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Turkey Releases 2026 KPSS Bachelor's Degree Exam Results
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In brief
Turkey's testing authority ÖSYM published the 2026 KPSS Lisans (bachelor's degree) civil-service exam results on October 7, 2026, at 06:00. Candidates can check their scores at sonuc.osym.gov.tr using their national ID number and password; more than 1.7 million people registered for the exam.
Turkey's Measuring, Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) announced the results of the 2026 KPSS Lisans exam — the test that determines eligibility for civil-service jobs reserved for four-year university graduates — on October 7, 2026, starting at 06:00, according to ÖSYM and Turkish news outlets including TRT Haber and Diken.
How to check the results
Candidates can view their scores on ÖSYM's results portal, sonuc.osym.gov.tr, by entering their Turkish national ID number and candidate password, Hürriyet and TRT Haber reported. Hürriyet added that users can also log in through the e-Devlet (e-Government) system with their e-Devlet password instead of the separate ÖSYM password.
The results list several composite score types — P3, P10 and P121 — which Hürriyet said are used to determine eligibility for different categories of civil-service posts.
Exam dates and a cancelled question
The General Aptitude-General Knowledge (Genel Yetenek-Genel Kültür) session was held on September 6, 2026, and the subject-specific Field Knowledge (Alan Bilgisi) sessions followed on September 12 and 13, 2026, according to ÖSYM and Memurlar.net.
ÖSYM's Board cancelled question 15 of the Saturday-morning Field Knowledge test in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations and adjusted scoring for everyone who took that test, TRT Haber and Memurlar.net reported, citing the official announcement.
More than 1.7 million candidates, and an irregularity in Şanlıurfa
According to an ÖSYM statement published on osym.gov.tr, 1,708,329 candidates were registered for the September 6 General Aptitude-General Knowledge session, which was held in 145 exam centers across 4,724 buildings and 86,646 rooms.
The same ÖSYM statement said road works and a traffic accident near Harran University's Osmanbey Campus in Şanlıurfa delayed some candidates' arrival, prompting local exam coordinators to request a 30-minute delay; ÖSYM's leadership approved starting the session at 10:45 instead of the usual time. A later review of camera recordings and building reports found exam practices that violated ÖSYM rules in 22 of 150 rooms on that campus, affecting 392 candidates. On September 15, 2026, the ÖSYM Board (Decision No. 2026/38.10) ruled that those 392 candidates would retake an equivalent exam to preserve fairness, according to the statement.
| Stage | Date | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| General Aptitude-General Knowledge session | September 6, 2026 | 1,708,329 candidates registered, per ÖSYM |
| Field Knowledge sessions | September 12–13, 2026 | Subject-specific tests by undergraduate field |
| Şanlıurfa irregularity decision | September 15, 2026 | 392 candidates ordered to retake an equivalent exam (Decision 2026/38.10) |
| Results announced | October 7, 2026, 06:00 | Published at sonuc.osym.gov.tr |
What comes next for candidates
Hürriyet reported that candidates now move toward a central preference and institutional placement stage, in which they rank public-sector vacancies they want to be considered for. A separate, earlier central placement round for 2026, known as KPSS-2026/1, had already closed its preference period from July 9 to July 16, 2026, using scores from a prior cycle, according to Kariyer.net and ÖSYM's own preference-guide announcement.
As of this announcement, ÖSYM has not yet published a preference guide or placement date tied specifically to the new 2026 KPSS Lisans scores; under ÖSYM's usual practice, such a guide is issued once government institutions report how many vacant positions they are offering, according to Kariyer.net.
Questions
- When were the 2026 KPSS Lisans results announced?
- ÖSYM published the results on October 7, 2026, starting at 06:00, according to ÖSYM and Turkish news outlets.
- How do I check my 2026 KPSS Lisans score?
- Go to sonuc.osym.gov.tr and log in with your Turkish national ID number and ÖSYM candidate password, or sign in through e-Devlet using your e-Devlet password, per Hürriyet.
- How many people took the 2026 KPSS Lisans exam?
- ÖSYM said 1,708,329 candidates were registered for the General Aptitude-General Knowledge session held on September 6, 2026.
- Was any exam question cancelled?
- Yes. ÖSYM's Board cancelled question 15 of the Saturday-morning Field Knowledge test in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations and rescored that test accordingly.
- What happens after the results are announced?
- Candidates move toward a central preference and placement stage for public-sector vacancies, but ÖSYM had not yet published a preference guide tied to these specific scores at the time of the results announcement, according to Kariyer.net.
How the world is telling it
- TurkishTurkish outlets (TRT Haber, Diken, Hürriyet, Memurlar.net) frame the story mainly as practical service journalism — how and when to check scores, the cancelled exam question, and the next placement steps — rather than as a political or policy story, reflecting KPSS's role as a mass civil-service entry test followed by millions of job seekers.
Sources
- TRT Haber — 2026 KPSS Lisans sonuçları açıklandı
- Diken — KPSS lisans sonuçları açıklandı
- Hürriyet — KPSS lisans sonuçları son dakika açıklandı
- Memurlar.net — 2026-KPSS Lisans sonuçları açıklandı! Bir soru iptal edildi
- ÖSYM — 2026-KPSS Lisans sınavına ilişkin açıklama
- ÖSYM — 2026-KPSS Lisans sınavı Genel Yetenek-Genel Kültür oturumu sınava giriş belgeleri erişime açıldı
- Kariyer.net — KPSS 2026/1 tercihleri ne zaman yapılacak?
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