Deadlines and Requirements for the 2025–2026 Academic Year Fall Semester Qualifying Exam, Thesis Supervisory, and Thesis Defense Procedures
(Important) Deadlines and Requirements for the Qualifying Examination, Thesis Supervisory Committee Meetings, and Thesis Defense Procedures for the Fall Semester of the 2025–2026 Academic Year
For graduate students who will take the Qualifying Examination, hold a Thesis Supervisory Committee (TSC) meeting, or defend their MA/PhD thesis during the Fall Semester of the 2025–2026 Academic Year, the final deadline to complete all procedures is January 9, 2026, which corresponds to the last day of the final examinations.
We kindly request close attention to these dates to ensure that your processes proceed without interruption.
At least two months prior to the thesis defense, the thesis defense jury must be formed and submitted to the Institute through EBYS (Electronic Document and Record Management System).
At least three weeks before the defense date, the advisor must email sbe@bogazici.edu.tr with the information regarding the location, date, and time of the defense, along with a PDF copy of the thesis. This email must also include the full names and email addresses of all jury members (including substitute members).
To facilitate the advisor’s process, please download the relevant template, personalize it, and forward it to your advisor for submission.
(Please ensure that the PDF file is saved using the student’s full name followed by “MA Thesis” or “PhD Thesis.” Example: “Ayşe Çekici MA Thesis” or “Buse Eren PhD Thesis”)Following the Qualifying Examination, Thesis Supervisory Committee meeting, or MA/PhD Thesis Defense, the corresponding forms —
“PhD Qualifying Examination Result Notification Form,”
“PhD Thesis Supervisory Committee Report Result Notification Form,”
“MA/PhD Thesis Defense Result Notification Form” — must be submitted to the Institute via EBYS within three (3) days of the date on which the meeting or defense takes place.At least one week before the defense, the thesis title page and approval page must be prepared in the correct format and submitted to the editor for approval (boun.sbe.editor@gmail.com).
Templates and formatting guidelines:
https://sbe.bogazici.edu.tr/sites/bsbe.bogazici.edu.tr/files/styles/yeni_s3_approval_page.pdf
https://sbe.bogazici.edu.tr/sites/bsbe.bogazici.edu.tr/files/styles/yeni_2_formatting_the_approval_page.pdf(For students who will complete a thesis defense: You will be registered in Turnitin by the Institute. You may receive an informational email regarding this process; no action is required from the student based on this email.)
