AI, tech programs top university choices
This photo shows the entrance of Istanbul University in the Fatih district.
Turkish candidates will prioritize artificial intelligence and digital technology programs when the national university placement period begins tomorrow, following centralized exam results.
Students use their scores from the Higher Education Institutions Examination (YKS) —Türkiye’s nationwide university entrance exam taken annually by millions of high school graduates — to enter rapidly developing fields like AI engineering, cybersecurity, big data analytics, digital transformation electronics, electronics and automation, and air conditioning and refrigeration technologies.
The Higher Education Board (YÖK) opened 81 informatics programs over three years, adding 16 this year, including history and AI, philosophy and AI, biotechnology and genetics, digital game technologies and mobile security technologies.
