INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXAMINATION (YOS)
Application Procedures and General Information
General Principles
This examination, referred to as YÖS, has been designed for foreign students wishing to study in Higher Education Institutions in Turkey and on the results of this examination they can apply to Turkish Institutions of Higher Education. This examination is prepared and administered by the Student Selection and Placement Centre (ÖSYM).
Conditions of Application
Applicants must hold the nationality of a country other than the Republic of Turkey or the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Applications will not be accepted from persons with Dual Nationality rights, one of which is for the countries named above. The applicants must have completed or be in their final year of secondary education in a school in which the education is equivalent to that of a Turkish Lyceée.
Procedures for Application
Persons wishing to make application should ask for an “Application Form” and the “ÖSYM-YÖS 2007 Guide”. Requests for these can be made in writing or in person to: “Öğrenci Seçme ve Yerleştirme Merkezi, ÖSYM-SHB, Bilkent, Ankara, TÜRKİYE”. From November 2006 onwards these documents will be posted free of charge to those who request them in writing and handed out to those calling for them
Persons who fulfil the requierments and wish to apply should send the duly completed Application Form and proof of payment of the application and examination fee. These papers should reach ÖSYM no later than 9 March 2007.
The fee for application and the examination is 50 US dollars.
This year, the Examination for Foreign Students (YÖS) will be held in Ankara (Turkey); and out of Turkey in Kabul (Afghanistan), Mezar-ı Serif (Afghanistan), Tirana (Albania), Baku (Azerbaijan), Dacca (Bangladesh), Cairo (Egypt), Amman (Jordan), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Nairobi (Kenya), Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Beirut (Lebanon), Skopje (Macedonia), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Ulanbator (Mongolia), Islamabad (Pakistan), Kazan (Russian Federation), Dakar (Senegal), Damascus (Syria), Dushanbe (Tajikistan) and Tashkent (Uzbekistan) on the same date.
The Examination
The examination is comprised of two tests. The “Basic Learning Skills Test” assesses abstract reasoning. The questions have a minimal dependence on language but explanations are given in Turkish and English. The “Turkish Language Proficiency Test” assesses the applicant’s comprehension of written Turkish.
The examination will be held on Sunday, 15 April 2007.
In order to enter the examination at the Ankara center, candidates are responsible for obtaining a valid passport; for those entering the examination at centers outside Turkey, who are residents of that country, a valid identification card is necessary; non-residents are required to comply with the requirements of the country concerned.
Detailed information about this examination is available on the following pages: