August 28, 2025

According to the 2025-YKS placement results, all quotas for 27 programs—3 bachelor's degree programs and 24 associate degree programs—which were opened for the first time this year and are focused on future careers and employment, have been used. The newly opened programs attracted significant interest from applicants, with a total of 4,592 students placed in these programs.

As part of the transformation efforts initiated by the Council of Higher Education, the quotas of the 17 computer science and artificial intelligence-based programs launched last year and expanded to nearly 100 universities this year were all used, as they were last year. The occupancy rate of the quotas was 100 percent.

Candidates generally listed these programs among their top choices. The minimum scores and rankings for the relevant programs were observed to be at high levels.

Candidates generally listed these programs among their top choices. The minimum scores and rankings for the relevant programs were observed to be at high levels.

High-scoring candidates chose to be admitted to various faculties, including engineering, and opted for new associate degree programs based on digital transformation in information technology, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, green skills, health, and agriculture. Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University's Tele-Health Technician Training program was the third most preferred program with 8,968 applicants, while Giresun University's Tele-Health program was fourth with 8,628 applicants, and Bartın University's Tele-Health program was fifth with 8,419 applicants.

- Program with the highest entry score: Digital Health Systems Technician Training-

A candidate, who scored 445 on the TYT and ranked 60,000, chose the Digital Health Systems Technician Training program, while a candidate, who scored 428 and ranked 92,000, chose the Environmental Health and Environmental Risk Management Technician Training program.

Among the other newly opened programs, candidates who scored 419 on the TYT were admitted to the Medical Data Processing Technician Training program, while those who scored 401 on the TYT were admitted to the Telehealth Technician Training and Optoelectronics and Electro-Optical Technologies programs.

-Most preferred program: Medical Data Processing Technician Training-

While a total of 240,000 candidates included newly opened programs in their choices, nearly half of those who were placed listed these programs among their top five choices.

The Medical Data Processing Technician Training program was the most preferred program among the newly opened vocational school programs this year. 36,751 candidates included this program in their choices.

26,250 candidates chose the Telehealth Technician Training program, 18,206 candidates chose the Digital Health Systems Technician Training program, 10,468 candidates chose the Office Technologies and Data Management program, 9,556 candidates chose the Renewable Energy Technician Training program, and 5,070 candidates chose the Aviation Electronics Technologies program.

-AI engineering programs admitted students ranked in the top 200-

AI engineering programs launched last year by the Council of Higher Education were the top choice for the highest-scoring candidates. The candidate who ranked 102nd in quantitative scores was admitted to the AI and Data Engineering program at Istanbul Technical University, while candidates ranked 146th, 152nd, 178th, and 203rd were admitted to Medipol University's AI Engineering program (with scholarships).

Özvar: “Our young people made very conscious choices”

Erol Özvar, President of the Council of Higher Education, stated that the innovative approaches and strategic goals they set for the future of the higher education system in line with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's the Century of Türkiye vision received a remarkable response from candidates.

He said that for three years, they have adjusted the quotas of programs in universities that have seen declining demand and weakened links to employment, organizing the programs by considering the expectations, demands, and orientations of the candidates.

Özvar stated, “Interest in the renewed vocational schools is increasing,” reminding that they have launched a new era in vocational schools in line with sectoral needs and have renewed their programs and curricula in cooperation with industry and the labor market. He added that students are quite adept at predicting the future.

- New programs launched as part of the transformation -

The 27 programs launched for the first time this year as part of the transformation carried out by the Council of Higher Education, along with the digitalization and AI-based programs launched last year, are as follows:

Bachelor's Degree: Nature Conservation and Biodiversity Management, Precision Agriculture and Agricultural Robots, Agricultural Machinery and Technology Engineering

Associate Degree: Smart Infrastructure Technician Training, Smart Greenhouse Technologies, Smart Agriculture and Food Management, Environmental Health and Environmental Risk Management Technician Training, Environmental Measurement and Monitoring Systems Technician Training, Digital Health Systems Technician Training, Digital Agricultural Technologies, Electrical Machinery Maintenance and Repair, Fiber Boat Manufacturing and Composite Mold Technologies, Aviation Electronics Technologies, Hydrogen and Energy Storage Technician Training, Hydraulic and Pneumatic Technician Training, Road Freight Vehicle Driving, Carbon Management Technician Training, Office Technologies and Data Management, Optoelectronics and Electro-Optical Technologies, Water and Waste Management Engineering, Machining Engineering, Telehealth Engineering, Medical Data Processing Engineering, Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems, Building Surface Design Engineering, Renewable Energy Engineering, Green and Ecological Building Engineering.

The AI and IT-based programs launched in 2024 and expanded this year are as follows:

Bachelor's Degree: Information Systems and Technologies, Information Security Technology, Data Science and Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Software Development

Associate Degree: Front-End Software Development, Back-End Software Development, Big Data Analytics, Cloud Computing Operations, Autonomous Systems Technician Training, Game Development and Programming, Robotics and AI, Manufacturing Execution Systems Operator Training, Enterprise IT Specialist Training, AI Operator Training, Digital Transformation Electronics, Unmanned Vehicle Technician Training.