Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 (Medicine Faculty Phases IV-V) runs Aug 17, 2026 – Jan 15, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Semester 2026 (Medicine Faculty Phases IV-V)Relevant now
- Fall Semester 2026 (Medicine Faculty Phases I-III)
- Fall Semester 2026 (General University Calendar)Fall Semester 2026 (Law Faculty)
- Fall Semester 2026 (Dentistry Faculty)
- Fall Semester 2026 (Foreign Languages School Preparatory Program)
- Spring Semester 2027 (Dentistry Faculty)
- Spring Semester 2027 (General University Calendar)
- Spring Semester 2027 (Law Faculty)
- Spring Semester 2027 (Medicine Faculty Phases I-III)
- Spring Semester 2027 (Medicine Faculty Phase IV)
- Spring Semester 2027 (Medicine Faculty Phase V)
- Spring Semester 2027 (Foreign Languages School Preparatory Program)
Campus language
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A
- Atabey
- Commonly refers to students staying in the Atabey district KYK dorms who commute to the main campus.
B
- Büt
- Short for 'Bütünleme', the makeup exams taken if a student fails the final.
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- Çan
- The 'Bell Curve' grading system used in most departments to determine passing grades relative to the class average.
E
- Eğirdir Yurdu
- Dormitories located in the Eğirdir district for students attending faculties there.
- EMT
- Endüstri ve Verimlilik Topluluğu (Industrial and Productivity Society), one of the most active career clubs.
G
- Gülşeni
- Gülşeni Student Dormitory, a large state-run KYK dorm located near the campus.
I
- IEEE SDÜ
- The student branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers at SDÜ.
K
- Karavan
- The food truck/outdoor dining spots located in busy campus areas like the East Campus.
M
- Merkezi
- The Central Dining Hall (Merkezi Yemekhane) where most students eat lunch and dinner.
- Mihri Hatun
- Mihri Hatun KYK Dormitory, specifically for female students, located within the campus area.
O
- OBS
- Öğrenci Bilgi Sistemi; used as a verb ('OBS'ye bakmak') to check grades or register for classes.
R
- Ring
- Commonly used to refer to the campus shuttle bus that loops between East and West campuses.
S
- SDÜ Rock
- The university's Rock Music Society, known for organizing campus concerts.
- SDÜ SKS
- Health, Culture and Sports Department (Sağlık Kültür ve Spor Daire Başkanlığı), the main body overseeing student clubs.
Y
- Yemekhane
- Generic term for the university cafeteria system where students use their ID cards for subsidized meals.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Batı Yerleşkesi
- The West Campus, primarily hosting the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and the University Hospital.
- Doğu Yerleşkesi
- The East Campus, which houses the majority of faculties and the central administration.
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- Eğirdir Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu Yemekhanesi
- FEF
- Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi (Faculty of Arts and Sciences) building.
- İİBF
- İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi (Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences).
- Kampüs Kart
- The official student ID card used for building access, library services, and paying for meals at the dining hall.
- Lütfü Çakmakçı
- The University Research and Application Hospital building.
- M1
- The first building of the Engineering Faculty (Mühendislik Fakültesi 1).
- M2
- The second building of the Engineering Faculty (Mühendislik Fakültesi 2).
- merkezi_kafeterya_main_campus
- Merkezi Kafeterya (Main Campus)
- Ring Seferleri
- The shuttle bus schedule that transports students between the two main campuses.
- ÜBYS
- Üniversite Bilgi Yönetim Sistemi; the integrated software system used for all administrative and academic management.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 (Medicine Faculty Phases IV-V) runs Aug 17, 2026 – Jan 15, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 15 approved campus terms and 12 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.