IELTS Exam Dates

IELTS paper-based exams are held by the British Council and IDP Turkey 3 or 4 times a month.

Since the exams take place in two separate modules, Academic and General, please consider the exam module and dates suitable for you. For Online IELTS you can register anytime that suits you.

Below are the British Council's Istanbul Paper Based Exam Dates as of January 2026:

January 2026:

24

February 2026:

7, 21, 28

March 2026:

7, 14

April 2026:

11, 25

May 2026:

7, 16, 23

Please see the websites below for registration and more exam dates.

http://www.britishcouncil.org.tr/exam/ielts/

http://www.idpieltsturkey.com/

Computer Based IELTS dates:

January 2026:

22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31

February 2026:

1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

March 2026:

1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31

April 2026:

2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30

May 2026:

2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 31