Summer Training corresponds to the Mandatory Internship and it is coded as XX399 in departmental curricula, and it is a must for graduation. Voluntary Internships are all other internship activities.
Contact Points
For the department-specific academic rulings, contact your Summer Training Coordinator:
ECON: Eray Yücel – econintern@bilkent.edu.tr (view ECON 399 syllabus first)
IR: Ekrem Taha Başer – irintern@bilkent.edu.tr
POLS: İlker Aytürk – polsintern@bilkent.edu.tr
PSYC: Emine Özgüle Ulaşan – psycintern@bilkent.edu.tr (view PSYC 399 Presentation first)
After carefully examining everything on this page, you may contact for your remaining questions:
FEASS Student Affairs Internship Coordinator: Hande KutlugĂĽn
Phone: 1472, Email:Â feass399@bilkent.edu.tr
Summer Training
- For PSYC, POLS, IR: end of the 2nd year or 3rd year; for ECON end of 3rd year (for the irregular, after the first semester of the 3rd year)
- To take place after the end of the final examinations of the Spring semester and before the beginning of classes of the Fall semester
- If student is taking Summer School, Summer Training should begin after the end of Summer School final exams as Summer Training cannot take place during semester time.
- In case the student fulfills the other conditions and she is heading for Erasmus exchange in Spring and if there are 20 working days between the end of Fall semester finals and beginning of Erasmus semester, then she may do Summer Training in the January-March period.
- Minimum 20 consecutive working days at the same institution
- ‘On-site (physical office)’, ‘completely online’ or ‘any sort of hybrid’ arrangement
- Educational programs or vocational briefings are not Summer Training, nor are they Voluntary Internship.
- The students who are in their senior year yet not have completed Summer Training are required to complete it for graduation, immediately after the last semester in which they completed the other curriculum courses. In the case that the student has one or two curriculum courses to be completed in addition to Summer Training, first the courses must be successfully completed in Summer School; Summer Training begins after the Summer School final exams and it is to be finished before the course registrations of the next academic year.
Voluntary Internship
- CGPA of at least 2.5 (For Fall, Spring semesters) and 2.0 (For Summer Break)
- After the end of the 2nd year
- Minimum 20 consecutive working days at the same institution
- ‘On-site (physical office)’, ‘completely online’ or ‘any sort of hybrid’ arrangement
- Student to take no more than five courses during the semester of voluntary internship
- Employing institution to provide the student with an official letter stating that the internship duties will not interfere with the student’s classes, exams and homework (For Fall, Spring semesters)
- The social security (SGK) fee to be paid by the University
- Educational programs, briefings, workshops at institutions are not accepted as voluntary internship (with or without a paid tuition)
Steps for Summer Training (1 to 8) and Voluntary Internships (1 to 5)
[1] Student finds the employer and gets her acceptance. To have an idea of the Previously Approved Companies/Institutions, see Economics | International Relations | Political Science and Public Administration | Psychology
[2] Student downloads STUDENT SUMMER TRAINING APPLICATION FORM (DOCX), fills out the form and makes sure the form has the employer’s signature and official stamp/seal
[3] Student places her application through STS (Summer Training System) and performs the necessary actions until receiving her department’s Internship Coordinator.
If a letter confirming that XX399 – Summer Training is a must course in the students’ curriculum and that the social security (SGK) fee will be paid by the University, Student may contact her Department Secretary to receive the necessary documentation:
ECON: Özlem Eraslan – ozleme@bilkent.edu.tr
IR: Ece Eryıldız –  ece.eryildiz@bilkent.edu.tr
POLS: Yasemin Şahbudak –  yasemin.sahbudak@bilkent.edu.tr
PSYC: Itır Çakır Ekingen – psyc@bilkent.edu.tr
If the employing institution requires an official work agreement, Student downloads PLACEMENT INSTITUTION ACCEPTANCE AND INTERNSHIP AGREEMENT (DOCX), ensures all necessary information, her signature and the employer’s signature and stamp/seal are completed, and submits the form for Faculty approval. When the employing institution does not require this document, it is not one of the required documents for our records.
If the student needs to stay in Bilkent dormitories, she submits her application to Yurtlar Müdürlüğü (Dormitories Management)
Action: Student’s application via STS at least 7 days before the first day of Voluntary Internship [VOLUNTARY INTERNSHIP FALL 2026]
Deadline: From September 21, 2026 to November 30, 2026, 17:30Â
Action: Student’s application via STS at least 7 days before the first day of Summer Training
Deadline: Deadline for Summer 2027 is to be announced [SUMMER TRAINING=MANDATORY INTERNSHIP]
[4] Student begins Summer Training / Voluntary Internship. Social Security (SGK) documentation will be available on e-devlet by the internship start date. To access it, Log in to your e-devlet account, Search for “Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu/4A İşe Giriş Çıkış Bildirgesi”, and Click on “Belge Oluştur” to download the document.
[5] Student completes Summer Training / Voluntary Internship. This is the last step for Voluntary Internships.
[6] Upon completion, Student downloads and provides her employer with PLACEMENT INSTITUTION SUMMER TRAINEE EVALUATION FORMÂ (DOCX)
Action: Employer’s submission of PLACEMENT INSTITUTION SUMMER TRAINEE EVALUATION FORM
Deadline: October 09, 2026
[7] Student downloads and fills out STUDENT SUMMER TRAINING REPORT FORMÂ (DOCX), converts the file to PDF format, and uploads through STS
Action: Student’s submission of STUDENT SUMMER TRAINING REPORT FORM via STS
Deadline: From the last day of Summer Training to October 09, 2026, 23:59
[8] Student enrolls XX399 – Summer Training course of her Department in the first subsequent semester of hers (typically Fall) at Bilkent and receives her grade (S: Successful or U: Unsuccessful) by the end of that semester via STARS/SRS
Action: Student’s registration to / enrolment in XX399
Deadline: September 15, 2026
