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**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**

**2025 University Entrance Exam (YKS) Results Announced; Preference Period Begins July 30th**

**ISTANBUL, July 19, 2025** – The results of the 2025 Higher Education Institutions Exam (YKS), Turkey’s national university entrance exam, have been released, according to an announcement made today by ÖSYM (Student Selection and Placement Center) President Ersoy via social media.

Students can access their scores and rankings at [https://ykssonuc.osym.gov.tr](https://ykssonuc.osym.gov.tr) using their Turkish Identification Number and ÖSYM password. Results are also available via the ÖSYM mobile application. The results include scores for the TYT (Basic Proficiency Test), AYT (Area Proficiency Test), and YDT (Foreign Language Test).

The period for university preference submissions will run from July 30th to August 11th.

**Top Performers Announced**

This year’s top performers include:

* **Ahmet Eren Özyurtseven** from Gaziantep Nizip Science High School achieved the highest score in both the TYT and AYT (Science).
* **Muhammed İsmail Kuşat** from Bursa Özel Tan Science High School achieved the highest scores in the AYT (Verbal and Equal Weight) categories.

The highest-scoring students in the YDT (Foreign Language Test) across different languages are:

* **German:** Elif Yılmaz (İstanbul Erkek Lisesi, İstanbul)
* **Arabic:** Abdulvahab Burro (Tofaş Fen Lisesi, Bursa)
* **French:** Arda Eren Kartal (Galatasaray Üniversitesi Galatasaray Lisesi, İstanbul)
* **English:** Mehmet Sarak (Özel İzmir Bahçeşehir Koleji Ellinci Yıl Fen ve Teknoloji Lisesi, İzmir)
* **Russian:** Ediz Doğan Karakoç (Haydarpaşa Lisesi, İstanbul)

**Exam Participation Statistics**

Data indicates a higher participation rate among female candidates compared to male candidates across all tests. Specifically, women participated in TYT, AYT, and YDT tests at higher percentages than their male counterparts.

Out of 2,560,649 applicants for the TYT, 2,351,641 actually took the test. Similarly, 1,549,940 out of 1,721,057 AYT applicants and 156,040 out of 215,451 YDT applicants participated. A total of 439,536 candidates who applied did not sit for the examinations.

The YKS consisted of 680 questions across the three test sessions, and no questions were canceled.

Students are encouraged to review their results and prepare for the upcoming university preference period.

**About ÖSYM**

The Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) is the Turkish institution responsible for organizing and administering national examinations, including the YKS.

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