2022 - 2023 Graduate School Graduation Ceremony

Dear Graduates,

This year’s graduation ceremony will take place at the Ülker Sports Arena and Event Centre on July 23rd as we commemorate our university’s 56-year rich history, over 51 thousand graduates, and the 25th anniversary of our establishment. We are thrilled and excited to share with you this event that we celebrate every year with elation.

We are confident that our university’s multicultural environment, the beautiful friendships you have formed, and the wonderful experiences you have shared have been as much a part of your personal development and self-discovery as the excellent education you have received here. The BAU Global Education Network will always be behind you in all your endeavours.

We believe that your prestigious BAU diploma will ensure your bright future as you continue to make us and your families proud while you continue in earnest on this journey forward. We are always going to be with you and happily and lovingly support you.

We salute you with love and respect… and wish you all the best.

GRADUATION CEREMONY;

Graduate School

Place: Ülker Sports Arena

Date: 23rd Sunday

Time: 19:00

Graduation ceremony for PhD graduates will be announced later.
For the Graduation Ceremony, our graduates are limited to bring 4 guests.
Our graduates have to be in the Ülker Arena “Student Gathering Area” two hours before the ceremony.
Ülker Arena Parking lot capacity is 800 cars. In order to not have any delay in the ceremony time and parking and traffic density, our guests should use the roads and car parks in the vicinity. Alternative transportation options are as follows. Our graduation ceremony is in two stages. Because of this, after the first session is over, the parking lot must be emptied quickly by our guests in order for the second session to start properly.

How To Get To Ülker Sports Arena?

Transportation Alternatives from the Anatolian Side

You can reach Ülker Sports Arena by taking the green-capped minibuses departing from Kadıköy Rıhtım or by taking the bus number 8A and getting off at the Leylak Sokak stop.
You can reach Kadıköy by ferry departing from Beşiktaş, and get off at Yenisahra Metro stop by using the Kadıköy-Sabiha Gökçen Airport Metro. Then, you can reach Ülker Sports Arena by getting off at Leylak Sokak stop by bus number 8A from the bus stop located at the exit of the shopping center of the metro.
You can get off at Uzunçayır by using buses numbered 16A, 320A, 16F, 16U from Üsküdar, and reach Ülker Sports Arena by minibuses with green caps.
You can reach Ülker Sports Arena by using bus number 13 from Ümraniye, getting off at Ataşehir Police Station.

Transportation Alternatives from the European Side

• To come from Büyükçekmece, Beylikdüzü, Avcılar, Küçükçekmece and Bahçelievler, you can reach Ülker Sports Arena by taking the 34AS Metrobus and getting off at Uzunçayır stop with green-capped minibuses.
• To come from Esenler, Bayrampaşa, you can use Yenikapı-Airport metro, get off at Merter stop, transfer to Metrobus number 34AS, get off at Uzunçayır stop, and reach Ülker Sports Arena with green-capped minibuses.
• To come from Bağcılar, Güngören, you can use the Kabataş-Bağcılar tram line, get off at Zeytinburnu stop and transfer to the Metrobus number 34 AS, and reach Ülker Sports Arena by green-capped minibuses.
• If you want to come from Taksim, you can get off at Yenisahra stop by using the 129T or 202 buses. From here, take the stairs on the right side and walk down to the Kadıköy-Kartal Metro exit. You can reach Ülker Sports Arena by taking the 8A bus from the bus stop at the exit of Kadıköy- Kartal Metro at Leylak Sokak stop.

Alternative Parking Lot Near Ülker Sports Arena

Palladium AVM Parking Lot, Barbaros, 34746 Ataşehir/ İstanbul