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Turkey 2026 ALES exam

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The Measurement, Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) held conducted the 2026 Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Exam (ALES/2) on 2 August 2026 across in all 81 Turkish provinces, using 395 buildings and 5,895 rooms. The two‑hour‑fifty‑minute test comprised featured 100 questions—50 verbal and questions (50 verbal, 50 numerical—and numerical) and attracted 152,449 applicants, candidates, including 643 candidates with disability accommodations. Approximately About 20,682 staff members were deployed, and fee exemptions were granted to 1,268 veterans and families of martyrs. On the day of the exam, candidates Candidates arriving after 10:00 a.m. were not admitted; the test exam ran from 10:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. ÖSYM subsequently opened access to the basic question booklet and answer key, publishing 10 % of the material on 2 August and allowing full viewing through the AİS portal until 23:59 on 12 August. For Entry documents for the related 2026 YÖKDİL/2 exam, entry documents exam were released on 30 July, showing building, hall and seat assignments were released on 30 July. assignments. Candidate feedback described the verbal section as containing long passages and closely spaced answer options, while the quantitative part was moderate in difficulty but demanding in time management. Official results ÖSYM announced that the YÖKDİL/2 foreign‑language exam will be held on 9 August 2026 across 81 provinces in 87 centres (about 300 buildings and 4,165 rooms). A total of 104,529 candidates will sit the 180‑minute test in English, Arabic, German and French, with special arrangements for disabled candidates, veterans, families of martyrs, and inmates. Results for YÖKDİL/2 are scheduled for release on 26 August, and ALES/2 results for 21 August 2026 via August; both will be posted on ÖSYM’s results portal and the AİS mobile app, where with scores will remain valid for five years for graduate admissions and indefinitely for academic staff appointments.

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  1. 2026-08-07 09:32 UTC Turkey 2026 ALES exam
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