The updated university calendar for levels above the first for the academic year (2026-2027)
Details of academic year dates
Day
Date
The specified period
The start and end dates of the first semester
Sunday
20/9/2026-31/12/2026
15 weeks
Start and end dates:
-Semi-annual exams for colleges and institutes that provide the annual system.
-Final exams for the first semester for colleges and institutes that follow the semester system, the course system, and the Bologna Process.
Sunday
3/1/2027
Spring break start and end dates
Sunday
17/1/2027-30/1/2027
Two weeks
Start and end dates for the second semester
Sunday
31/1/2027-13/5/2027
15 weeks
Start and end dates:
-Semi-annual exams for colleges and institutes that provide the annual system
Final exams for the second -semester for colleges and institutes that follow the semester system, the course system, and the Bologna Process
Sunday
16/5/2027
The start date for the second-round exams
Wednesday
1/9/2027
Flexibility is left to the universities if it overlaps with the exams of middle school students
Summer vacation start and end dates
Wednesday
1/7/2027-31/8/2027
Two months
Summer training dates for students of the colleges and institutes included in it, according to the period approved in the instructions for summer training
Wednesday
1/7/2027-31/8/2027
The start and end dates of the summer semester (optional) for universities and colleges that follow the course system
