Türkiye will offer 805,747 university places for prospective students during the 2026 Higher Education Institutions Examination (YKS) preference period, with expanded quotas in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and other future-oriented fields.
The Council of Higher Education (YÖK) announced that candidates can submit their university preferences between July 29 and Aug. 10, following the release of YKS results on July 21.
More than 2.2 million candidates sat the Basic Proficiency Test (TYT), while 1.47 million took the Field Proficiency Test (AYT) and 143,270 participated in the Foreign Language Test (YDT).
According to YÖK, this year's admissions include 371,476 associate degree places, 407,080 undergraduate places and 27,191 special talent program places across universities in Türkiye and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
Of the total quota, 602,117 places are allocated to public universities, 184,914 to foundation universities and 18,716 to universities in the TRNC.
