TR-YÖS to be Held in 88 Centers Across 60 Countries
The “Exam for Foreign Students for Higher Education in Türkiye”
(TR-YÖS), offered in six languages to attract more qualified
international students to Turkish universities, will take place in 88
centers across 60 countries
The 2025 TR-YÖS/1, organized by ÖSYM, will be held on May 11, with
applications open from February 13 to March 12
February 12, 2025
The “Exam for Foreign Students for Higher Education in Türkiye” (TR-YÖS),
which is held to attract more qualified international students to the
universities in Türkiye, will be held in 88 centers across 60 countries.
2025 TR-YÖS/1, which will be held in 59 countries and 69 centers outside
Türkiye, will be held in 18 provinces and 19 centers in Türkiye.
International students wishing to study in Turkish higher education
institutions can take the 2025 TR-YÖS/1 and use the exam results when
applying for admission to these institutions. The exam will be held on May
11 this year. Applications for 2025-TR-YÖS/1 can be made between February
13-March 12 on ÖSYM's website. Late applications can be made between March
18-20.
The exam, offered in six languages—Turkish, English, German, French, Arabic
and Russian—will be available in the 88 centers across 60 countries.
Since last year, state universities no longer conduct their own exams for
international student admissions, instead accepting TR-YÖS results or high
school qualifications such as IB, Abitur, GCE AL, all recognized by the
Council of Higher Education. Foundation universities can also admit
students based on TR-YÖS results. Additionally, the Presidency for Turks
Abroad and Related Communities (YTB) uses TR-YÖS for its student admissions.
International students who are in their final year of high school or
have already graduated must meet one of the following criteria to be
eligible to take the exam:
· Foreign nationals,
· Foreign nationals who renounced Turkish citizenship / blue card
holders
· Dual nationals who become naturalized Turkish citizens after
subsequently acquiring citizenship as a foreign national,
· Turkish citizens who completed their high school education in
high schools abroad (except the high schools in the TRNC) and dual
nationals, one of which is Turkish nationality,
· TRNC nationals who completed their entire secondary education
(high school) in a foreign country
The Council of Higher Education initiated TR-YÖS to simplify the
application process for international candidates wishing to study in
Türkiye. The first TR-YÖS exam was held in 2023.