The last Turkish Proficiency Exam of the year 2018 will be organized on 28 July 2018. The Turkish Proficiency Exams have been developed by the Yunus Emre Institute on the basis of the “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages” in order to measure the reading, listening, writing and speaking skills of the individuals who learn Turkish as a foreign or second language.   

Applications for the exam will be received on 18 June-13 July 2018. Successful candidates will be rewarded with B2, C1 or C2 level Turkish Proficiency Certificates depending on their performances in the exam.    

The Turkish Proficiency Exams have been organized three times per year since 2013 at the same times in Turkey and other countries where there are Yunus Emre Institutes. The exam results facilitate applications for job or education purposes. The Turkish Proficiency Exams are also very important in terms of standardizing Turkish teaching by different institutions in foreign countries.      

The Turkish Proficiency Exam, which is the internationally recognized exam for the Turkish language, measures the reading, listening, writing and speaking skills of the candidates. The exams are held in three sessions: The first session is composed of reading for 60 minutes and listening for 45 minutes, total 105 minutes. The second session is composed of writing-1 for 20 minutes and writing-2 for 40 minutes, total 60 minutes. The third session lasts for 15 minutes, 5 minutes for independent speaking and 10 minutes for speaking in a dialogue. The exams last for 180 minutes in total.      

The students who obtain Turkish Proficiency Certificates are held exempt from attending mandatory Turkish preparatory classes before they begin their studies in Turkey. Such certificates are also required for those who want to work as Turkish guides or translators.     

You can get more information about the Turkish Proficiency Exam on tys.yee.org.tr.  You can apply for the exam on http://sinav.yee.org.tr