Entrance examination

More than 3 million candidates have endeavored to attain the highest possible score in a nationwide university entrance exam during a two-day session over the weekend.

Within Türkiye's educational system, final-year high school students partake in a standardized test, the results of which determine their placement in universities.

The results of national university entrance exams will be posted on Tuesday at around 1 p.m. at high schools across the country, informing seniors whether they made the grade to get into their university of technical college of choice.

The first day of national university entrance exams was underway on Wednesday with proceedings reportedly running smoothly across the country.

Modern Greek was the subject on the first day of exams with high school seniors asked to develop their ideas on humanism.

University entrance examinations for secondary school students are scheduled to start on Wednesday, May 28, according to the Ministry of Education.

The ministry estimates that this year about 105,000 university hopefuls will compete for 70,305 places at Greek universities and vocational training institutions across the country.