | |||
| April | 23 | 2027 | National Sovereignty and Children’s Day |
| April-May | 30-14 | 2027 | PhD Qualifying Exam Period |
| Thesis Monitoring Committee period for students whose thesis topics are approved | |||
| May | 1 | 2027 | Labour and Spring Day |
| May | 14 | 2027 | Final day for postgraduate students who are at the end of the II. semester to submit their thesis proposal forms to the Ethics Committee |
| Last Day for Doctoral Students to Apply for Thesis Defense | |||
| May | 16-19 | 2027 | Kurban Bairam |
| May | 19 | 2027 | Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day |
| May | 24 | 2027 | Deadline for submitting 2026 – 2027 Summer School Courses to the Graduate School |
| May | 24 | 2027 | Final Day to Withdraw |
| Last Day for Freeze Registration | |||
| May | 28 | 2027 | Final day for the Ethics Committee to announce the results of the evaluation of thesis proposals |
| Deadline for the submission of thesis advisor assignment forms for graduate students who are at the end of the I. Semester. | |||
| Deadline for submission of thesis advisor assignment forms for doctoral students who are at the end of the II. Semester | |||
| June | 1 | 2027 | Final day for submitting thesis defense forms of master students to the institute |
| June | 9 | 2027 | Final Lecture Day |
| Deadline for submitting thesis proposal forms of graduate students who are at the end of the II. semester to the institute | |||
| Deadline for submitting thesis proposal forms of doctoral students who are at the end of the III.semester to the Graduate School | |||
| Final day of submission of PhD Proficiency reports to the Graduate School | |||
| Final Day for Submission of Doctoral Thesis Monitoring Reports to the Graduate School | |||
| June | 10 | 2027 | Deadline for 2026 – 2027 Summer School Courses to be Entered into the System |
| June | 11-18 | 2027 | Spring Term Final Exams |
| June | 11-18 | 2027 | End of Term English Proficiency Exam |
| June | 16 | 2027 | Final Day for Thesis Defense |
| June | 23 | 2027 | Deadline for Submission of Grades |
| June | 24-25 | 2027 | Application Period for Re-Sit Exams |
| June-July | 30-2 | 2027 | Spring Semester Re- Sit Exams |
| July | 5 | 2027 | Deadline for Submission of Spring Semester Re-Sit Exams Grades |
| 2026-2027 Deadline for Submission of Spring Term Incomplete Grades (I) Letter Grade Changes to Registrar’s Office | |||
| July | 12 | 2027 | Deadline for Submission of Graduation Decisions to the Registrar’s Office |
| SUMMER SCHOOL | |||
| July | 12-16 | 2027 | Course Registration Period (with Advisor) |
| Course Confirmation Days | |||
| July | 19 | 2027 | Classes Commence |
| First Day Of Late Registration (With Penalty) | |||
| Temmuz | 26 | 2027 | Last Day for Late Registration (With Penalty) |
| August | 1 | 2027 | National Holiday |
| August | 9 | 2027 | Last Day for Withdrawal |
| August | 14 | 2027 | Mawlid Al-Nabi (Religious Holiday) |
| August | 25 | 2027 | Deadline for Submission of Courses to be Offered in 2027-2028 Fall Semester |
| August | 30 | 2027 | National Holiday (Victory Day) |
| September | 8 | 2027 | Last Day of Classes |
| September | 9-13 | 2027 | Summer School Final Exam Period |
| End of Term English Language Proficiency Test | |||
| September | 9 | 2027 | 2026 – 2027 Last Day for Entering Courses to be Offered in the Fall Semester |
| September | 15 | 2027 | Last Day for the Submission of Summer School Grades to the Student Affairs |
| Last Day for Changing Summer School ‘Incomplete’ (I) Grades, Letter Grade Changes Submission to the Student Affairs | |||
| September | 24 | 2027 | Last Day for Submission of the Graduation Decision to the Student Affairs |