2016-2017 ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
| FALL SEMESTER | |
| 04 – 07 June 2016 | Religious Holiday: Ramadan Feast Holiday (3½ days) |
| 08 – 22 August 2016 | Applications to graduate programs and applications of graduate transfer students |
| 30 August 2016 | National Holiday: Victory Day (1 day) |
| 31 August 2016 | Foreign Language Proficiency exam for applicants to graduate programs |
| 02 September 2016 | Academic Proficiency exam and interview for applicants to graduate programs |
| 07-09 September 2016 | Registration of students accepted to graduate programs and payment of registration fees (except for current students) |
| 05-09 September 2016 | Payment of registration fees and tuition payment for current students and newly-admitted graduate students |
| 11-15 September 2016 | Religious Holiday: Eid (4½ days) |
| 22-23 September 2016 | Course registrations and advisor approvals |
| 26 September 2016 | Classes begin |
| 06-07 October 2016 | Add-Drop period and advisor approvals |
| 29 October 2016 | National Holiday: Republic Day (1½ days) |
| 10 November 2016 | Commemoration of Atatürk |
| 11 November 2016 | Final day to withdraw from courses |
| 26 December 2016-13 January 2017 | Applications for graduate courses and lateral transfer of graduate courses |
| 30 December 2016 | Classes end |
| 01 January 2017 | New Year’s holiday (1 day) |
| 08 January 2017 | Designation of thesis committee members |
| 02-15 January 2017 | Final Exams |
| 17 January 2017 | Spring Semester Foreign Language Proficiency Exam for graduate program applicants |
| 19 January 2017 | Spring Semester Academic Proficiency Exam and interview for applicants to graduate programs |
| 19 January 2017 | Final day to submit final grades to Registrar’s Office |
| 23 January 2017 | Announcement of final grades |
| 26 January-02 February 2017 | Resit Exams (For Students Who Have Enrolled In 2015 And Before) |
| 06 February 2017 | Final day to submit Re-sit Exam results to Registrar’s Office |
| 08 February 2017 | Announcement of Re-sit Exam results |
| 10 February 2017 | Final day to take thesis examination |
| SPRING SEMESTER | |
| 26 December 2016-13 January 2017 | Applications to graduate programs and applications of graduate transfer students |
| 17 January 2017 | Spring Term Foreign Language Proficiency Exam for applicants to graduate programs |
| 19 January 2017 | Academic Proficiency exam and interview for applicants to graduate programs |
| 23-25 January 2017 | Registration of newly admitted students and payment of registration fees (except for current students) |
| 30 January-03 February 2017 | Payment of registration fees and tuition payment for current students and newly admitted graduate students |
| 09-10 February 2017 | Registration and advisor approvals |
| 10 February 2017 | Deadline for thesis defense |
| 13 February 2017 | Classes begin |
| 23-24 February 2017 | Add-Drop period and advisor approvals |
| 31 March 2017 | Deadline for withdrawals |
| 23 April 2017 | National Holiday: National Sovereignty and Children’s Day (1 day) |
| 01 May 2017 | National Holiday: Labour and Solidarity Day (1 day) |
| 18 May 2017 | Classes end |
| 19 May 2017 | National Holiday: Commemoration of Atatürk & Youth and Sports Festival (1 day) |
| 22 May-04 June 2017 | Final Exams |
| 08 June 2017 | Deadline for submitting Spring Semester grades to Registrar’s Office |
| 12 June 2017 | Announcement of Spring Term grades |
| 14-21 June 2017 | Resit Exams (For Students Who Have Enrolled In 2015 And Before) |
| 19 June 2017 | Designation and announcement of courses to be offered during the Summer School |
| 23 June 2017 | Deadline for submitting Resit Examinations grades to Registrar’s Office |
| 24-27 June 2017 | Religious Holiday : Ramadan Bayram (3½ days) |
| 28 June 2017 | Announcement of Re-sit Exam grades |
| 07 July 2017 | Graduation Ceremony |
| 14 August 2017 | Designation of thesis committee members |
| 15 September 2017 | Deadline for thesis defense |
| SUMMER SCHOLL | |
| 20-23 June 2017 | Tuition payment for Summer School |
| 30 June 2017 | Registration for Summer School |
| 03 July- 18 August 2017 | Summer School period |
| 26 July 2017 | Deadline for withdrawals |
| 21-22 August 2017 | Summer School final exams |
| 25 August 2017 | Deadline for submitting Summer School grades to Registrar’s Office |
| 28 August 2017 | Announcement of Summer School grades |