YKS results announced

ÖSYM announced the 2026 Higher Education Institutions Examination (YKS) results. The selection process for the exam, in which approximately 2.5 million candidates participated, will be held between 29 July and 10 August. Measurement, Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) announced the 2026 Higher Education Institutions Examination (YKS) results.

Following the exam, to which approximately 2.5 million candidates applied, the selection process will be held between 29 July and 10 August. ÖSYM President Prof. Dr. In his statement, Bayram Ali Ersoy congratulated the candidates, their families and the education community who have gone through an intense preparation process, and stated that he believes that the students who will be accepted to the university will grow up to be useful individuals for the country. İlker Uyanıker, Abdullah Uslu, Miraç Koşar, Doğa Erdemir and Şerif Efe Dartar shared the first place in the Basic Proficiency Test (TYT) in 2026 YKS.

In the Field Proficiency Test (AYT), Şerif Efe Dartar came first in numerical category, Enes Salahaddin Coşkun came first in verbal category, and Tuğsem Bahar came first in equal weight category. In the Foreign Language Test (YDT), different candidates came first in the fields of German, Arabic, French, English and Russian. While 2 million 255 thousand 76 of the 2 million 425 thousand 627 candidates who applied for the exam took the TYT, 1 million 473 thousand 113 of the 1 million 627 thousand 970 candidates who applied for the AYT took the exam.

Of the 203 thousand 640 candidates who applied to YDT, 143 thousand 270 took the exam. It was learned that the participation rate of female candidates in the exam was higher than that of male candidates in all sessions. According to ÖSYM data, the correct answer average of senior secondary school students in TYT was 20.5 in Turkish, 10.2 in social sciences, 6.8 in basic mathematics and 4.3 in science.