The Bornova Municipality Youth Education Center (BELGEM) offered free, high‑quality tutoring that helped a large cohort of students excel in Turkey's national university entrance exam (YKS) and the high‑school transition exam (LGS). BELGEM pupils collectively placed within the top 100,000 of the YKS nationwide and secured positions inside the top 10 % of LGS candidates.
Individual performances included Tan Cem Zeybek, who ranked inside the top 6,000 in the verbal section, and 17‑year‑old Rüzgar Yıldırım, who reached the top 10,000 in verbal and the top 20,000 in the foreign‑language component. Fatih Kıyak achieved a verbal ranking around 32,000, while other participants attained notable scores across the exam categories.
Mayor Ömer Eşki praised the achievement, thanking BELGEM staff and highlighting the programme as a model of educational opportunity and equality.
The centre’s success was described as a “mass achievement,” with dozens of students receiving distinguished rankings across multiple exam streams.
Entities: Bornova Municipality · Bornova Municipality Youth Education Center (BELGEM) · Rüzgar Yıldırım · Tan Cem Zeybek · Ömer Eşki
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- [● 3 SOURCES] Student Fatih Kıyak achieved a verbal ranking around 32,000 in the YKS. (Supported by all three articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] BELGEM students secured positions inside the top 10 % of LGS candidates. (Supported by all three articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Student Tan Cem Zeybek ranked within the top 6,000 in the verbal category of YKS nationwide. (Supported by all three articles)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Mayor Ömer Eşki thanked BELGEM staff and praised the students’ achievements. (Supported by article 3a5026e0-012c-45a1-b8b6-406e87097ae0)
- [● 3 SOURCES] BELGEM students collectively placed within the top 100,000 nationwide in the YKS exam. (Supported by all three articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] BELGEM provided free, high‑quality education support to students preparing for YKS and LGS. (Supported by all three articles)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Student Rüzgar Yıldırım (17) placed within the top 10,000 in verbal and top 20,000 in foreign‑language YKS categories. (Supported by all three articles)