Turkey 2015/16 - teaching activity and holidays

Teaching activity and holidays of the academic year

Universities are free to determine their own periods of teaching activity. As a rule, each academic year is composed of two semesters which include at least 14 weeks. Universities may offer summer schools for those who fail classes during regular semesters and who would like to take classes from next academic semester.

The dates of the semester breaks are freely fixed by the universities. The duration of the semester breaks is at least 2 weeks.