Exams
Turkish proficiency and level assessment exams
Certificate Exam
Yunus Emre Turkish Culture Center
In the Turkish courses organized at Yunus Emre Turkish Culture Centers, midterm and certificate exams are administered at the end of each level (72 hours/144 hours). Those who succeed in the midterm exam administered at the end of 72 hours are entitled to advance to the next course, and those who succeed in the certificate exam administered at the end of 144 hours are entitled to receive a certificate of Turkish proficiency at the relevant level.
Placement Test
The exam lasts 130 minutes in total — 90 minutes of reading, 30 minutes of written expression and 10 minutes of oral expression. Candidates applying to Turkish courses are placed in suitable levels according to their STS results. No certificate is issued following this exam.
Who should take the exam?
- People who have some level of Turkish knowledge.
- Former students of our courses who attended more than 6 months ago.
Who should not take the exam?
- People with no Turkish knowledge.
- Former students who attended our courses within the last 6 months.
- Those who took the STS within the last 6 months.
Not: STS, results are valid for 6 months from the date of announcement.
Turkish Proficiency Exam
The Turkish Proficiency Exam (TYS) is a proficiency exam developed by the Yunus Emre Institute according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages to measure the language proficiency of individuals who learn Turkish as a foreign or native language.
Successful candidates receive an internationally recognized Turkish Proficiency Certificate with the ALTE Quality Mark (Q-mark) at B2 and C1 levels.
TYS is administered periodically three times a year, both domestically and abroad, at institutions cooperating with the Yunus Emre Institute and at Yunus Emre Turkish Culture Centers.
For detailed information, please visit tys.yee.org.tr.
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