Academic Calendar

Event Start End
Spring Term February 2, 2026 June 23, 2026
Exemption Application Dates January 26, 2026 January 30, 2026
Deadline for the Proposal of the “Term Project Topic” of the Non-thesis Master’s Program March 9, 2026 - April 24, 2026
Deadline for the Proposal of the “Dissertation Topic” of the Thesis Master’s Program June 26, 2026
Doctorate Eligibility Application and Exam Dates April 4, 2026 May 25, 2026
Establishment of the Doctorate Thesis Monitoring Committee For students who have passed the doctoral qualifying exam, a thesis advisory committee consisting of three faculty members appsropriate to the thesis topic is proposed to the institute by the department chair within on (1) month. 
Proposal and Defense of the Doctorate Thesis Topic A student who succesfully completes the doctoral qualifying exam must, within six months at the latest, prepare a thesis proposal outlining the purpose, methodology, and work plan pf their research and defend it orally before the thesis advisory committee. 
Doctorate Thesis Monitoring Committee (TİK) Meetings January 2, 2026 June 29, 2026
Notification of the Seminar Schedule to the Institute March 4, 2026 March 31, 2026
Seminar Presentations May 4, 2026 May 6, 2026
Submission of Seminar Reports to the Institute June 1, 2026 June 26, 2026
Midterm Exams March 28, 2026 April 5, 2026
Excuse Midterm Exams April 25, 2026 May 3, 2026
End of Term Exams June 1, 2026 June 12, 2026
Retake Exams June 20, 2026 June 28, 2026
Deadline for the Thesis Defense Exam May 22, 2026
First control date for theses / term projects to enter the defense exam (Theses must be sent to sobe@dicle.edu.tr in PDF and Word formats for control) Within a maximum of 30 days from the date of the exam
Semester Project Presentation Applications April 27, 2026 May 22, 2026

NOTE: In case any matters not covered in the detailed calendar arise, actions will be taken in accordance with relevant laws, regulations, and guidelines.